Welcome To Sensible Learning

The Structured Literacy Coaching & Orton-Gillingham Training Experts

You sat through the webinars, bought the programs, tried the tips and tricks…

But the reading programs overwhelm instead of clarify and parent resources don’t help when your child is melting down over homework. Plus, mandates like Ohio’s Dyslexia Law just add pressure without a clear path forward.

It’s time to stop spinning your wheels and start teaching with confidence.

You just need an approach that works for you and for your learners: structured literacy training that’s practical, proven, and built for real-life challenges.

Teachers:

You’re juggling behaviors, reading levels, and paperwork. You need an approach that actually gets results.

Parents:

You’re trying everything, now it’s time to feel like you’re doing right by your child.

Admins:

You need a PD that hits compliance and makes teachers say, “I was never taught these things in college!”

Practitioners:

You’ve got the foundation, now you want tools that go deeper, and training that meets you where you are.

“The Ask-A-Fit office hours I attended helped to strengthen my understanding of the components in an Orton-Gillingham lesson. I especially appreciated the video clips they made and shared during these sessions.”

-Verified Client

What is Structured Literacy (and Why Should You Care)?

Structured literacy is a clear, direct, and explicit way to teach reading, built around how the brain learns spoken language vs. written language. We use the Orton-Gillingham approach, grounded in research and tested in classrooms.

When you work with us, you’ll learn how to:

Identify what’s really holding students back

Teach decoding, encoding, and writing in a way that makes sense

Build routines that support every learner—especially those with dyslexia

Structured Literacy and Orton- Gillingham Services

Hands-on, expert-led, and built around your day-to-day reality in classrooms, school districts, and homes.

  • OGA Associate-Level Training

    Full 70-hour course that gets you ready for Orton-Gillingham certification, led by credentialed Fellows and Fellows-In-Training who know their stuff and know how to teach it clearly.

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  • OGA Associate-Level Practicum

    If you’ve completed our 70-hour course, you’re eligible for the next step toward certification. Minimum 100 one-to-one lessons over 8+ months, minimum of 10 observations, and ongoing feedback and supervision.

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  • Literacy Coaching

    Whether you’re refining your OG lesson planning or facing a tricky teaching moment, we’re here to help you move forward. Get 1:1 coaching with an OGA Fellow-in-Training, plus optional group coaching sessions for collaborative growth.

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  • Literacy Workshops

    Our workshops are open to all—no prerequisites, no pressure. Options include Dyslexia Simulation, Intro to Orton-Gillingham, Handwriting, Intro to Morphology, and more!.

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Meet the Sensible Learning Team

Meet your team: Kristi Perry, M.A., FIT/OGA, and Beth Reusser, CALT, FIT/OGA—structured literacy specialists and Orton-Gillingham Fellows-in-Training who lead every Sensible Learning training with purpose, humor, and a whole lot of heart.

Based in Central Ohio, we’ve spent our careers helping students, families and educators untangle the confusion around teaching reading. We’re obsessed with making literacy instruction clear, practical, and doable—even when things feel overwhelming.

We’re backed by the guidance of Cyndi Schultz, M.A., SLP, ATF/OGA, a nationally recognized Orton-Gillingham Accredited Training Fellow and speech-language pathologist.

Want To Work With Us?
Here’s How It Works

  • Book a Free Consultation

    We’ll talk through your goals and needs, and decide together which of our services is the best fit.

  • Schedule the Right Training or Service

    Certification, coaching, workshops, we’ll guide you to the best fit.

  • Start Confidently

    Get expert-led, hands-on support and finally feel in control of your instruction.

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Structured Literacy Training: Frequently Asked Questions

  • The Orton-Gillingham Approach is guided by nine core principles that ensure effective, individualized literacy instruction:

    1. Diagnostic and Prescriptive

    2. Individualized

    3. Language-Based and Alphabetic/Phonetic

    4. Simultaneous Multisensory

    5. Direct and Explicit

    6. Structured, Sequential, and Cumulative, but Flexible

    7. Synthetic and Analytic

    8. Cognitive

    9. Emotionally Sound. 

  • Examples of structured literacy include programs and methods that teach reading through direct, sequential instruction in language structure. Structured Literacy teaches students how to break down and understand words using a clear, step-by-step approach. While it's especially beneficial for learners with dyslexia, research shows it supports reading success for all students.

  • The National Reading Panel identified five key components of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. These are considered the five pillars of reading. 

Let’s Build Your Structured Literacy Plan

Teaching really is Rocket Science. Let’s turn complex literacy science into tools you’ll actually use!