Hello,
 
Here is a response from Glenn Young, subscriber to the Learning  Disabilities 
Discussion List:


The Orton Gillingham  method of instruction starts with the concept that one 
need to first gain  phonemic awareness skills --- actually be able to hear and 
distinguish the  actual sound …  this concept can translate over (no pun 
intended) to ESL  issue even for populations who begin with a different set of 
phonemic skills (as  do most peoples who do not have English as their initial 
language)   
But I am not sure what  you mean directly by “phonemic listening skills” 
since if the person does not  have the phonemic subset of sounds associated with 
the new language, I am not  sure how they can listen for the sound … Do they 
not have to first be “aware” of  the sound for which they are trying to 
listen?   Therefore, is not the  first issue introducing and teaching and ingraining 
the sound  itself? 
So … depending upon the  time factor involved, since Orton methods can be 
very time consuming … the  primary issue of first addressing the phonemic 
awareness issues found in Orton  seems to meet your needs … 
 
Glenn  Young 
CSLD 
530 Auburn  Ave 
Buffalo NY 14222 
Cell  703-864-3755 
Phone/Fax  716-882-2842 
website:  glennyoungcsld.com 



Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D.
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Center for Literacy Studies at the University of  Tennessee
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