Summer Reading Intervention Intensive

For families who want guaranteed enrollment, daily instruction, and accelerated reading growth, The Orton-Gillingham Institute, Inc. offers our Summer Reading Intervention Intensive. Sessions are small groups, taught live by qualified U.S.-based instructors using the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach.

Enrollment is open now. Spots are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

This program is the right fit for families who:

• Want guaranteed enrollment for their child this summer
• Want daily reading instruction to drive meaningful growth in a short window
• Have a child who is behind in reading and needs targeted intervention
• Value diagnostic testing so instruction is built around their child's specific needs
• Are looking for a structured, research-based program that delivers measurable progress
• Prefer small group instruction with significant individualized attention

Length: 4 weeks (1 month) Schedule: 5 days per week (Monday–Friday), 1 hour per session Format: Small group virtual instruction (maximum 6 students per group) 

Instructional Method: All lessons are Orton-Gillingham (OG) based 

Time Zone: All sessions hosted in Eastern Time (EST/EDT) 

Cost: $749 per student for the full 4-week program

That's 20 hours of live, small-group, expert reading instruction for $37.50 per hour — a fraction of the typical cost of private OG tutoring.

Every enrolled family receives a personalized login to our dedicated learning portal, where you'll find everything your child needs in one place:

🎥 Live daily session access — Join classes with a single click, no complicated links 

📋 Your child's personalized practice packet — Updated weekly based on lesson progression 📊 Real-time progress dashboard — See exactly what your child has mastered, what they're working on, and what's coming next 

📝 Assessment results — Initial diagnostic, weekly checkpoints, and final reassessment scores 💬 Direct communication with your instructor — Ask questions, share concerns, get answers 📚 Curated resources — Recommended reading, extension activities, and practice tools tailored to your child's level 

🏆 Certificates & milestones — Track progress and celebrate growth

The portal works on any device — laptop, tablet, or phone — so you can support your child wherever you are.

Before instruction begins, every enrolled student completes a detailed diagnostic reading assessment designed to identify exactly where your child is — and what they need most.

The assessment measures progress across the core skills that determine reading success, including:

• Letter naming and letter-sound fluency (foundational early literacy)
• Phonemic awareness — the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words
• Phonics and word reading — accuracy and automaticity with decoding
• Nonsense word fluency — true measure of decoding ability (since these words cannot be memorized)
• Oral reading fluency — words read correctly per minute with grade-level texts
• Reading comprehension — understanding what was read
• Spelling and encoding — applying phonics knowledge to write words
• Vocabulary and morphology (for older students) — understanding word meanings and word parts

The assessment is administered virtually by your child's instructor and takes about 20–30 minutes, depending on grade level. You will receive a complete written report within 48 hours that shows your child's strengths, specific skill gaps, and the targeted plan your instructor will use during the program.

At the end of the 4 weeks, your child completes the same assessment again, so you can see measurable growth in clear, specific terms.

Each session is built on Orton-Gillingham principles and adapted to your child's specific needs. Here's what students at each level typically work on:

Grades K–1 (Foundational Readers)

The earliest reading skills, sequenced for mastery:

• Letter recognition and letter-sound correspondence
• Phonemic awareness — hearing, blending, and segmenting sounds
• Short vowel sounds and CVC words (cat, dog, sun)
• Beginning sight words and high-frequency words
• Concepts of print and sentence-level reading
• Early comprehension and retelling

Building accuracy, fluency, and the foundations of comprehension:

• Long vowel patterns (silent-e, vowel teams)
• R-controlled vowels (car, her, bird)
• Two-syllable word decoding
• Common prefixes and suffixes (un-, re-, -ing, -ed)
• Reading fluency and expression
• Main idea, supporting details, and basic inference

Strengthening academic reading skills for the year ahead:

• The six syllable types and syllable division
• Greek and Latin roots and word origins
• Multisyllabic word decoding
• Reading fluency with grade-level texts
• Comprehension strategies — inference, main idea, supporting details
• Vocabulary in context

Closing reading gaps and preparing for high school-level texts:

• Advanced morphology — roots, prefixes, suffixes
• Academic vocabulary and content-area reading
• Reading complex texts with stamina
• Citing textual evidence
• Author's purpose, tone, and word choice
• Compare and contrast across texts
• Claim, argument, and supporting evidence

Within each grade band, instruction is further customized based on your child's diagnostic assessment results.

To give you a sense of how each week is structured, here is a typical week's progression. Every week follows this rhythm — introduce, build, stretch, apply, assess — which produces consistent, measurable growth.

Today, we lay the groundwork for the week's new skill.

• Warm-up (10 min): Quick review of skills from the previous week to keep prior learning fresh
• Introduce the week's focus skill (15 min): New phonics pattern, syllable type, morphology concept, or comprehension strategy — taught explicitly with multisensory techniques
• Guided group practice (20 min): Students practice the new skill together with instructor support
• Independent practice (10 min): Initial application of the new skill in the learning portal
• Wrap and preview (5 min): Quick summary and preview of Tuesday's work
• After class: Daily practice assigned in the learning portal (15–20 min independent work)

Today, we deepen and apply what we learned yesterday.

• Skill review (10 min): Quick reinforcement of Monday's new skill
• Reading words and decoding text (20 min): Students read words and short passages that use the week's pattern
• Writing application (15 min): Students use the new skill in spelling and writing
• Small group reading practice (10 min): Controlled text aligned to the week's pattern
• Independent practice (5 min): Self-paced reinforcement in the portal
• After class: Daily practice in the portal

Today, we go deeper and build fluency.

• Skill review (5 min): Quick recap of Monday and Tuesday's work
• Repeated reading practice (15 min): Students read short passages multiple times to build fluency and confidence
• Vocabulary or morphology mini-lesson (15 min): Extending the week's skill into word meaning, roots, prefixes, or suffixes
• Individual instructor check-ins (15 min): Each student receives 2–3 minutes of focused one-on-one attention while others work independently
• Independent practice (10 min): Targeted portal work based on individual student needs
• After class: Daily practice in the portal

Today, we apply our skills to real reading.

• Skill review (5 min): Final reinforcement of the week's pattern
• Reading passage work (20 min): Students read a longer passage that uses the week's focus skill
• Comprehension discussion (15 min): Group discussion, questioning, and written response
• Spelling and encoding practice (10 min): Applying the week's skill to writing
• Group review game (10 min): Engaging reinforcement activity that builds confidence
• After class: Daily practice in the portal

Today we measure progress and celebrate growth.

• Brief end-of-week assessment (15 min): A short, focused check on the week's skill — administered individually through the learning portal
• Targeted reteaching (15 min): For students still developing the skill, small-group reteaching with the instructor
• Reading celebration (15 min): Students share strong reading moments from the week
• Preview of next week (10 min): Setting the stage for the next skill
• Closing reflection (5 min): Each student names one thing they got better at this week
• Weekly progress report sent to parents through the portal

Why This Rhythm Works

By the end of 4 weeks, every student has worked through 4 complete skill cycles — one new skill introduced, built, stretched, applied, and assessed each week. This sequenced approach is the same structure used in the most effective reading interventions worldwide. It produces measurable progress because it doesn't leave learning to chance: every skill is taught, practiced, applied in real reading, and then verified.

Every enrolled student receives:

• 20 hours of live, small-group reading instruction with a qualified U.S.-based instructor
• Comprehensive diagnostic reading assessment at the start of the program
• A customized learning plan built around your child's individual needs
• Daily Orton-Gillingham based lessons covering phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, encoding (spelling), syllable types, morphology, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension
• A complete student practice packet with daily work tied to each lesson (virtual or printable)
• Personal learning portal with daily session access, practice materials, progress tracking, and instructor communication
• Weekly progress reports so you can see your child's growth in real time
• Final reading reassessment to measure progress in clear, specific terms
• A personalized Exit Plan with specific recommendations for continued growth and skills to focus on with your child's fall teacher
• A Certificate of Completion to acknowledge your child's progress
• A free Summer Enrichment Reading Workbook for your child's grade band

We offer multiple session times to accommodate different family schedules. All times are Eastern Time (EST/EDT):

Morning Sessions:

• 8:30–9:30 AM ET (Grades K–1)
• 10:00–11:00 AM ET (Grades 2–3)
• 11:30 AM–12:30 PM ET (Grades 4–5)

Afternoon Sessions:

• 2:00–3:00 PM ET (Grades K–2)
• 3:30–4:30 PM ET (Grades 3–5)
• 5:00–6:00 PM ET (Grades 6–8)

You'll select your preferred session time during enrollment, subject to availability.

All sessions are taught by qualified reading instructors based in the United States. Our instructors are trained in structured literacy approaches, including the Orton-Gillingham method.

You will never be matched with an offshore tutor, an AI tool, a pre-recorded video, or an untrained volunteer. Every session is taught live by a real, qualified instructor.

To enroll:

1. Click the enrollment link below
2. Complete the family information form and indicate your preferred session time
3. Submit payment of $750 (or your non-refundable deposit) to secure your child's spot
4. You will receive a confirmation email and access to your personal learning portal within 24 hours

Payment options:

• Pay in full at registration
• Payment plan: Non-refundable deposit at registration secures your child's spot and covers their student materials and diagnostic testing. The remaining balance is paid in installments before the program begins.

Sibling discount: Enroll a second child and save $100 on the second enrollment.

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• Full refund (less non-refundable deposit) if you cancel more than 7 days before your cohort start date
• 50% refund (less non-refundable deposit) if you cancel within 7 days of your cohort start date but before Day 1
• No refunds after the program has started, but credit toward a future program is available within 6 months
• The deposit is non-refundable because it directly funds your child's student materials and pre-program diagnostic assessment, which are prepared as soon as you enroll
• If we cancel a cohort for any reason on our end, you will receive a full refund, including your deposit

Because this is a daily program building skills sequentially, regular attendance is essential. Students who miss more than 3 sessions across the 4-week program may be unable to keep pace with the group. If your child has a planned absence, please let us know in advance so we can prepare make-up materials.

1. How is this program different from typical summer tutoring?The Summer Reading Intervention Intensive is built around a structured, sequenced curriculum using the Orton-Gillingham method — the evidence-based approach widely recognized as one of the most effective ways to teach reading. Every student receives a diagnostic assessment, a customized learning plan, daily live instruction in small groups, weekly progress reports, and a personalized exit plan. This is not casual summer enrichment — it's a targeted intervention designed to produce measurable growth in 4 weeks.

2. Can I enroll multiple children?Yes! You can enroll as many children as you'd like. Each child is placed into the session time matching their grade level. A $100 sibling discount applies to your second and any additional children.

3. What if my child needs more than 4 weeks?Many families enroll in both July and August cohorts for continuous summer instruction. Returning families receive priority placement for the second cohort. Some families also continue with our school-year programs in the fall — please ask us about year-round options.

4. What if my child misses a session?We can provide make-up materials through your learning portal, but we do not offer 1-on-1 make-up sessions for missed group classes. Consistent attendance is essential for progress, and students who miss more than 3 sessions may be unable to keep pace with the group.

5. Do you offer payment plans?Yes — we offer a payment plan with a non-refundable deposit at registration, followed by installments before the program begins. The deposit secures your child's spot and covers their student materials and pre-program diagnostic assessment, which are prepared as soon as you enroll.

6. Will my child receive 1-on-1 attention?Sessions are small group (maximum 6 students), which means each child receives significantly more individualized attention than they would in a typical classroom. Additionally, instructors hold one-on-one check-ins with each student during Wednesday sessions (Stretch Day). If your child requires true 1-on-1 instruction, please contact us about our private tutoring options.

7. How will I know how my child is progressing?You'll receive weekly progress reports through your learning portal, plus real-time access to your child's progress dashboard. At the end of the 4 weeks, you'll receive a final reassessment and a personalized Exit Plan with specific recommendations for continued growth.

8. What devices and technology do we need?A computer or tablet with a working camera and microphone, reliable internet, headphones (recommended), and the ability to access our learning portal through any modern web browser. Smartphones are not recommended for instruction.

9. Is this program affiliated with my child's school?No. The Orton-Gillingham Institute, Inc. is an independent organization. We are not affiliated with your child's school, district, or any government agency. All communication about enrollment, scheduling, and instruction should come directly to us.

10. Are the instructors really U.S.-based?Yes — every instructor we work with lives and works in the United States, is trained in the Orton-Gillingham method, and goes through internal training before they ever lead a session. We do not use offshore tutors, AI tools, or pre-recorded videos.

11. What ages and grades do you accept?The Summer Reading Intervention Intensive accepts students entering or completing Kindergarten through 8th grade (ages 6–14). Each student is placed into a session matching their grade level.

12. What if the cost is a barrier for our family?We never want cost to be the reason a child doesn't get the reading support they need. If the full enrollment fee creates a financial hardship for your family, please email us at support@ortongillinghaminstitute.com to inquire about partial scholarship options. We award a limited number of scholarships each cohort on a case-by-case basis.

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Questions before you enroll? We're happy to help.

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