Orton-Gillingham: The True OG of The Science of Reading
by Karla O'Brien The Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham The Science of Reading is not…
Karla O'BrienMarch 20, 2025
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Building Word Knowledge with the POSSUM Strategy
Vocabulary development is a cornerstone of literacy, impacting both word reading and comprehension. Without a…
A Proven Path to Literacy: Explicit Teaching and Connected Text
With the release of the latest 2024 NAEP reading scores, there is understandable concern among…
Karla O'BrienFebruary 18, 2025
From A to Z: How Alphabet Arcs Boost Early Literacy
From A to Z: How Alphabet Arcs Boost Early Literacy An alphabet arc is a…
Karla O'BrienFebruary 11, 2025
Understanding the Slant System™ Teaching Sequence for Stages 1-7
The Teaching Sequence is a hallmark of the Slant System™, setting it apart from other…
Karla O'BrienJanuary 15, 2025
Success Story: My “Rock Star” Readers
"The two 4th graders in the picture are both what I’d call “rock star” readers.…
Karla O'BrienDecember 17, 2024
Tis’ the Season! Giving Back to Our Community
At Slant System™, our mission extends beyond empowering educators and students with the tools for…
Karla O'BrienDecember 16, 2024
Mastering Speech-to-Print Connections with the Sound-Spelling Choices Chart
By Stacey Masliansky, Director of Teaching and Learning The newly revised Slant System Sound-Spelling Choices…
Karla O'BrienDecember 16, 2024
Empowering Educators and Students Through Structured Literacy
Megan Zanocco, Special Services Director in Belvidere, IL, shared her district’s enthusiasm for adopting the…
Karla O'BrienSeptember 16, 2024
