What's included
64 live meetings
48 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Upon requestAssessment
Learners are assessed during each class to get an idea of strengths and weaknesses. There will be informal “unit” assessments, roughly every 16 weeks.Class Experience
US Grade 1 - 2
Beginner Level
**Typically designed as a long term approach, intervention. Learners will gain strategies, learn rules about patterns and grammar....in which to develop and/or strengthen skills in reading and spelling, as well as reading comprehension, and reading and writing fluency skills. It will also provide learners with practice for oral reading and oral language development. “Phonemic Awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate the sounds in spoken words and the understanding that spoken words and syllables are made up of sequences of speech sounds”(Yopp, 1992; see References). •Structured, Sequential, Cumulative, and Flexible •Language Based •Multi-Sensory •Reading, spelling, and writing instruction for people with dyslexia and other learning disabilities, English Language Learners. Each class will begin with oral/auditory warm-ups with a focus on listening identifying phonemes and sounds, for sounds in words, identifying sound/phoneme placement, and similarities and differences between words. Each class will be a cumulative review of past spelling and language rules and phonemes from previous classes, in addition to new material. Learners will practice reading and spelling words from previous weeks. They will read passages with review and new patterns, and answer related questions . Sentences with review and new patterns will be dictated to learners for spelling and sentence writing practice. New material will be presented during each class. *Learners should be able to identify letters of the alphabet and their sounds. *Learners should be able to decode and encode CVC, CCVC, CVCC words. Each week, we review the previous two weeks and the content is cumulative so students beginning late or who miss classes will be able to catch up and can also request the recordings. Homework is also available upon request. Weekly schedule 1. Closed/Open Syllable 2. sh 3. ау 4. -ck 5. ее 6. ch 7. FLOSS Rule 8. or 9. -ng 10. th 11. all 12. Plural Rule #1 (-s-es) 13. oy 14. -nk 15. "Y" as a vowel /i - my/ 16. Informal Assessment 1-15 17. Plural Rule #2 (-s, -ies) 18. ar 19. wh 20. 00 21. 00 22. silent e 23. Adding Suffixes (final -e) 24. ow 25. ow 26. Doubling Rule (1+1+1) 27. ow / snow/ 28. ow / plow/ 29. Doubling Rule (1+1+1) 30. ear 31. ear 32. Informal Assessment 17-31 Those who want to continue on, will be able to enroll in another set of classes.
Learning Goals
Learners will gain strategies, learn rules patterns, grammar, develop and/or strengthen skills in reading and spelling, reading comprehension, reading and writing fluency skills. It will provide practice for oral reading and oral language development.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Orton-Gillingham Curriculum64 Lessons
over 32 WeeksLesson 1:
Open and Closed Syllables
Open and Closed Syllables
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Open and Closed Syllables
Open and Closed Syllables
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
SH
SH
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
SH
SH
45 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Learning Needs
Dyslexia, Language disorders, English Learners
Pre-Requisites
Letter identification, Letter sounds. Learners should be able to decode and encode CVC, CCVC, CVCC words.
Supply List
Handouts (Student Recording Sheets) will be provided before each class. A printer for weekly printouts for each lesson. A 3-ring binder or folder for each lesson for future reference. (A notebook to write lessons in if choosing not to print handouts.) Pencil. Tactile surface: sandpaper, sponge, any textured surface.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Massachusetts Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from University of Massachusetts
As a former elementary school teacher and current Orton-Gillingham instructor, I have several years experience working with students utilizing various methods and curricula to develop students’ foundational literacy skills.
Reviews
Live Group Course
$41
weekly or $1,300 for 64 classes2x per week, 32 weeks
45 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-10
3-10 learners per class