Orton-Gillingham Introductory Training Program - Series A

ORTON-GILLINGHAM INTRODUCTORY TRAINING PROGRAM - SERIES A *This is a five (5) day event - Monday, January 27, Tuesday, January 28, Wednesday, January 29, Thursday, January 30 & Friday, January 31, 2020   Audience: K-Grade 12: District Agency Personnel, Literacy Specialists/Coordinators and representatives of other state/community agencies and higher education   Presenter: PK Sanieski, Fellow, The Academy of ORTON-GILLINGHAM PRACTITIONERS AND EDUCATORS (AOGPE)    Description: Students who struggle learning to read, write, or spell, particularly students with specific learning disabilities (SLD)/Dyslexia, require structured literacy instruction to close their achievement gaps. This 30-hour course, presented by a certified fellow of the Academy of ORTON-GILLINGHAM (O-G) Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE), will introduce the rationale for providing structured literacy instruction and the O-G Approach, which is based on best practices. Educators will receive TRAINING IN THE COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE THAT UNDERLIE READING ACQUISITION AND A SCOPE AND SEQUENCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES APPROPRIATE FOR STRUGGLING LEARNERS. There is no registration fee for public school personnel attending this TRAINING, but districts must purchase materials in advance. Non-public school personnel pay $750 to attend all five days, plus materials.  Please use the links below to order materials for this session. Educators Publishing Service GILLINGHAM MANUAL (green, 8th Edition) - Part #: 200 - ISBN: 0838802001 - $84.40http://eps.schoolspecialty.com/products/literacy/learning-differences/the-GILLINGHAM-manual-materials/pricing/eps-GILLINGHAM-manual-(green,-8th-edition) Phonics Drill Cards (170 Cards) - Part #: 202 – ISBN: 0838802028 - $48.20 http://eps.schoolspecialty.com/products/literacy/reading-intervention/s-p-i-r-e-3rd-edition/about-the-program [http://eps.schoolspecialty.com/products/literacy/reading-intervention/s-p-i-r-e-3rd-edition/about-the-program] For content questions, please contact Vernée Butterfield, SERC, (860) 632-1485 ext. 336 or butterfield@ctserc.org. For registration questions, please contact Lauren Johns, SERC, (860) 632-1485, ext. 256 or johns@ctserc.org.