What’s the best way to deliver Orton-Gillingham (OG) lessons online? The Director of the Stern Center’s OG Institute, Peggy Price, M.Ed., Fellow/OGA, shows you how in these two recorded one-hour webinars. Peggy also reviews free and discounted online products and resources you can share with your students.
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Orton-Gillingham Update & Refresh
This webinar is designed to review and update your knowledge of the Orton-Gillingham Approach if you have previously taken an OG course, especially through the Stern Center. This pre-recorded webinar will refresh your knowledge of the OG Approach and address several important updates, such as changes to the OG lesson plan.
Orton-Gillingham: Robust Vocabulary
This workshop uses the Orton-Gillingham (OG) Approach to teach vocabulary with multisensory, research-based strategies that make vocabulary come alive. Carefully selecting the word list in your OG lesson plan is an important vehicle for teaching and reviewing vocabulary and critical thinking skills.
Orton-Gillingham: Focus on Level II, Vowel Teams, & Beyond
Do you have questions about how to teach syllabication, vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, and spelling patterns, or questions as you progress to more advanced levels in your Scope and Sequence? This webinar, rich with multiple opportunities to practice and troubleshoot, is designed for Orton-Gillingham (OG) teachers with a basic understanding of the OG lesson plan and Scope and Sequence whose students are advancing in Level II of the OG Scope and Sequence.
Orton-Gillingham Advanced Morphology: Focus on Latin and Greek
This workshop is geared toward OG teachers whose students are ready to learn advanced morphology, including Latin roots and Greek combining forms. Participants will be provided with a detailed scope and sequence and word lists containing common Latin roots and affixes and Greek Combining Forms. Sample OG lesson plans and teaching activities will be shared in this interactive workshop.
Orton-Gillingham for Intervention: Associate Level Course & Practicum – Limited Space Available!
In this course and practicum, you’ll dive into the structure of the English language and learn how to teach it sequentially and systemically to struggling readers, including students with dyslexia. This cumulative 72-hour course and 100-lesson practicum meet the Orton-Gillingham Academy’s Associate Level training requirements.
Introduction to Orton-Gillingham: Classroom Educator K-2
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.
Wilson Reading System® Introductory Course
This course provides participants with an overview of the Wilson Reading System® (WRS) 4th Edition curriculum and serves as the prerequisite for WRS Level I Certification. Over three consecutive days (16.5 hours), this course examines how WRS addresses the teaching of phonemic awareness, word identification, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension through an integrated study of phonology, morphology, and orthography with students in grade two and above with persistent phonological coding deficits.
Peggy Price, M.Ed., Fellow/OGA
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 […]
Corbin Bettencourt, M.S.
Corbin Bettencourt, M.S., Fellow in Training/AOGPE, obtained a BA in Early Childhood Education from University of South Carolina and a MS in Early Childhood Education with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction from Hood College. Her professional experience includes working as a facilitator in early childhood programs as well as directing them. She taught pre-service […]
Monica Crumback, B.A., SLDI
Monica Crumback has more than a decade of experience working with students, families, and educators as an Orton-Gillingham tutor, mentor, trainer, coach, presenter, and curriculum and instruction manager. She received her initial-level training at the Children’s Dyslexia Center of West Michigan and has since gained extensive experience working with students diagnosed with dyslexia as well […]
Melissa Farrall, Ph.D., SAIF
Melissa Farrall, Ph.D., Program Manager for Evaluation, is the author of Reading Assessment: Linking Language, Literacy, and Cognition, and the co-author of All About Tests & Assessments published by Wrightslaw. Dr. Farrall is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at University of Vermont College of Medicine. She presents nationally on topics related […]
Nancy Mather, Ph.D.
Nancy Mather is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona in Tucson in the Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies. She has served as a learning disabilities teacher, a diagnostician, a university professor, and an educational consultant. She has published numerous articles and books and conducts workshops on assessment and instruction both nationally and […]
Janice McGuire, M.Ed.
Janice McGuire, M.Ed., earned her Master’s in Education from Southern New Hampshire University and, through additional training, was also granted an advanced degree in Special Education Administration. Also, she was one of the first educators in the State of Vermont to obtain an Online Teaching Specialist Certification. Janice is a specialist in applying multisensory strategies […]
Kim Nau, M.S., F/OGA
Kim Nau has had a wide-ranging teaching career working with a varied population of students. She began her career over 20 years ago in the New York City Public School System teaching elementary school. After attaining her master’s degree in T.E.S.O.L. at Hofstra University, she taught English at local colleges to adults who were pursing […]
Aimee Gandee
Aimee Gandee holds her B.A. in Special Education and M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education both earned from the University of Florida. She has taught in public and private schools, in both general education and special education settings. She has worked with students preschool aged up through high school. In her current role as Director of […]
Susan Zirpoli, M.A.
Susan Zirpoli is a Wilson Credentialed Trainer and Wilson Dyslexia Therapist. She has worked extensively in the field of education for over twenty-five years. Prior to working with Wilson Language Corp. as a Literacy Specialist, she was the Coordinator of Reading Interventions for Carroll County Public Schools in Westminster, Maryland. Under her leadership all three […]
Shirley Bate, M.Ed., Fellow/OGA
Shirley Bate, M.Ed., Fellow/OGA, is a Supervising Fellow with the Orton-Gillingham Institute at the Stern Center. She provides training at the Orton-Gillingham (OG) Classroom Educator, Associate, and Certified levels to provide in-depth mentorship to educators seeking OG certification. Shirley has been certified by the Orton-Gillingham Academy as an OG educator for twenty-five years and is […]
Kristy Wysong, M.S.Ed.
Kristy received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from Auburn University in Elementary Education. She has been teaching for 33 years and taught grades 1–4, focusing the last 12 years on teaching reading to struggling students and students with dyslexia. She is an in-district and on-call trainer for the Wilson Language Training company. She has been trained in Orton-Gillingham from the Michigan Dyslexia Institute and the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education.
Janna Osman, M.Ed.
Janna Osman, M.Ed., Vice President for Advanced Learning, has served on the Stern Center Leadership Team for over 10 years. Previously, she was the Director of Professional Learning and the Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence. She was the founder of the Orton Gillingham Institute and has been a presenter at the International Dyslexia Association […]