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Training, Consultations, & Courses

Introduction to the Science of Reading, Orton-Gillingham, and Structured Literacy Approaches
Join Martha Kovack, MEd, founder, owner, and CEO of Sound Readers in a LIVE, INTERACTIVE, ONLINE course for administrators, teachers (and tutors/parents) in either:
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4 two-hour evening sessions; or
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2 four-hour Saturday afternoon sessions. Reg. $360.00CAD
NOW: $249.00US ($320CAD @ soundreaders.ca)
Maximum 6 participants
(with some exception for educators at the same school)
NOTE: After participants complete this course, they are invited to join the Sound Readers Power Hour group, a monthly online support group that meets on Wednesday evenings from 8-9pm.
Upcoming Sessions:
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Mondays - May 2/9/16/30
7:30-9:30pm
OR
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Saturdays - May 14th & 28th
12:00noon - 4:00pm
If you have a group of at least 6 educators who would like to participate, contact us to arrange dates/times. (8 hour course)
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