Overview of the
Orton-Gillingham Approach

Reading Comprehension Strategies

All class discussions, chats and assignments will be interactive and moderated by the instructors.

Dates: October 24 - November 18, 2011

Dates: November 28 - December 23, 2011

Dates: January 9 - February 3, 2012

Dates: March 5 - March 30, 2012

Dates: April 30 - May 25, 2012

Fee: $149.00

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If you are interested in registering for graduate credits through the University of San Diego, please click here. (Please note you must also register for the course through the Dyslexia Training Institute by clicking on the “Register Here” button above.)

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Overview of the
Orton-Gillingham Approach
Description: This four week class (36-48 total hours) is based on the Orton-Gillingham (O-G) approach. You will learn about multisensory teaching/learning, terminology used in the O-G method and V/A/TK strategies, phonemes of the English language, the importance of clearly isolating each phoneme, be given an overview of the seven syllable types, using real and nonsense words, syllable division, and word patterns.

All class discussions, chats and assignments will be interactive and moderated by the instructors.

Required Course Prerequisite – Completion of What is Dyslexia? An In-Depth Look course. (Prerequisite may be waived.  You must have a solid understanding of dyslexia.  Please contact us for guidelines for waiving the prerequisite.

Dates: October 24 - November 18, 2011

Dates: February 6 - March 2, 2012

Dates: April 2 - April 27, 2012

Dates: May 28 - June 22, 2012

Fee: $249.00

Click here for the syllabus

If you are interested in registering for graduate credits through the University of San Diego, please click here. (Please note you must also register for the course through the Dyslexia Training Institute by clicking on the “Register Here” button above.)

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Reading Comprehension Strategies
Description: In this four week course (36-48 hours) you will be introduced to several different research-based strategies that you can implement with your learner, student or child to improve reading comprehension and fluency. We will also take a look at vocabulary development in the context of reading comprehension.

All class discussions, chats and assignments will be interactive and moderated by the instructors.

Dates: November 28 - December 23, 2011

Dates: January 9 - February 3, 2012

Dates: March 5 - March 30, 2012

Dates: April 30 - May 25, 2012

Fee: $149.00

Click here for the syllabus

If you are interested in registering for graduate credits through the University of San Diego, please click here. (Please note you must also register for the course through the Dyslexia Training Institute by clicking on the “Register Here” button above.)

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