MULTI-SENSORY INSTRUCTION

FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA

Sarah Parker
Longwood University
What is Dyslexia?
Definition:

◦ Neurobiological
◦ Language Processing Deficit
◦ Use weaker areas of the brain to
compensate and process language
◦ Life-long condition

◦ Slow Reading
◦ Poor Spelling
What can we do?
Interventions:

◦ Multisensory approach:
◦ Orton Gillingham
◦ Incorporates 3 Learning Pathways:
◦ Auditory
◦ Kinesthetic
◦ Visual
What is Involved?
Orton Gillingham

◦ Phonemes and Morphemes

◦ Prefixes
◦ Suffixes
◦ Roots

◦ Common spelling rules

Orton Gillingham
Why?
◦ Beneficial for all learners
◦ Can be implemented
◦ Large group
◦ Small group
◦ Individuals
◦ Methodology meant for reading
remediation, but can impact all children
◦ Allows educator to capitalize on
individual student’s dominant learning
modality while delivering instruction that
will strengthen the remaining learning
pathways.
Let’s Implement!
1st Step: Screening Assessments
Kindergarten 1st Grade

◦ PALS ◦ DSA
◦ DRA ◦ Spelling Inventory
◦ DSA ◦ PALS
◦ Word Wall Inventory
◦ Writing Samples
2nd Step: Consider the
data and DOCUMENT
the specific…
◦ Note directly on assessments concepts of
difficulty
◦ Record:
◦ Skills/concepts used, but confused
◦ Skills/concepts not demonstrated
Now that you know where you are…
Where are YOU going?
◦ Card Pack ◦ Grapheme/Phoneme Chart
3 Part Drill
◦ Part 1: Visual Drill (3-5 min)
◦ Card Pack
◦ Random Order
◦ Present One at a Time

◦ Review Vowels
3 Part Drill
◦ Part 2: Auditory Drill (3-5 min)
◦ Can use sand tray, white boards, shaving cream
tray, bag containing hair gel, etc.
◦ Teacher says random grapheme
◦ Student writes while verbalizing:
◦ ‘B’ says /b/
3 Part Drill
◦ Part 3: Blending Drill (3-5 min)
◦ Divide cards into CVC
◦ Flip card
◦ Blend with finger movement
◦ 1. Teacher models
◦ 2. Student imitates
RED Words
◦ Teacher Models
◦ Provide example in written a sentence
with the word underlined in red.
◦ Students copy word
◦ Teacher/Student Arm Tap
◦ Students trace word 3 times
◦ Students write it on a screen 3x
◦ Students write the word 3 times
◦ Students write a sentence and
underline red word in red.
Dictation of words
◦ Word ◦ Rewrite
◦ 1. ________ ________ 1. ________________________
◦ 2. ________ ________
2. ________________________
◦ 3. ________ ________ ________
◦ 4. ________ ________ ________ 3. ________________________
◦ 5. ________ ________ ________ 4. ________________________
5. ________________________
◦ How many sounds do you hear?
◦ How many letters?
◦ Rewrite from sounds lines to whole word
◦ READ WORDS
Dictation
◦ Finger Tapping
◦ Elkonin Boxes
 References

◦ http://blog.maketaketeach.com/using-blending-boards-during-small-group-
instruction/
◦ http://mominspiredlife.com/writing-letters-in-a-sugar-cookie-sensory-tray/
◦ https://www.orton-gillingham.com/
◦ https://www.orton-gillingham.com/products/471/
◦ https://www.palsk8.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.showLogin
◦ https://www.pinterest.com/dyslexiainst/orton-gillingham/
◦ https://ecdn1.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Finger-Spelling-Finger-Tapping-
Orton-Gillingham--2602733/original-2602733-1.jpg
◦ http://thisreadingmama.com/playing-with-phonemes-part-3/