Teach Reading with Orton-Gillingham: 70 Classroom-Ready Lessons to Help Struggling Readers and Students with Dyslexia Learn to Love Reading

Give young learners the tools they need to improve reading fluency and master phonics skills with this teacher-friendly resource of multisensory reading lessons based on the proven Orton-Gillingham approach.

Bringing Orton-Gillingham and hands-on literacy strategies into your classroom has never been easier. With this comprehensive reading workbook, you'll support struggling readers and students with dyslexia using step-by-step, evidence-based lesson plans that make learning to read engaging and accessible.

Teach Reading with Orton-Gillingham offers research-backed methods for making literacy instruction multisensory and fun. From tracing letters in sand to using shaving cream for sound-symbol recognition, you'll find creative, proven strategies to help students understand key concepts like letter-sound relationships and decoding skills.

With 9 targeted units and 72 detailed lessons, each unit includes:

• Easy-to-follow lesson plans
• Visuals and reference charts
• Suggested timelines and pacing guides
• Adaptable strategies for 1-on-1, small group, or whole-class instruction

Whether you're a classroom teacher, interventionist, or homeschool parent, this reading workbook for kids is your go-to guide for Orton-Gillingham instruction that works

Heather MacLeod-Vidal is a former teacher, tutor, educational business owner, and coauthor of Teach Reading with Orton-Gillingham. She currently works as a literacy specialist to support students with dyslexia and other learning differences in a Tampa Bay area school. She has a degree in elementary education from the University of Tampa and is endorsed in reading, ESOL, and exceptional student education. She is passionate about teaching all children to read. She lives in Gulfport, Florida, with her husband, two children, and a variety of rescue animals.

Kristina Smith is an educator and former clinical therapist with more than 15 years of experience teaching and tutoring children with learning challenges. Trained in the Orton-Gillingham method and having developed educational materials that support it, she coauthored two books, Teach Reading with Orton-Gillingham and Teach Reading with Orton-Gillingham: Early Reading Skills, and continues to explore and develop new teaching methods in a variety of study areas. Kristina is originally from the Washington, DC, area, but moved to Florida to earn her bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of South Florida and, later, her master's degree in social work from Florida State University. Currently, Kristina resides in Panama City Beach, Florida, with her husband. To learn more about Kristina and fellow coauthor Heather MacLeod-Vidal's resources for struggling readers, please visit their website TreetopsEducation.com or search Treetops Educational Interventions on Teachers Pay Teachers.