O-G Training Schedule—
— UPCOMING COURSES
Orton-Gillingham training
—accredited by Orton-Gillingham Academy (OGA)
After your application form has been reviewed, you will be sent a link to register and pay. Please check prerequisites or contact us for more information.
FUNDAMENTALS
A prerequisite for all O-G training with Fundamental Learning.
Fundamentals is intended as an introduction to the “Science of Reading” and orthographic linguistics, and provides a basic overview of the underlying components and rationale of the Orton-Gillingham approach.
Summer 2024 Fundamentals
VIRTUAL COURSE
Dates: July 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 2024
Time: 9:00 am – 2:30 pm EDT (on ZOOM)
Plus Independent Learning Modules (ILM): approximately 3 hrs/day
Meet & Greet
Date: July 1, 2024
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
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ASSOCIATE PRACTITIONER
Intended for practitioners working with struggling readers of all ages, including those with dyslexia, in individual or group settings.
Prerequisite: Fundamentals with Fundamental Learning
The ASSOCIATE level training course continues working with the concepts introduced in Foundations with a more in-depth immersion into the linguistic structure of language, exploring the relationships between phonology, morphology, and etymology, as well as the History of the English Language. There is additional coursework in assessment, profile development, progress monitoring, diagnostic and prescriptive teaching, in-depth student error analysis, vocabulary development, basic grammar, as well as practice in designing and delivering O-G lessons.
Summer 2024 Associate
VIRTUAL COURSE
Date: July 15, 16, 17, 18, 22 23, 24, 25
Time: 9:00 am – 2:30 pm EDT (on ZOOM)
Plus Independent Learning Modules (ILM): approximately 3 hrs/day
Meet & Greet
Date: July 14
Time: 7:00 pm EDT
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CLASSROOM EDUCATOR
Intended for educators teaching in a general education setting – providing and adapting literacy instruction for the whole class or for small groups needing supplemental support.
Prerequisite: Fundamentals with Fundamental Learning
The CLASSROOM EDUCATOR level training course is specifically designed to equip teachers with tools and resources to deliver beginning literacy instruction in the classroom. Trainees walk away with a multitude of materials and ideas to use in the classroom, small groups or with individual students.
Summer 2024 Classroom Educator
VIRTUAL COURSE
Date: Saturday, July 27th, 2024
Time: 9:00 – 5:00 pm EDT (on ZOOM)
Plus Independent Learning Modules (ILM): approximately 3 hrs/day
CERTIFIED LEVEL TRAINING
Intended for practitioners who have completed the Associate level training and practicum. The Certified Level expands and deepens the Associate Level concepts and equips the practitioner with the skills to address the needs of struggling readers of all ages, including those with dyslexia and more complex learning profiles, in any setting.
Prerequisite: Associate level training and Practicum completed
The CERTIFIED level training course consists of an additional 100 hours of advanced coursework which includes current research, study of the brain, dyslexia and related difficulties, language structure, writing, grammar, morphology, etymology, assessment, error analysis, organization and study skills, technology, lesson planning and using O-G strategies across subject areas.
Coursework is delivered workshop style.
Please refer to the WORKSHOPS section for offerings.