All three methods are designed to reduce the reading difficulties of dyslexic learners. The Orton-Gillingham approach is the oldest of the three and the other two follow its principles but with specificities. For the moment, only the Orton Gillingham method is available in French, and the Lindamood-Bell method is only available in Lausanne and Geneva for French-speaking students.

Orton Gillingham 

The Orton-Gillingham approach was developed in the 1930s and is still recognized today as one of the most effective rehabilitation methods for dyslexia.

Dr. Samuel Orton had noticed that dyslexic learners had great difficulty learning to read and write according to "traditional" teaching methods that failed to overcome the barrier between oral and written language. Starting from the idea that the connection between the visual and auditory areas of the brain may be less strong in dyslexics, he created a teaching that integrates all the associative areas of the brain.

This is why reading instruction is multisensory in each of these three methods. This means that all senses are used in learning to establish a connection between sounds, letters and words.

Lindamood-Bell

Founded in 1986 by Nancy Bell and Patricia Lindamood, Lindamood-Bell is also a program for students with dyslexic disorders or people with reading difficulties. 

This program offers individual courses in these centres, most of which are in the United States, but also around the world, including one in Lausanne and one in Geneva.