Course Description
This 3-day course is Part 1 of IMSE’s 5-day Comprehensive OG+ course. It is designed for kindergarten and first-grade general education teachers, special education teachers, literacy coaches, and interventionists who work with students at this level. This training provides a comprehensive exploration of beginning foundational phonics instruction grounded in IMSE’s Orton-Gillingham program.
You have the option to take Part 1 of this course independently, and it is not necessary to enroll in Part 2. Upon completing Part 1, all participants will receive a certificate for 18 hours of training. Participants who decide to take Part 2 must take the course within 60 days of taking Part 1.
This Course is For
General education teachers in Kindergarten and First Grade, special education teachers, literacy coaches, and interventionists whose students require instruction in word recognition skills (e.g., phonology, decoding, spelling). Educators who want to learn more about beginning instruction in phonology and orthography and any educators who teach students at the K-2 level and wish to take days 4 & 5 can also take this course.
It is not required to take Part 2 when choosing this course. All participants who complete Part 1 will receive a certificate for 18 hours. Part 2 is a continuation of the course.
Participants Will
- Gain knowledge of the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy.
- Gain knowledge about students with reading difficulties such as dyslexia.
- Understand how ELL students can best learn English.
- Identify and administer various types of assessments
- Implement and create structured literacy lessons.
COVERED CONCEPTS:
- Alphabet
- Reading and spelling words with the following:
- CVC patterns
- Basic digraphs
- "-ss, -ll, -ff, -zz" spelling rule
- Long vowels (a, e, i, o, u)
- Two syllables with long and short vowels
Materials Provided
- Training and Assessment Manual by the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
- IMSE’s Comprehensive OG Plus Kindergarten Teacher Guide
- IMSE’s Comprehensive OG Plus First Grade Teacher Guide
- Interventions for All: Phonological Awareness by Yvette Zgonc
- Syllable Division Word Book by the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
- Phoneme/Grapheme Card Pack by the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
- Syllable Division Posters by the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
- Comprehensive OG Plus Practice Packet
- Decodable Readers Sets A and B (PDF)
- IMSE Blending Board
- Procedural Routine Flip Chart
- Access to IMSE’s Interactive OG 2.0 for one year
- Access to IMSE’s Resource Portal
Schedule
This course has been CANCELED, please reach out to info@imse.com to reschedule.
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