Who Were Orton and Gillingham?

The Orton-Gillingham method is named after two key people: Samuel Orton and Anna Gillingham.

Dr. Samuel T. Orton (1879-1948) was a neuropsychiatrist who studied language-related problems. He developed techniques to help dyslexic patients (he called it "wordblindness") and criticized the look-say method of teaching reading. Anna Gillingham was a teacher and psychologist who studied under Dr. Orton and who further developed his ideas.

The All About Spelling program uses the Orton-Gillingham method, combined with the latest research and effective spelling rules.