1. Multi-Sensory Reading Techniques
Based on Orton Gillingham Practices
MATON Conference ~ 2013
Doreen Oelke ~ Title I Teacher at Hartley Elementary, Waseca

2. Visual Cues For Short Vowels a: Hand under chin, drop jaw
e: Pretend to pull back on sides of the mouth
i: Scrunch up nose
o: Circle your mouth with finger
u: Fist to stomach
“th” voiced sound: fingers to vocal cords
unvoiced sound: thumbs up

3. Pound and Tap Focus First on the Spelling Pattern
Non Patterned Words are RED Words or Think Pad Words
Visual Frames for Sounds, Consonant Clusters (pr, cr, cl, nt, st….) Diagraphs (th, sh, ch,….) and Magic “e” Words
Frame Syllables with a /
Always Present the Word in the Context of a Sentence
Pound Syllables
Tap Sounds
I do it, We do it, You do it
Variations for Left Handers
MS Video Clips\Pound and Tap

4. C and K Trick
Visuals
Cat
Kite

5. House Formation Capital Letter Generally Do NOT fit in the House
Use Form to teach lowercase
Friendly, easy to understand terminology

6. COPS Systematic Process to Sentence Writing C= Capitalization
O= Organization
P= Punctuation
S= Spelling

7. Red Words Non-Phonetic Words RED like a STOP Sign
Multi-Sensory Manner Reinforces Spelling Recall
Chunk Word if 4 or More Letters
Arm Tapping- Variations for Left Handed Students

8. 3 Part Drill Part 1 : Visual Part 2 : Auditory and Kinesthetic
Part 3 : Blending

9. Part 1 Visual
Flash Cards
State Sound
Use Visual Clues

10. Part 2 Auditory and Kinesthetic
Dictate Sound
Write Letter in Sand While Naming
Underline While Saying Sound

11. Part 3 Blending 3 Piles of Cards Say Sound for Letter
Blend it into Syllable
Word Play: Rhyming, Syllables, Vocabulary Review