My name is Madison Hagar. I am a former High School History teacher and a certified Orton-Gillingham Teacher.  After serving more than five years in the classroom, I now provide OG reading therapy services full time. It's nice to meet you!

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Four years ago, I had a 15-year old student in my 9th grade World History class who was illiterate.  I'm not exaggerating when I say "illiterate!"  She could read and write her name, and that was it.  She took "notes" in class, which looked perfect on paper, but she could not read what she had written back to me.  She stayed after school with me almost every day for extra help but I didn't know how to help her.  At that point, I could teach reading comprehension, but I had no idea how to actually teach someone how to read from scratch. I was a high school teacher, after all! That experience was so heartbreaking. I saw a student in need and I didn't have the skills to help her.  I was also angry- who allowed her get to that point where she was in 9th grade and she couldn't read? That experience inspired me to become a certified OG teacher. Today, when I come across another child who is struggling with reading, I know exactly what to do and how to help.