Academy of Orton-Gillingham. Personalized Teaching begins with recognizing the differing needs of learners.
While those with dyslexia share similarities, there are differences in their language needs. Orton-Gillingham Staff Development, Orton, Gillingham, Orton Gillingham, Phonemic Awareness, Reciprocal Teaching, and Literacy. School: Orton-Gillingham Tutoring. The Language Training tutorial forms the backbone of Kildonan’s academic program.
Each student at Kildonan receives one-to-one language skills tutoring using the Orton-Gillingham approach; sessions at Kildonan are forty-five minutes long while camp tutoring sessions last an hour. Material taught during the tutorial is reinforced during proctored study halls; students in grades 9 - 12 spend two hours each night in study halls; Middle School students have 90 minutes of study hall each night while elementary students complete 45 minutes of study hall during their academic days. For students in Grades 7 - 12, weeknight study halls are devoted exclusively to assignments designed to reinforce what is covered in the tutorial. The one-to-one setting provides the best opportunity for success as it allows tutors to focus on the individual student’s strengths and weaknesses. Kildonan uses a pure Orton-Gillingham approach.