Orton Gillingham Spelling Rules Packet

This packet includes the 14 spelling rules most commonly taught in an Orton-Gillingham curriculum. This is included in our COMPLETE bundle, but can be used independently too. We like keeping these in each student's OG binder so they can refer to it as needed. This includes reference sheets for the following spelling rules covered in the OG curriculum:

*C/K

*K/-ck

*The Doubling Rule (ff,ss,ll,zz)

*ch/tch

*Closed Syllable Exceptions

*-ive Exception

*Plurals not ending in Y

*Y as a vowel

*-ed suffix

*Plurals ending in Y

*E Drop Rule

* 1-1-1 Rule

*Soft C/G

*-ge/-dge

*ei/ie

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Unit 1: Consonants, Consonant Digraphs, and Short Vowels purchase here.

Lesson 1: P,B Pig, Bat

Lesson 2: T,D Tree, Dinosaur

Lesson 3: K,G Kangaroo, Grapes

Lesson 4: I Igloo

Lesson 5: F,V Flower, Van

Lesson 6: E Elephant

Lesson 7: S,Z Sun, Zipper

Lesson 8:A Alligator

Lesson 9: Ch,J Cheese, Jam

Lesson 10: M,N Monster, Nest

Lesson 11: O Olive

Lesson 12: W,H,Wh Wing, Hive, Whisper

Lesson 13: L,R List, Railroad

Lesson 14: U Umbrella

Lesson 15: C, -ck Cat, duck

Lesson 16: X Fox, Xylophone(sound only),Exist (sound only)

Lesson 17: Y Yak

Lesson 18: Qu Question

Lesson 19: Soft th, Hard th Thunder, There

Lesson 20: Sh, Zh(sound only!) Shell, Measure

Lesson 21: RULE: ll,ff,ss,zz The Floss Rule

Unit 2: Blends and Glued Sounds purchase here.

Lesson 1: Initial 2 letter blends

Lesson 2: Initial 3 letter blends

Lesson 3: Final Blends

Lesson 4: Glued sounds: am, an

Lesson 5: Glued sound: all

Lesson 6: Glued sounds: -ng

Lesson 7: Glued sounds: -nk

Unit 3: Closed Syllabication purchase here.

Lesson 1: Compound Words

Lesson 2:VC/CV Words

Lesson 3: VC/V Words

Lesson 4: Closed Syllable Exceptions

Lesson 5: Rule: -ct Ending

Unit 4: Magic E purchase here.

Lesson 1: Silent E: aCe

Lesson 2: Silent E: oCe, iCe

Lesson 3: Silent E: uCe, eCe

Lesson 4: Silent E Review

Lesson 5: VCe in multisyllabic words

Lesson 6: RULE: -ive exception

Unit 5: Vowel Teams purchase here.

Lesson 1: Sounds of E ea, ee

Lesson 2: Sounds of A ai, ay

Lesson 3: Sounds of O oa, oe

Lesson 4: Sounds of U ue, ui & Sounds of I ie

Lesson 5: Vowel Team Review

Unit 6: Open Syllabication purchase here.

Lesson 1: Open Syllables in 1 syllable words, Y as a vowel (cry, she)

Lesson 2: Open Syllabication in 2 syllable words (baby, relax)

Lesson 3: V/V syllabication (client)

Lesson 4: RULE: Adding plurals to words ending in Y (families)

Unit 7: R-Influenced Vowels and Soft C/G purchase here.

Lesson 1: er, ir, ur /er/

Lesson 2: Sounds of ar: /ar/, long a, schwa, /or/

Lesson 3: Sounds of or: w+or, or with schwa

Lesson 4: Sounds of -ear: schwa, /a/

Lesson 5: RULE -rr exception

Lesson 6: Soft C/G and -dge

Unit 8: Diphthongs and Advanced Vowel Patterns purchase here.

Lesson 1: au/aw

Lesson 2: oy/oi

Lesson 3: ou/ow (Ow, ow, ouch!)

Lesson 4: oo (pool, book)

Lesson 5: ea (break, head)

Lesson 6: eu/ew

Lesson 7: igh/ey

Unit 9: Types of Syllables Review purchase here.

Lesson 1: -Consonant + le Endings

Lesson 2: Closed Syllable Review

Lesson 3: Open Syllable Review

Lesson 4: Silent E Syllable Review

Lesson 5: Vowel Team Syllable Review

Lesson 6: R Influenced Syllable Review

Unit 10: Alternate Spellings/Advanced purchase here.

Lesson 1: sure, ture /zh/ measure, /cher/ culture

Lesson 2: -que /k/ antique, Hard ch /k/ school, Soft ch chef, ph phone

Lesson 3: ti, si, ci (vacation, television, delicious)

Lesson 4: Silent letter pair (rh, gh, mb, mn, kn, gn, wr)

The Complete OG (includes all of the Units above as well as all of our OG extras)

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