Reading and Writing Essentials

03/02/2024

Last week was a busy one. I finished up Classroom Educator trainings with 3 groups of teachers in 2 private schools that I started in May and August. 30 teachers in all were trained in the OG Approach. I heard lots of great examples of how they are implementing the OG Approach in their classrooms. I’m excited to follow their journey as they continue to implement their new knowledge.

01/23/2024

Announcing my 2024-25 Associate Level OG Training starting in August 2024. Click the link for all of the details
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10/31/2023

Small alphabet cards for word building activities. Add magnets to the back and put them on cookie sheets.

These useful 1 Inch Alphabet Letter Cards can be used for word building, abc order practice, spelling practice, and many more activities. A set of phoneme boxes with a blending arrow is also included, so students can build words and practice blending sounds. Phoneme-Grapheme mapping is a beneficial....

08/06/2023

Announcing my next Associate Training/Practicum to begin September 25, 2023. Participants will complete coursework in conjunction with a required practicum. A link to a Google slide presentation with all details is below. Those interested must complete the Google survey (link on slide 2 of the presentation) to request a pre-registration meeting.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VAbLvXQpaxYkUNYxo5cR28zwmF1Zh_7nlfCOLsOmSq0/edit?usp=sharing

08/24/2019

A very informative article on the problems with how reading is taught today and how we should be teaching. The comments by Kenneth Goodman near the end are appalling.

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.

06/11/2019

I spent last week training a fabulous group of private school teachers at the Classroom Educator Level. We had a primo training facility and a group of very dedicated enthusiastic teachers.

03/24/2019

These ladies just finished the Associate level coursework. They are all going to be awesome OG tutors.

06/29/2018

Another Associate Training is completed!! These ladies worked so hard these past 2 weeks learning all about the OG Approach. It was a pleasure training them!!!

06/29/2018

Three of the four trainees hard at work on their lesson plans. It’s been a great training. Everyone has been delivering excellent OG lessons this week. What a great group of trainees. Today is our last day!

06/19/2018

Today in our first day of class I covered the History of the English Language. I dedicated my lecture to Diana King.

06/17/2018

My 2018 Associate Level training starts tomorrow!! I have transformed my dining room into a classroom. I have 4 eager trainees.

02/07/2018

I have set dates for summer Orton-Gillingham trainings I will be conducting this summer. Brochures will be posted soon.

My summer trainings:

Bridge to Advanced: Certified Part I
Pre-requisite: Associate coursework
June 13, 14, 15, 2018 (25 hours)
The training includes textbooks, phono card deck, and binder.

Associate Level
Pre-requisite: BA or BS degree or comparable experience
June 18 - 29, 2018 (including Saturday, June 23, 2018)
The training includes student teaching, textbooks, phono card deck, and binder.

Certified Part II
July 11 - 14, 16 - 18, 2018
Pre-requisite: Bridge to Advanced: Certified Part I
The training includes student teaching, textbooks, morphology card deck, and binder