Mayerson Academy offers Orton Gillingham, multi-sensory reading training, for all classroom teachers. This practicum course provides an introduction to the philosophy and the teaching techniques involved in an Orton Gillingham approach for teaching reading, writing and spelling, including both content of lessons and method of delivery. Teachers receive instruction in the components needed in an Orton Gillingham lesson and the opportunity to plan and teach lessons under the supervision of an experienced Orton Gillingham practitioner. They learn the basic phonetic structure of the English language, which includes sound/symbol associations; multiple spelling possibilities; rules for adding suffixes, syllable patterns, syllable division and spelling generalizations. Opportunities for implementation are provided daily as participants tutor children, putting into practice the knowledge they are gaining from the course.
Reading Endorsement/Master’s Program
Through the Mayerson Academy’s partnership with the College of Mt. St. Joseph, Orton Gillingham training now fulfills one of the MSJ courses required for an Ohio Reading Endorsement (RDG 591 Evidence-Based Practicum). For more information about the Mayerson Academy/MSJ reading endorsement/master’s program, click here or contact Sonia Milrod, at milrod.sonia@mayersonacademy.org, 475-4145.
Schedule of Training and Registration
Mayerson Academy offers Orton Gillingham multi-sensory reading training during the school year as well as in June and July. For an up-to-date listing of courses and registration, Cincinnati Public Schools teachers should check the MyPD catalog.
For teachers outside of Cincinnati Public Schools, the cost of the Mayerson Academy course is $600; materials for the course are $130. Click here to download the registration form with current course dates.
Three semester hours of graduate credit may be purchased from Mt. St. Joseph for $597 ($199.00 per credit hour). For information about graduate credit, contact Sonia Milrod at milrod.sonia@mayersonacademy.org or 475-4145.
The Ohio Valley Branch of the International Dyslexia Association will offer a few partial scholarships for the course. Those interested in a scholarship should contact Jeanne Anderson, President of the OVB, at 513-871-7851. An application form for the scholarship will be posted on this website in late January. Scholarship requests, including the completed application, must be submitted to OVB by April 5, 2010.
To schedule Orton Gillingham Multisensory Reading professional development at your local district/school site or for more information, please contact Sonia Milrod, Literacy Professional Development Specialist at Mayerson Academy, milrod.sonia@mayersonacademy.org or 513.475.4145.
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