Logic of English Phonics

logicofenglish.com Logic of English for Struggling Readers

LogicofEnglish youtube Watch "Soaring Not Stumbling," Denise Eide's talk on teaching struggling readers

Useful video.

sounds first, then letter names.

LogicofEnglish youtube Teaching Handwriting

rhythm of hand writing

Making the Orton-Gillingham Method Accessible to Everyone

The Logic of English approach is based on the multi-sensory Orton-Gillingham method, which has been used successfully in reading remediation for over eighty years.

In the past, this material was available primarily in expensive training courses and remedial learning centers. We want to make it available to everyone! As research has demonstrated, when we teach using systematic methods that answer their questions about English, almost all students will be able to read proficiently.

At the heart of the Logic of English program are 74 phonograms and 31 spelling rules that logically explain 98% of English words. The Logic of English makes systematic phonics easily accessible to parents and teachers without expensive training or testing. In addition, Logic of English curriculum uses the four learning pathways—auditory, kinesthetic, visual, and speech—to provide a truly multi-sensory approach to reading and spelling. Our lessons respect the gifts of all learners while strengthening their areas of weakness. In addition, countless LOE students and teachers tell us that learning in a multi-sensory way is just plain fun!

LogicofEnglish youtube Logic of English Presentation

Denise Eide video from 2011

English is a complex code

slide at 40m 40 seconds

        45 sounds
        represented by 74 basic phonograms
        48 multi multi-letter phonograms
        23 phonograms make more than one sound

www.logicofenglish.com Phonograms List (chart with audio)

Grab the html and pull out the information on all 74 phonograms to use in custom documents, cards, etc …

Web Reads

sewhappilyeverafter.com Logic of English--Essentials: A Rose Academy Review

researchparent.com Review: Uncovering the Logic of English

homeschoolingwithdyslexia.com Logic of English Foundations Review By Marianne 8 Comments

cathyduffyreviews.com Foundations (Logic of English) Levels A-D

Foundations courses A through D comprise the beginning program within the Logic of English’s language arts program.

While it can be used with children ages four through seven, Foundations is probably ideal to begin at kindergarten level for most children. You will generally use two or more courses per year. The publisher suggests various sequences on their website, but the most common sequence will be to complete two courses per year. That means you might complete levels A and B in kindergarten and levels C and D in first grade. From there, you can move into Logic of English Essentials.

Some might recognize the underlying Orton-Gillingham philosophy for teaching language arts in Foundations. That approach recommends teaching reading, writing, handwriting, and spelling together for mutual reinforcement. Students learn all of the sounds for each phonogram at the same time. That means that when the letter “a” is introduced, students learn the three primary sounds the vowel is likely to make rather than just the short-a sound as is taught in most programs. These strategies are included in Foundations.

In addition, Foundations helps children learn the way sounds are formed by the mouth, tongue, and voice box from the very beginning so that children develop awareness of these sounds by listening for the sounds, feeling how they are pronouncing them, and watching the teacher pronounce them.