Not every student is ready to read to learn by the fourth grade. In this course, you will have the opportunity to dive into those areas of adolescent literacy that are most relevant to supporting the success of your adolescent students. Additionally, each of the three parts includes practical suggestions for better understanding and addressing the needs of older struggling readers.
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Reading and Writing Assessments Course
This interactive course focuses on issues related to the assessment of reading, spelling, and writing—including identifying early signs of trouble, diagnosing dyslexia and dysgraphia, and communicating test results to parents and other educators.
Introduction to Orton-Gillingham for Upper Grades
The Orton-Gillingham (OG) Approach is the underlying foundation of all multisensory, structured literacy instruction. You will gain a basic understanding of the OG Approach and learn how to design integrated reading and spelling lessons for grades 3-12. You will leave class with a detailed guide for teaching suffixes, prefixes, Greek, and Latin roots. This interactive online course will cover the structure of the English language and how to teach it sequentially.
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.
Introduction to Orton-Gillingham: Classroom Educator K-2: 2025
The Orton-Gillingham (OG) Approach is the underlying foundation of all multisensory, structured literacy instruction. This course provides an overview of the structure of the English language and how to teach it sequentially and systematically. It covers teaching the OG lesson in K–2 classrooms and meets the coursework requirements for Orton-Gillingham Academy Classroom Educator Level.
Beyond the Fundamentals: Building Critical Readers
Transform yourself and your classroom by taking your knowledge of Structured Literacy beyond the fundamentals. Our Structured Literacy Collaborative II will equip you with the tools and expertise of everything that goes into language comprehension, including syntax, sentence comprehension, and grammar; vocabulary; fluency; and morphology and etymology.
