At Globe Cambridge School, literacy is not left to chance. It is built with precision, structure, and science.
Our Orton–Gillingham (OG) Program is a specialized, evidence-based literacy intervention designed to strengthen reading, spelling, writing, and language processing skills. Recognized across the UK and Canada, the OG approach is widely regarded as the gold standard in structured literacy instruction.
Led by our certified OG specialist, Judith Dennison, this program brings systematic, explicit, and multisensory language instruction to students who require deeper support—or higher-level mastery—of the English sound system.
Orton–Gillingham is a structured, sequential, and kinesthetic method of teaching the sound system of English.
It is:
By engaging visual, auditory, and tactile pathways simultaneously, OG strengthens neural connections and builds durable literacy foundations.
For ESL learners, it creates clarity within English phonology.
For students with learning differences, it provides structure where confusion once existed.
For high-achieving students, it sharpens linguistic precision.
Students building foundational phonics who benefit from deeper sound-symbol mastery and structured decoding.
Students facing heavy reading loads, advanced essay writing, and AP-level vocabulary who require morphological understanding and linguistic precision.
Students seeking a systematic pathway to break through grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary barriers.
Including those diagnosed with:
Our approach is supportive, not stigmatizing.
Intervention is integrated with dignity.
Students trace letters in rice and sand, manipulate magnetic tiles, articulate phonemes with guided gestures, and build words physically before writing them. Learning becomes embodied.
We begin with the smallest sound units and build upward. No gaps. No rushing. No surface memorization.
Each student receives individualized assessment. Lessons are adjusted weekly based on demonstrated mastery.
Students do not memorize words—they learn how to decode them.
They gain tools, not temporary fixes.
The Emerging Reader (Grade 2)
A bright student who struggled to distinguish between b/d and p/q began tracing letters in textured sand while voicing sounds aloud. Within months, decoding became automatic. He now reads chapter books independently and describes reading as his “superpower.”
The Academic Rebound (Grade 10)
An articulate student with inconsistent spelling entered our advanced morphology stream. By studying Greek and Latin roots, she shifted from memorizing to analyzing vocabulary. Her essay clarity improved significantly, and she achieved strong results on her AP practice assessments.
From Frustration to Focus (Grade 3, ADHD)
A student with ADHD and mild dyslexia struggled with sustained silent reading. Through high-frequency multisensory interaction—magnetic word building, structured micro-lessons, and guided articulation—attention became anchored to movement. After one term, his reading volume increased substantially, along with self-confidence.
At Globe Cambridge School, the OG Program is not an add-on.
It is part of our commitment to structured excellence.
We believe literacy is foundational to:
Strong decoding leads to strong analysis.
Strong analysis leads to academic excellence.
Step 1: Complete the Online Inquiry Form
Step 2: Diagnostic Assessment
Step 3: Personalized Learning Plan
