A JOURNEY THROUGH READING

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The learning coach program is based on the Orton-Gillingham approach. Each lesson in  this approach is highly structured. The lessons are taught in a planned sequence which keeps the little learner focused on the targeted skill. Each phoneme (sound) in the English language is taught in isolation with repetition and enough time in between each skill for learning and mastery.

This includes reviewing and integrating past lessons.

Little learners do not progress to the next skill until the current lesson is mastered. As the little learners learn new material, they continue to review old material until it is stored into the little learner's long-term memory. Reading and spelling are taught simultaneously.

In the Learning Coach method, little learners are taught with a multisensory approach, learning all the letters, letter combinations, sounds, and words by using all of their pathways - hearing (auditory), seeing (visual), touching (tactile), and moving (kinesthetic). 

This combination of listening, looking, and moving around creates a lasting impression for the little learner as things will connect to each other and become memorable. Using a multisensory approach to reading will benefit ALL little learners, not just those with learning differences.