Overview
Reading and the Brain
Reading and the Brain
This interactive course is designed for the Orton-Gillingham (OG) or Structured Literacy (SL) educator who already has a basic understanding of the structure of the English language and wishes to learn more about the neuroscience of reading. You will leave with an in-depth understanding of phonemic proficiency, phonology, reading and spelling development, reading fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and sentence structure. You will learn practical strategies you can immediately implement.
Who is this course for?
This workshop is designed for educators who completed past coursework in Orton-Gillingham (OG) or Structured Literacy (SL). Please read more under prerequisites.
Course description
NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS:
46 Hours
This interactive course is designed for the Orton-Gillingham (OG) or Structured Literacy (SL) educator who already has a basic understanding of the structure of the English language and wishes to learn more about the neuroscience of reading and research-based strategies beyond the basic OG lesson plan. You will leave with an in-depth understanding of phonemic proficiency, phonology, reading and spelling development, reading fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and sentence structure. You will learn practical strategies you can immediately implement with your students. This course is available for 3 graduate credits. This course provides 46 professional development hours that count toward annual OG Academy CEU requirements, plus OG Certified training for those who already hold Associate Level membership through the OG Academy.
Examples of topics covered in the course:
- neuroscience of reading and dyslexia
- analysis of neuromyths
- understanding and honoring multilingual learners and students with linguistic diversity
- phonemic proficiency and its role in reading development
- common consonant and vowel phonological confusions and their impact on reading and spelling
- Ehri’s phases of development and Orthographic Mapping
- stages of reading and spelling development
- strategies to build reading fluency
- multisensory grammar instruction
- multisensory vocabulary instruction
- understanding and improving reading comprehension
Reading & the Brain Course expectations:
- Attend class meetings live online for their entire duration. If you need to miss a class, please contact the instructor in advance to request a recording.
- Download and print the required course binder.
- This course includes 4 hours of pre-coursework to be completed prior to the start of the course. The pre-coursework includes listening to a 75-minute interview with an individual with dyslexia, watching a 90-minute lecture on neuromyths, and reading two short articles. These 4 hours will be credited towards your certificate of attendance upon course completion.
- Complete daily reflection sheets.
Course binder: All participants will be sent a link to the course binder, which they are required to print before the start of class. The binder will be sent approximately three weeks before the course starts.
Materials to Purchase if you are taking the class for graduate credit: Expert perspectives on interventions for reading: A collection of best-practice articles from the International Dyslexia Association | $25 | Order from Shop IDA
PREREQUISITES:
To be eligible to participate in this workshop, you must have either:
- Previous OG coursework (30 hours or more) through the Stern Center, another accredited OGA training program, or IDA-accredited program.
- If you took your training with another OGA or IDA-accredited program, please have a certificate of attendance ready to upload when you register.
- Examples of qualifying Stern Center OG coursework include:
- Introduction to the OG Approach (5-day course)
- OG Associate Level / OG for Intervention
- OG Classroom Educator
- Please note that 1-day workshops/webinars do not qualify as coursework.
OR
- Other credentials accredited by the International Dyslexia Association. Click here to view a full list.
- Have documentation of your credentials ready to upload when you register.
- Please note: only the credentials listed on IDA’s website qualify. E.g., for the Wilson Reading System, you must have obtained WRS Level 1 Certification by completing the yearlong training.
Dates
Jan. 14 | Jan. 30 | Feb. 13 | Mar. 13 | Apr. 10 | May 8
Time
8:30 am – 3:30 PM EST
Course Number(s)
1491
Location and Format
Cost
$1,160
This course is being offered at a discounted cost to participants made possible by the generosity of the Hoehl Family Foundation, in honor of Cynthia K Hoehl’s vision of teachers as lifelong learners.
Grade Level
Audience
Graduate Credit
Peggy Price, M.Ed., Fellow/OGA
Director of the Orton-Gillingham Institute at the Stern Center
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Peggy Price, M.Ed., Fellow/OGA
Director of the Orton-Gillingham Institute at the Stern Center
Peggy Price, M.Ed., a Fellow of the prestigious Orton-Gillingham Academy, is a literacy and special education expert who leads the Stern Center’s teacher training in the Orton-Gillingham approach to teaching reading. She provides training at the Orton-Gillingham (OG) Classroom Educator, Associate, and Certified levels. Price oversees a talented team of OG Fellows who assist her with […]
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Can OG be used in the classroom for general education purposes?
The Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator is qualified to apply the principles of the Orton-Gillingham Approach to modify and provide literacy instruction in a classroom or small groups. To become an Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator, you must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, do 30 hours of coursework by a Fellow or a Fellow-in-Training, and 50 hours of supervised practicum over eight consecutive months.
How can I become certified in Orton-Gillingham?
The prerequisites to become certified in OG include earning a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and satisfactory completion of Associate-level requirements; 100 hours minimum of coursework by a Fellow, or by a Fellow in Training as designated by the Fellow; and 200 hours supervised practicum over two academic years minimum, which includes ten entire 4–60 minute lesson observations of the trainee by a Fellow on-site, unedited video or web-based applications.
Is Orton-Gillingham a program?
A program is a plan, schedule or procedure to be followed to a specified end. A program provides structure but doesn’t teach and educator how to respond to different student errors and tailor each lesson based on student performance and individual learning needs.
An approach is the means adapted to tackling an issue. Orton-Gillingham is an instructional approach. It is most properly understood and practiced as an approach, not a method, program, system, or technique. In the hands of a well-trained and experienced instructor, it is a powerful tool of exceptional breadth, depth, and flexibility.
What is the Orton-Gillingham Approach?
The Orton-Gillingham Approach is the underlying foundation of all multisensory, structured language instruction. Orton-Gillingham (OG) systematically teaches the structure of the English language by incorporating multisensory modalities in a structured yet flexible approach, ensuring student success. The Stern Center’s Orton-Gillingham Institute is the only organization in Vermont that provides OG training accredited by the Orton-Gillingham Academy. We offer coursework and practicum opportunities toward three certifications: OG Classroom Educator, OG Associate Level, and OG Certified Level.
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