The Bridge

The Bridge serves students with dyslexia. Our compassionate and supportive teachers foster close relationships with their students. The Christ School Bridge teachers are highly-trained in the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach and provide a unique, specialized program of instruction that meets the individual learner’s needs. 

• We recognize the unique strengths of dyslexic learners.
• Classrooms are built for the dyslexic mind to explore and grow. 
• Our full-day program offers 1:10  teacher/student ratios.
• Small breakout groups with 1:5 teacher/student ratios are in place for OG and math instruction. These small groups allow for individualized, diagnostic and prescriptive instruction.
• Multisensory teaching is one important aspect of instruction for dyslexic students. This style of teaching involves the use of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic/tactile pathways simultaneously to enhance memory and learning of written language. Links are consistently made between the visual (language we see), auditory (language we hear), and kinesthetic/tactile (language symbols we feel) pathways in learning to read and spell.

“Dyslexia is a different brain organization that needs different teaching methods. It is never the fault of the child, but rather the responsibility of us who teach to find methods that work for that child.”

– Dr. Maryanne Wolf, Education Researcher and Dyslexia Advocate