Student tracing consonant-vowel words in Flags & Stars workbook with colored sand tray; Tutor guiding child through vowel-digraph word list using multisensory tiles

Orton Gillingham Workbooks

Orton Gillingham workbooks can help your child tremendously by providing them with extra practice for improving their reading and spelling skills. While Orton Gillingham tutoring that is tailored to your child’s needs is most effective, extra practice with these Orton Gillingham workbooks can only help them further improve their skills.

What are the benefits of Orton Gillingham workbooks?

Orton Gillingham is a research-based, multi-sensory teaching methodology that helps students develop stronger reading and spelling skills. This method is most effective when used in a one-on-one tutoring setting. However, Orton Gillingham workbooks can serve as great tools for reinforcing key reading and spelling concepts. What are some Orton Gillingham workbooks that your child may benefit from?

Flags and Stars Consonants and Short Vowels Orton Gillingham Workbook

This Orton Gillingham workbook teaches students individual letters and their corresponding sounds and how to blend these sounds together to form words. The workbook is broken down into sections of four consonants and one short vowel, and students learn the name of each letter, its corresponding sound, and how to properly write the letter. At the end of each section, they are given ample practice blending the sounds from that section (along with previously learned sounds) to form words. Suggestions for multi-sensory tools that can be integrated, such as colored sand, magnetic tiles, and shaving cream, are also included.

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Flags and Stars Blends Orton Gillingham Workbook

Once students are able to read and spell words with consonant-vowel-consonant patterns, they should be ready for words with blends. These words include blends such as bl, gl, sl, tr, pr, st, spr, str, and so on. In this Orton Gillingham workbook, students learn blends in groups of four blends and one short vowel, like bl, fl, gl, sl, and the short vowel a. They are asked to complete various exercises blending these sounds together to form words, and are given suggestions for various multi-sensory activities that can be integrated.

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Flags and Stars Consonant Digraphs Orton Gillingham Workbook

In this Orton Gillingham workbook, students learn how to read and spell words containing consonant digraphs, which is when one sound is formed with more than one letter. Examples of consonant digraphs include ph, wh, sh, and so on. Each section contains a series of consonant digraphs that students learn, followed by practice exercises where they work on blending these sounds together to form words.

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Flags and Stars Vowel Digraphs 1 and 2 Orton Gillingham Workbooks

In these two Orton Gillingham workbooks, students learn a series of vowel digraphs, such as oo, ee, oa, and so on. They learn a group of vowel digraphs in each section and are then presented with exercises to practice blending these sounds together to read and spell words. Vowel Digraphs 1 contains more basic vowel digraphs and Vowel Digraphs 2 contains more complex vowel digraphs.

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https://eblcoaching.com/workbooks/flags-and-stars-vowel-diagraphs/ and https://eblcoaching.com/workbooks/flags-and-stars-vowel-diagraphs-2/

Flags and Stars Multi-Syllabic Words 1 and 2 Orton Gillingham Workbooks

In these Orton Gillingham workbooks, students learn strategies for breaking down multi-syllabic words. They learn rules such as compound words, words with endings, rabbit words, camel words, tiger words, candy words, reptile words, and other similar multi-syllabic word patterns. They are given a great deal of practice breaking down various words using these patterns in order to accurately read and spell them.

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https://eblcoaching.com/workbooks/flags-and-stars-multi-syllabic-words/ and https://eblcoaching.com/workbooks/flags-and-stars-multi-syllabic-words-2/

Flags and Stars Spelling Rules 1 and 2 Orton Gillingham Workbooks

In addition to learning sounds and syllabication patterns, it’s important for students to learn Orton Gillingham spelling rules. In these Orton Gillingham workbooks, students learn spelling rules such as the floss rule, ck/k rule, tch/ch rule, dge/ge rule, doubling rule, silent e rule, and others in order to learn how to effectively spell words. Students are given ample practice using these different rules to improve their spelling.

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https://eblcoaching.com/workbooks/flags-and-stars-spelling-rules/ and https://eblcoaching.com/workbooks/flags-and-stars-spelling-rules-2/

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