Orton Gillingham Reading Specialists | The OG PLaCe Forum | Activity https://ogreading.com/groups/og-place-forum/ Activity feed for the group, The OG PLaCe Forum. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:05:13 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3e58df7a094e9b420fecc7390be63009 Sarah Frenz joined the group The OG PLaCe Forum https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000717/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:53:57 -0500 0 c6c5594f7a9e1610a1107c340d234d62 Laurie Topaz joined the group The OG PLaCe Forum https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000715/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:29:24 -0500 0 825da9566d64af2af014e0dfa832a9bd Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hello, Educators! New stuff for you - three new […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000714/ Tue, 26 May 2026 19:12:56 -0500 Hello, Educators!
New stuff for you – three new presentations for your education and edification. What Every Kindergartener Should Know with Arlene Sonday is posted in The OG PLaCe in Let’s Keep Learning/Advanced Seminars/Previous Seminars.

Also – Syllable Division 1 and 2 presentations are now posted under Teach/Course Lectures. Enjoy!

]]> 0 f2006395d49450275ec48b697b1beb88 Jill Maki posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: @karen I am trying to make sense of what appear to be some […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000711/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:35:46 -0500 @karen I am trying to make sense of what appear to be some outliers when working with -tion and -sion. (I found some information to answer part of my question while investigating.)

What are good tips to give students when working with -tion words like mention, attention, retention, intention, detention, convention, intervention, and then -sion…Read more

]]> 2 fa762fb348d02b772d81ad152b3031a5 Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Thanks again to Jean Schedler for an excellent presentation […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000710/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:59:08 -0500 Thanks again to Jean Schedler for an excellent presentation last night on adolescent literacy! It’s all about vocab. I liked the process of teaching vocab and someone asked a good question: how do we systematically review words that have come up? What does it mean that the point of entry is the student’s oral language? What does it mean for our OG…Read more

]]> 0 c7fed031f6e18ed79e194edb013007e0 Catherine Duback joined the group The OG PLaCe Forum https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000709/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:35:43 -0500 0 a816e892d140fd624feb1f4f69bc8aca Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: OG Academy's annual conference is available online starting […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000707/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:26:40 -0500 OG Academy’s annual conference is available online starting today until August 10. It’s always a great one and we accept that as CEUs for OGRS certification!

https://www.ortonacademy.org/conference/

]]> 0 24883bc863cc6ab918a7b91a7a039288 Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Here's the unlinked version: The Orton-Gillingham Academy […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000699/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:32:40 -0500 Here’s the unlinked version:

The Orton-Gillingham Academy is committed to promoting understanding of dyslexia to the general public. Dyslexia is unrelated to mental or cognitive impairment. It primarily affects reading and language-related tasks. Dyslexia is characterized by difficulties in accurate and fluent word reading, spelling, and…Read more

]]> 1 1107780b2128c7d906261f65f0756bab Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: This just in from Orton Gillingham […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000698/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:30:47 -0500 This just in from Orton Gillingham Academy:

https://app.box.com/s/odv0aca7bca8d4zejaj0z0x68i3az2e8

]]> 0 662610004348561ac7adfbec7c6d4105 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hello, Everyone! Please welcome new members Erin Reynen and […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000693/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:13:43 -0500 Hello, Everyone! Please welcome new members Erin Reynen and Mary Habib! Congratulations, you two, on your certifications and welcome to the group!

]]> 1 1ee8d648d64c2cc8527a1d136d67f4d9 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hi, Everyone - We've got something new for you! Teaching […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000692/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:52:14 -0500 Hi, Everyone –

We’ve got something new for you! Teaching demos and also lectures from our training cohorts! There are new versions of teaching demos for: Upper and lower case printing and cursive and a lecture video call Principles of Orton Gillingham and Structured Literacy!

]]> 0 2fb7be9b97b05dbbb9529a58434e1490 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: And, here are the Vowel Pairs Game Cards promised: GC - […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000687/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:24:17 -0600 And, here are the Vowel Pairs Game Cards promised:

GC – VP: -ai with l; GC – VP: -ai with n; GC – VP: ay; GC – VP: ee #1; GC – VP: ee #2; GC – VP: ee and short e #1; GC – VP: ee and short e #2; GC – VP: ee and short e w/beg blends; GC – VP: oo as in book; GC – VP: oo as in moon #1; GC – VP: oo as in moon #2; GC – VP: oo as in moon #3; GC -…Read more

]]> 0 30cc43446eb6358429f927a3da9a9980 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Happy New Year, Everyone! To start out the year, here are […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000686/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:11:49 -0600 Happy New Year, Everyone! To start out the year, here are some Short Vowel Rules Game Cards! GC – SVR -ck with blends; GC – SVR -ck with or without blends; GC – SVR -ck w/o blends; GC – SVR -dge #1; GC – SVR – dge #2; GC – SVR -k #1; GC – SVR -k #2; GC – SVR -k #3; GC – SVR -tch #1;
GC – SVR -tch #2.

Have fun! Soon to follow – Game Cards…Read more

]]> 0 ebb183bce68537929a4fb8d57ac23832 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: AND - for short vowels e, i, o, and u! Same place - Word […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000676/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:51:58 -0600 AND – for short vowels e, i, o, and u! Same place – Word Lists Short Vowel CVC.

]]> 0 fba88f9c5117554c3e1084481a25bdd3 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hi, People! As an early holiday gift - more Word List […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000675/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:50:04 -0600 Hi, People!
As an early holiday gift – more Word List Phrases and Sentences as requested by Lizz Kahnke! Find them in Short Vowel CVC a.
WL – Phrases and Sentences: short a
WL – Phrases and Sentences: short a i/mixed
WL – Phrases and Sentences: short a i o/mixed
WL – Phrases and Sentences: short a i o u/mixed
WL – Phrases and Sentences:…Read more

]]> 0 5f8f600ca27ad748851b75bbaebb6d05 Jill Maki posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: On Friday, Emily Hanford, journalist behind the "Sold a […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000674/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:05:48 -0600 On Friday, Emily Hanford, journalist behind the “Sold a Story” series on APM, posted a link to books and articles she read to help inform her research for her podcast. There are recommendations and links (many are already in OGPLaCe) with a few additional articles. I’m interested to read up on…Read more

]]> 1 c12dbd2328f66cde4fd20fe02cbfaa31 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hey, Everyone - If you haven't already heard, the […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000671/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:27:29 -0600 Hey, Everyone –
If you haven’t already heard, the International Dyslexia Society has come up with an updated definition of “dyslexia”. Read on . . .

The new definition of dyslexia, developed by the International Dyslexia Association, identifies it as a specific learning disability with difficulties in word reading and spelling that occur…Read more

]]> 6 06b7b84292f10fbe6b2bc2c6d5afcbba Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hello, Everyone! I just uploaded a bunch of new Word Lists […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000668/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:32:39 -0600 Hello, Everyone!

I just uploaded a bunch of new Word Lists for ROOTS. (Mmmm, root vegetables for Thanksgiving!) Anyway, I’ve added corp/corps, dic/dict, ject, script/scrib, vis/vid, auto, gen, geo, multi, tele, ambi, aqua, astro, bio, luc/lum, meter/metre, spec/spect, and struc/struct.

I will put them in beginner/intermediate/advanced…Read more

]]> 1 3ba22356b63f4b1cb8ea9e685b6816e6 Aaron Lockridge posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hi all! I had a parent tell me in a recent parent/teacher […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000667/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:28:50 -0600 Hi all! I had a parent tell me in a recent parent/teacher conference that they were going to be focusing in school on a certain aspect of reading comprehension and understanding. The how something is known or what can be inferred from the reading. The parent invited me to keep this in mind and support it in my lessons with his daughter. I’m…Read more

]]> 1 85e0fa75772041fc837f0465b54c8938 Lizz Kahnke posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Karen, I received an email from the U of MN about an […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000662/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:59:19 -0500 Karen, I received an email from the U of MN about an in-person and online course given by CAREIALL called “Dive Into Morphology.” Do you know anything about it? I’m considering doing it but would appreciate your thoughts, if you’re familiar with it.

Thanks!

Lizz

]]> 1 cc0a3e4b6b04fe4b90206e102cf3e833 Victoria Scrimenti joined the group The OG PLaCe Forum https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000660/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:13:32 -0500 1 1c1de031fe60b4247b3a982891c39ba4 Lizz Kahnke posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hi Karen- I just printed off the short a/short i level 2 […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000656/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:59:08 -0500 Hi Karen-

I just printed off the short a/short i level 2 game cards. I’m confused, because there’s card included that says,” 32-bit CPU.” This has me confounded. What’s the deal? Is this some phrase that I’m too old and unhip to understand?

Thanks,

Lizz Kahnke

]]> 2 5d7c9b921f8a7109eea7c2406f017afd Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hi, Everyone - Here's an event put on by Haley's Hope - […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000651/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:01:59 -0500 Hi, Everyone –

Here’s an event put on by Haley’s Hope – the Voices of Dyslexia Conference – that might be of interest to you!
Info’s in the link below:

https://www.haleyshope.org/events/2025/voicesofdyslexia

]]> 0 4257d4090e41c8581529d40cc08341e3 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hello, Educators! To welcome autumn, we have added to The […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000649/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:04:22 -0500 Hello, Educators!

To welcome autumn, we have added to The OG PLaCe Teaching Materials in Word Lists: Ending Blends – -ct, -ft, – lk, -lp, -lt, -mp, -nd, -nt, -pt, -sk, -sp, and -st. Have a blast!

]]> 0 95c9d6e226a3572eb0558f82eaa5ef7d Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hi, Everyone! Please welcome our newest member, Nicole […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000647/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:57:03 -0500 Hi, Everyone!

Please welcome our newest member, Nicole Udseth! Nicole, we are so glad you’re with us . . . tell us a little about yourself!

]]> 1 3399b12b8a78417c321c20c7c30f4abb Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: This may be of interest to […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000645/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 20:27:35 -0500 This may be of interest to you:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/word-connections-instruction-to-support-word-reading-skills-students-in-the-intermediate-grades

]]> 0 173013e0207d361625acfcb620f009e5 Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: I heard this on NPR today. Really interesting interview of […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000644/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 20:19:45 -0500 I heard this on NPR today. Really interesting interview of the author of the new autism report from the CDC. The host does an excellent job asking questions that look more deeply at the data, how it was obtained, and how the conclusions they’re drawing may not be telling enough of the story, which affects our understanding of the prevalence of…Read more

]]> 0 6549ba3190f29c7c8668171e27992dd7 Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Has anyone else been hearing about the term "multimodal" […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000637/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:26:46 -0500 Has anyone else been hearing about the term “multimodal” replacing the term “multi sensory”? I keep seeing it and I kind of understand the difference but I decided to ask AI about it. This is what it said:

The terms “multi-sensory” and “multimodal” are often used interchangeably, particularly in fields like education and psychology, but they…Read more

]]> 0 9e6ddfa7cd1bcaaee4a65183ab0b59f5 Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: I really like this bit: ...scripted PA curriculums […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000636/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:51:11 -0500 I really like this bit:
…scripted PA curriculums typically have one drawback that interferes with some students’ learning; they practice several
different PA skills in one lesson. This allows children at different skill levels to participate, but
children who struggle to develop their phoneme skills may not receive enough p…Read more

]]> 0 e1379ad185328d58791489b46e292be4 Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hey everybody, I was perusing the OGA member page and came […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000635/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:48:19 -0500 Hey everybody, I was perusing the OGA member page and came across this article about phonemic awareness that I thought you’d all be interested in. We’ll put it into the resources page so it doesn’t get lost in the depths of the Forum forever.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gjLQmwZ4aLIEOXo5kQqeSdO888KAPclX

]]> 0 4b29ece2f9f9146ba600534395dc43f7 Jill Maki posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: I was dictating suffix "-ish" words to a student today. I […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000618/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:40:09 -0500 I was dictating suffix “-ish” words to a student today. I gave the word, “feverish.” My student spelled it with two “r”s. We’re working on the doubling rule, so she knows that an R combination follows the 1 + 1 + 1 rule. But this one doesn’t. I didn’t have a good explanation as to why, just had to apologize for the poor word choice (aka unexpected…Read more

]]> 1 d74130d2660e6ae7210a8c4167d80fec Jill Maki posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Today an older student shared a question from her dad. Why do […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000617/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:34:27 -0500 Today an older student shared a question from her dad. Why do “flammable” and “inflammable” mean the same thing? I have never heard that one before. I looked it up because I always thought it used the prefix “in” to mean “not.” Untrue! Does this surprise anyone else, or am I the last to know?

]]> 1 0681a7eb1a650c1b1c766fab073388f8 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: I want to give a big welcome to new member Melanie Engelking! […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000614/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:23:23 -0500 I want to give a big welcome to new member Melanie Engelking! Welcome Melanie! Please tell us a little about yourself and why you joined The OG PLaCe . . .

]]> 0 5b96c596fd5c003b009f954d60311e7f Melanie Engelking joined the group The OG PLaCe Forum https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000613/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 09:30:10 -0500 3 90ec80568a0a36ab43f44dcd928d27da Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hi, Everyone! Make sure you take a look at the 2026 OG PLaCe […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000611/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:17:33 -0500 Hi, Everyone!
Make sure you take a look at the 2026 OG PLaCe Calendar of Events in Let’s Keep Learning! We have not picked the topics for 2026, but the dates are there so you can get them on your calendar. Enjoy the rest of your summer – it’s going so fast!

]]> 0 c214ec1a525d72bd973b00609c54dc93 Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: The OGA conference is available online until July 31 so you […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000610/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:33:12 -0500 The OGA conference is available online until July 31 so you can still get in on it. There are some good speakers!

]]> 0 b47778f3d515b05a14758fb7f2f6e839 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hello, Members! I want to welcome our longtime OG […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000608/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:23:33 -0500 Hello, Members!
I want to welcome our longtime OG compatriot, Terri Nelson! Hi, Terri – please post a picture of your lovely self in your profile and tell everyone a little about yourself! Welcome to The OG PLaCe!

]]> 0 4b4a6d0e940d57a6003629add61cf001 Theresa Nelson joined the group The OG PLaCe Forum https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000607/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 04:37:04 -0500 2 973cd1ce0f2e8454aa1a1083b0f282a0 Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: I ran across the term Lexical Quality Hypothesis the other […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000605/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:30:17 -0500 I ran across the term Lexical Quality Hypothesis the other day and had never heard of it. It means that the more you know about a word, the better your reading comprehension will be, which is kind of a no-brainer but I guess it needed a formal name in someone’s opinion. Words with multiple meanings, multiple pronunciations, and whether you know…Read more

]]> 0 8c846e7fb02cb2439376268543c9e07a Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hey everyone, I taught ow the other day as long o and my […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000604/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:23:54 -0500 Hey everyone, I taught ow the other day as long o and my student was wondering why “no” and “hello” don’t end with ow. So far, all I can come up with is a connection to “none” but nothing else compelling. Anyone have any insight on this?

]]> 0 7157713b3452c686bf96a1044580f6e3 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Good morning, good people! I have just added a brand new […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000601/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:54:12 -0500 Good morning, good people! I have just added a brand new feature to Teaching Materials, under Games. We now have Short Vowel CVC Phrases and Sentences in Game Cards. So, get ready for pigs doing jigs and peg leg Ted!

]]> 0 3a44f468cb04c756b1d21eabcd17474a Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hello, Everyone! I hope you're enjoying your summers so far […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000600/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:02:15 -0500 Hello, Everyone! I hope you’re enjoying your summers so far –

I want to welcome new member Kayla Nelson to the group! Kayla was a member of our 2024 Fall Cohort – welcome back! Please let me know if you have any questions. AND – more new materials are coming soon.

]]> 1 02f76d41935dccc47907be56efa731b1 Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: I saw a study posted on SpellTalk (if you're not on that […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000598/ Thu, 15 May 2025 23:42:16 -0500 I saw a study posted on SpellTalk (if you’re not on that listserve you need to get yourself there!) where they dictated words to both kids and adults. One group spelled the words and the other group matched the dictated words to the correct spellings. They saw distinct differences in brain activation between the two groups and noted there was…Read more

]]> 0 3a2dd3f7c7c5dfd56ab78da493c4bb4a Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Orton Gillingham Academy's spring conference is now […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000593/ Wed, 07 May 2025 16:08:25 -0500 Orton Gillingham Academy’s spring conference is now available on demand and there’s a lot of great info in the sessions. I highly recommend it! Here’s the link:
https://web.cvent.com/event/39f070aa-7eea-47fc-b7c9-89e5bd55b017/summary

]]> 0 4437773f015e2047f50063b0758436da Karen Sonday posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hey everyone, we're going to be making demo videos in the […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000592/ Wed, 07 May 2025 16:00:30 -0500 Hey everyone, we’re going to be making demo videos in the next couple of months so if you have any suggestions for videos you’d like to see sooner rather than later, let me know!

]]> 3 fbe0ebf674b597cb54b072df77e88a9e Stacey Simpson joined the group The OG PLaCe Forum https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000587/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:57:09 -0500 1 e1cbe9b0ecebab0fe7b853478b86c909 Stacey Simpson joined the group The OG PLaCe Forum https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000586/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:56:36 -0500 0 0df10fcb97239f89c5b37899ce5a178d Jill Maki posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Let's talk about /er/ sounds. I know that is the first […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000582/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:44:27 -0500 Let’s talk about /er/ sounds. I know that is the first choice and that the others don’t have “rules” around them. Are there any other helpful notes to give students for , and other than you just need to get familiar with the words? Thanks for your thoughts!

]]> 4 484334d5113c1adf043d8214dc7e37c5 Abbe Pedersen posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hi, Guys - it's almost spring, although Minnesota can't […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000576/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:00:44 -0500 Hi, Guys – it’s almost spring, although Minnesota can’t seem to decide. It’s either 71 degrees or snowing. 🙂

Last month you got Prefix TTT boards, this month it’s Prefix Game Cards! – a- 2-syll; a-multi; in-2-syll, in-, multi; re-2-syll; re-multi; un-2-syll; un-multi; auto-; cent-; for-; fore-over-; para-; semi-; trans-; uni-; with-; col;…Read more

]]> 0 b185c4e5e95732ffb7cee22c1a8142c1 Stacey Simpson posted an update in the group The OG PLaCe Forum: Hi Karen. Do you have any newer articles that explain the […] https://ogreading.com/activity/p/5000575/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:33:49 -0500 Hi Karen. Do you have any newer articles that explain the research behind why the visual component is needed when doing PA activities? Thanks!
Stacey

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