Our Curriculum

Neurologist and psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Orton (1879-1948) was a clinician and researcher specializing in remedial reading programs and a way to correct speech problems.  He was one of the first to identify the syndrome of dyslexia and to offer a psychological explanation for its cause.  During his lifetime, Dr. Orton directed many research projects dealing with developmental reading disabilities.

Anna Gillingham (1878-1963) was the Director of Remedial Teaching in the Ethical Culture School in New York City, a research fellow at the Neurological Institute of New York, a teacher trainer and a school consultant in reading and spelling disabilities.  Together Dr. Samuel Orton and Anna Gillingham developed procedures and comprehensive materials for early identification and remediation of dyslexic children.  

SLD Read uses the Orton-Gillingham approach when tutoring students.  Research and years of experience have proven the methods developed by Dr. Orton and Ms. Gillingham to be effective in helping ALL people learn to read, write and spell.  This effectiveness stems from its multisensory, structured, explicit, cumulative and sequential nature.