Why OG?

Orthon-Gillingham (OG) is an educational approach for students with reading and writing challenges developed by Samuel Orton and Anna Gillingham. Dr. Orton, a neuropsychiatrist and pathologist, identified the neurological basis of dyslexia in the early 20th century and emphasized the importance of multisensory approaches to teaching reading. Ms. Gillingham, an educator and psychologist, collaborated with Orton to develop a structured, sequential, and multisensory method for teaching reading and spelling. Their combined efforts resulted in the Orton-Gillingham Approach, which has become a foundational method in dyslexia education and structured literacy instruction for the general school population. This approach has empowered countless students to become successful readers and writers.

As Orton-Gillingham practitioners, we see its effectiveness firsthand—through measurable progress and in our students’ growing confidence and engagement with learning.