In accordance with the findings of the National Reading Panel, Cardinal Reading Strategies, LLC, provides reading instruction utilizing the Orton-Gillingham approach. Orton-Gillingham is an intensive, sequential phonics-based system that teaches the basics of word formation before whole meanings. The approach teaches to a student's strengths while improving weaknesses through explicit and systematic phonics instruction. Orton-Gillingham fosters in students the ability to forensically master reading, writing, and spelling.