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Preventing Academic
Failure: An Orton Gillingham Approach
Components
of a Daily Lesson
By: Jennifer Smalley
1. REVIEW of sounds, key words and motor patterns previously taught.
(These sounds are presented on the PAF Alphabet Cards). This includes
phonograms, affixes, and red words (non-phonetic words). The student views
the letter(s) (visual), says the name of the letter, names the key picture,
says it's sound (each auditory), and then sky writes the letter (writes
in the air, arm extended-kinesthetic).
2. INTRODUCTION of the NEW SKILL: Key sound(s), key word and motor
pattern to be taught in the curriculum sequence is presented. This part
of the lesson includes five components: 1. Phonograms, 2. Grammar rules,
3. Syllabication, 4. Spelling rules, and 5. Red words.
3. SPELLING DICTATION: Here the students apply previously taught
skills as well as the new skill in writing. It is important to select
words that can be spelled with skills previously taught and red words
learned, to a mastery level, in the spelling and sentence dictation. Writing
includes individual phonetic words, as well as sentences dictated by the
instructor and student originated sentences. A corresponding word list
is provided in the back of the PAF manual.
4. READING: The students practice the skill of decoding words
on lists of isolated words, corresponding to the skill taught.
5. REINFORCEMENT: Teacher made activities and/or phonetic workbooks
(i.e.: Explode the Code) provide practice of the skills.
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