Individualized
Customize lessons for each student.
Orton-Gillingham Approach
At The Fletcher School, we infuse the Orton-Gillingham Approach into everything we do as a learning community, providing our students with the scaffolding to succeed. 100% of Fletcher’s teachers are trained in the Orton-Gillingham Approach, focusing on each learner's educational needs, personal strengths, and social and emotional well-being.
Diagnostic & Prescriptive
Analyze errors and note progress.
Design the next lesson based on performance.
Language-Based & Alphabetic/Phonetic
Integrate oral language, reading, spelling, and writing.
Start simple and progress to complex words and structures.
Simultaneous Multisensory
Hear it, see it, and feel it, all at the same time.
Structured, Sequential, & Cumulative, but Flexible
Organize lessons from simple to complex.
Review and reinforce previous concepts.
Instruction is flexible.
Direct & Explicit
Move from supported practice to independent practice.
Review to achieve independence and automaticity.
Synthetic & Analytic
Synthetic: part to whole
Analytic: whole to part
Cognitive
Students understand what they are learning, why it is important, and how to apply their knowledge.
Emotionally Sound
Students feel confident and capable!