This is a Flex Course - NO LIVE MEETINGS.  Each week a new lesson and assignments will be uploaded to the Outschool classroom.

In this Orton-Gillingham Method of multi-sensory adaptive typing course, and uses a mulit-sensory approach for students with Dysgraphia, Dyspraxia, ADD/ ADHD and Autism, teaches typing skills while thoroughly reinforcing phonics to improve their reading and spelling skills.  Typing is a skill that students with Dysgraphia, Dyspraxia, ADD/ ADHD and Autism should master because of the increase amount of writing assignments students are required to complete.  

The course starts with students learning to touch-type, read and spell the vowels - a , e , i , o , u. The audio track accompanies the letters as they appear on screen, reinforcing sound-letter correspondence, which is a crucial skill for sounding out words in reading. The student then receives their first score - and success!  

Level 1 - Provides practice in combining, vowels and consonants into three letter words.  Level 1 introduces vowels and consonants. Two and three-letter words are presented in groups, for example, up, cup, pup, and you begin to type capital letters and proper nouns. You will also type your first few simple sentences. Dictation exercises provide an opportunity to practice content from the previous four modules. Letters introduced: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u w y, Words: Short vowel CVCs, Punctuation: Periods

Students will be introduced to the computer keyboard to learn touch typing, which is typing without looking. Students will build the foundation of correct typing techniques by learning all the letter keys and punctuation, utilizing all ten fingers.

1st Week - Level 1 - Modules 1 - 10  
Level 1 - Module 1 - Vowels, Keys: a e i o u
Level 1 - Module 2 - Consonant + e+ Consonant, Keys f d r 
Level 1 - Module 3 -  Consonant+ e+ Consonant, Keys w
Level 1 - Module 4 -Consonant + e+ Consonant, Keys l
Level 1 - Module 5 - Practice Module
Level 1 - Module 6 -  Consonant + i + Consonant
Level 1 - Module 7 -  Consonant + i + Consonant, Keys: k h 
Level 1 - Module 8 -  Consonant + i + Consonant, Keys: n R L W F 
Level 1 - Module 9 - Consonant + i + Consonant, Keys: S m j
Level 1 - Module 10 - Practice Module


2nd  Week - Level 1 - Modules 11- 20 
Level 1 - Module 11 -  Consonant + u + Consonant, Keys: t
Level 1 - Module 12 -  Consonant + u + Consonant, Keys: c b  
Level 1 - Module 13  -  Consonant + u +Consonant, Keys: p
Level 1 - Module 14  - Consonant + o  + Consonant,  Keys: g
Level 1 - Module 15 - Practice Module
Level 1 - Module 16 -  Consonant + a + Consonant, Keys: s D
Level 1 - Module 17  -  Consonant + a + Consonant 
Level 1 - Module 18  - Consonant + a + Consonant, P
Level 1 - Module 19  - Constants + e + Consonant, B
Level 1 - Module 20 - Practice Module

3rd  Week - Level 1 - Modules 21 -31
Level 1 - Module 21 -  Consonant + a + Consonant
Level 1 - Module 22  -  Consonant + a + Consonant
Level 1 - Module 23  - Consonant + a + Consonant
Level 1 - Module 24  -Consonant + e +Consonant, y
Level 1 - Module 25 - Practice Module
Level 1 - Module 26 -  CVC Words
Level 1 - Module 27  -  CVC Words
Level 1 - Module 28  - Consonants + o + Consonant
Level 1 - Module 29  - Consonants + i + Consonant, y
Level 1 - Module30 - Practice Module
Level 1 - Module 31 -  Practicing Typing Sentences
Completion Certificate for Level 1

Level 2-  Uses consonant clusters combined with vowels to draw attention to the pattern of sounds and graphemes in the target words. For those where pure synthetic phonics has not been successful, this provides an additional aid to their recognition through the grouping of similar words.

4th Week - Level 2 - Modules 1 - 10  
Level 2  - Module 1-  Consonant + i+ Consonant
Level 2 - Module 2  - Consonant + i + Consonant
Level 2  - Module 3 - Consonant + o +  Consonant
Level 2  - Module 4 - Consonant + o + Consonant, Keys x K
Level 2  - Module 5 - Practice Module
Level 2 - Module 6 -  Consonant + u +  Consonant
Level 2 - Module 7 -  Consonant + u +  Consonant
Level 2 - Module 8 - Words with nd
Level 2 - Module 9 - Words with nd, nt: Keys: I H
Level 2 - Module 10 - Practice Module

5th Week - Level 2 - Modules 11 - 18
Level 2 - Module 11 - Words with nt
Level 2 - Module 12 - Words with nt, nd, Keys: v
Level 2 - Module 13 - Words with dr, gr
Level 2 - Module 14 - Words with gr, gl
Level 2 - Module 15 - Practice Module
Level 2 - Module 16 - Words with fl, sl
Level 2 - Module 17 - Words with sl, pl
Level 2 - Module 18 - Words with cl

6th Week Level 2 - Modules 19 - 25
Level 2 - Module 19 - Words with sp, sl
Level 2 - Module 20- Practice Module
Level 2 - Module 21 - Words with sh
Level 2 - Module 22- Words with sk, st
Level 2 - Module 23- Words with st
Level 2 - Module 24 - Words with st, tr
Level 2 - Module 25 - Practice Module

7th Week Level 2  - Modules 26 -31
Level 2 - Module 26 - Words with mp
Level 2 - Module 27 - Words with mp
Level 2 - Module 28 - Words with ch
Level 2 - Module 29 - Words with ng
Level 2 - Module 30 - Practice Module
Level 2 - Module 31 - Practice Typing Sentences
Completion Certificate for Level 2 


EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: NO software required. 
Please make sure these minimum requirements are met: 
◾   A PC or MAC computer with external keyboard is required.  NO iPad's or Tablets
◾   Set of headphones or earphones 
◾   Internet Explore 8 or newer
◾   Safari 6 or newer
◾   NOT fully supported on Windows Edge Browers
◾   Adobe Flash player 11 or above we recommend you update to latest version from get.adobe.com/flash player/ 

Level 3 introduces a range of consonant blends and digraphs presented in groups to draw attention to different patterns in the target words. Letters introduced: q z, Consonant blends: ct, dr, fr, ft, lm, lt, pr, rk, rm, scr, sm, sn, sr, st, sw, tr, xt, Consonant digraphs: ch, sh, th, Vowel consonant digraphs: ar, Assimilation: mp, nch, nd, ng, nt, nx, Compounds