Modified Orton-Gillingham Approach
for Individual & Small Group Instruction
Workshop Description & Overview
This 28 hour workshop introduces participants to Orton-Gillingham methodology and demonstrates intervention strategies for classroom, small group or individual student use. The class will also provide teachers with the foundations of the English Language, sample lessons using an O-G approach, and many additional resources. Space is limited to thirty participants...please register early to guarantee your seat.
Topics will Include:
- An overview and Introduction to a Modified Orton-Gillingham approach for individual and group instruction
- Examples of an Orton-Gillingham lesson plan and implementation strategies
- Phonological Awareness
- Alphabetic Principle, letter formation, letter fluency and letter sounds
- Informal Assessments
- Possible sequences for teaching letter / sounds
- Irregular words and spelling generalizations
- Morphology – A brief look at prefixes, suffixes, roots, etc. in the Anglo Saxon, Latin and Greek layers of language
Dates and Times: This 28 hour course will be taught over FOUR, 7-hour sessions (1 hour lunch break each day).
- Day One: Monday, November 4, 2019 (8:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- Day Two: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 (8:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- Day Three: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 (8:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- Day Four: Thursday, November 7, 2019 (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)
- Access to the Orton-Gillingham Modified Approach Training Presentation and Information
- A binder filled with lesson plans, templates, worksheets, student activities and strategies and many other reading intervention resources.
- An Orton-Gillingham Multi-Sensory Reading Card Deck
Four Resource Books Including:
- PS: Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots (Resource of Lists, Phrases, Sentences, Poems and Stories)
- Angling for Words: Basic Angling Practice Book (Student Book)
- Phonemic Awareness in Young Children
- Recipe for Reading: Intervention Strategies for Struggling Readers
Contact Hours
- Contact Hours: 28 Contact Hours Provided by the MCESC.
- Graduate Credit (Optional):Up-To-Two (2) Semester Hours through Ashland University will be offered to interested participants for an additional fee of $235 per semester hour. Payment instructions and other information will be handed out at the training.
About the Instructor: Susan Lohnes
Susan has served as a special education teacher, supervisor, and director for the Springfield City Schools. Additionally, she was the special education supervisor/director for Xenia City Schools. She has experience teaching at the elementary, middle school, high school and college levels. Susan has successfully utilized the Orton‐Gillingham approach with students and adults in small and large group settings. Orton-Gillingham can be used with all students, within all 3 tiers of intervention. This multi-sensory approach is especially helpful in teaching children with dyslexia and other language-based delays.
Registration Fees:
Registration includes four (4) full-days of training and materials kit as described above:
- $500 for Clark, Hardin, Shelby, Logan, Madison, and Champaign County Public School Districts, Boards of DD, & Career Centers.
- $550 for school districts outside of the above counties or other agencies/non-profits.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION & REMINDERS
What time should I arrive at the training site? Please arrive 15 minutes early to complete the check-in process.
Food & Beverage: Water and breakfast bars will be available.While coffee or other food may not be served, participants are free to bring snack items for themselves or to share with the group. Everyone will be on their own for lunch. Please plan accordingly…..
What You Should Bring? Attendees should also bring note taking materials and writing utensils with them.
Cancellation Policy - Due to the costs associated with this event, cancellations must be received by Friday, October 1, 2019 at 3:00 pm. Cancellations received outside of this policy will not be accepted. Attendees and/or employing districts will be billed accordingly.
Monday, Nov 4, 2019, 08:00 AM
2200 U.S. 68, Urbana, OH, 43078
Madison-Champaign Educational Service Center
Email: james.cutlip@mccesc.org
Website: mccesc.org
Location: 2200 U.S. 68, Urbana, OH, USA
Phone: (937) 484-1557
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