July 31 - August 4, 2023 | 30 Hours
Live virtual sessions from 8:30a – 2:00p PST each day
Cost includes textbooks required for this course. Participants do not need to purchase their own books.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are considering a scholarship, please DO NOT register for the training until you receive notification about your scholarship funding. Winning recipients will receive a discount code to use at registration for their selected training. Recipients are responsible for paying the balance of their registration fee. Instructions and scholarship discount code will be provided at the time of the award.
The Orton-Gillingham Approach is a structured, systematic, multisensory, and diagnostic-prescriptive approach for the teaching of language skills (including reading, spelling, and handwriting) for students with dyslexia. This course will provide participants with an introduction to the basics of the Orton-Gillingham Approach within a classroom or small group.
Completion of this course and a supervised practicum* will prepare the trainee to apply for OG Classroom Educator Certification through the Orton-Gillingham Academy (OGA). 25 hours of the course are live synchronous sessions through Zoom and 5 hours are asynchronous assignments. Plan to complete 1 day of asynchronous prerequisite assignments prior to the first day of the course.
* limited Classroom Educator practicum seats available for an additional fee
* limited Associate 1:1 practicum seats available with 30 hours of additional coursework for an additional fee
Course Topics:
The Reading Brain
Dyslexia and reading disorders
The rationale for structured literacy, in particular, the OG Approach
Phonology and phonological/phonemic awareness
The motor component, the orthography of English, and the writing process
Basic and Intermediate phonics for reading and spelling
The OG lesson plans and teaching materials
General history of the English language and beginning morphology
Informal Assessment and diagnostic-prescriptive teaching
Achieving accuracy, automaticity, and fluency in reading and spelling
About the Instructor:
Grace Sharma is a credentialed educator in the areas of Early Childhood Education, Special Education, and Pupil Administrative Services. She has been active in the field of education as a teacher, intervention specialist, administrator, and teacher trainer for over 15 years. Grace is a Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist through the Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI) and a Fellow with the Orton-Gillingham Academy. She is a National LETRS Trainer for Lexia Learning and serves as President-elect on the Board of the Northern California Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Grace strives to empower students with their own “toolkit” of strategies to approach daily challenges and become confident, lifelong learners.
For more information about the course offered, please contact Grace Sharma. For more information on the mission and purpose of the Orton-Gillingham Academy, please visit their website here.