Orton-Gillingham Cert 1

The focus of this course will be on developing an understanding of dyslexia: a specific learning disability in learning to read and spell. The Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Structured Language Education remediation approach will be discussed, taught and practiced.

• Continued with 45 hours of classroom instruction. Topics covered include reading development, dyslexia definition and characteristics, other language disabilities, multisensory instruction, the Orton-Gillingham approach (essential elements, lesson plan drills, delivery, guided discovery, writing plans and diagnostic assessments), Levels 1-5 of the O-G method
(including phonograms, rules, definitions, etc.) Other components of reading instruction such as phonemic awareness, alphabet and dictionary skills, comprehension, grammar, handwriting, etc. Other topics include speech/language, confidentiality/ethics and education law.
• The 100 hours of practicum involves one-on-one supervised tutoring with 2 students, twice a week .