Training, Consultations, & Courses
LIVE online Intro to Orton-Gillingham based Structured Literacy Courses
Intro to Orton-Gillingham-based Structured Literacy courses for administrators, teachers (and parents) are offered LIVE ONLINE monthly in either:
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four 2-hour evening sessions; or
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two 4-hour Saturday afternoon sessions.
Next Session: Sat. Sept. 26 & Sat. Oct. 10 (12:30-4:30pm both days)
CLICK HERE to go to Martha's website/blog for more information about structured literacy/Orton-Gillingham approaches to learning to read.
Course Outline:
Session ONE:
Overview of the process of learning to read
Overview of differences in brain structure and function
Overview of structured literacy and OG approaches
Orthographic mapping - what works? what doesn't?
Sounds of speech in the English language
Visual & Auditory drills
Letter formation
Session TWO:
Review of visual/auditory drills & letter formation
Phonemic Awareness
Short vowel confusion
Blending and segmenting sounds in words
Open & closed syllables
Scopes and sequences
Parts of a lesson plan
Introducing new spelling patterns
Session THREE:
Review of Blending/Segmenting & Visual/Auditory drills
Wild Words (words that do not follow the rules)
Syllables and syllable division
Continuation of parts of a lesson plan
Simultaneous Oral Spelling (SOS) (printing words)
Printing Sentences
Reading words in sentences and text
Decodable text
Scooping for fluency
Session FOUR:
Review of syllable types and syllable division
Review of Scopes and Sequences and main patterns
3 Main Spelling Rules
Vocabulary
Introduction to Morphology
Questions, individual planning, including classroom/home implementation
Online games & tools
