C O U R S E   D E T A I L S

This Orton-Gillingham Method of multi-sensory adaptive self-paced typing course for students with Dysgraphia, Dyspraxia, ADD/ADHD, and Autism teaches typing skills while thoroughly reinforcing phonics to improve their reading and spelling skills. The course emphasizes the importance of mastering typing for students with these conditions due to the increased amount of writing assignments they are required to complete. The approach to touch typing emphasizes proper techniques and ergonomics, accuracy to create muscle motor learning, and eventually speed.

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!  Our approach to touch typing / keyboarding is:  First students must learn the proper techniques & ergonomics of typing, next we emphasize accuracy to create the muscle motor learning and last is speed.  All students want to type fast, however the speed will develop as we learning the proper techniques and create muscle memory. 



1st Week of the each Month -  Importance of proper keyboarding techniques  
   ◾   Finger Positioning
   ◾   Posture
   ◾   Keystrokes
   ◾   Individualized Learner Level specific


2nd Week of each Month  - Importance of proper keyboarding techniques  
   ◾   Finger Positioning
   ◾   Posture
   ◾   Keystrokes
   ◾   Individualized Learner Level specific


 3rd  Week of the each Month -  Importance of proper keyboarding techniques
   ◾   Finger Positioning
   ◾   Posture
   ◾   Keystrokes
   ◾    Individualized Learner Level specific


4th Week of each Month  - Importance of proper keyboarding techniques
   ◾   Finger Positioning
   ◾   Posture
   ◾   Keystrokes
   ◾   Individualized Learner Level specific

I N D I V I D U A L I Z E D  L E A R N E R   L E S S O N S 

Lesson 1 - Keyboarding Techniques / Home Row Keys             
Lesson 2 - Keyboarding Techniques / Right Hand Keys                     
Lesson 3 - Keyboarding Techniques / Left Hand Keys             
Lesson 4 - Vowels - Keys a, e, i, o, u                                           
Lesson 5 - Constants + e - Word Families - keys ( f, d, r)         
Lesson 6 - Constants + i - Word Families - keys ( l, w, k, h)      
Lesson 7 - Constants + a - Word Families - keys ( s, m, j, d)     
Lesson 8 - Constants + o - Word Families - keys ( s, m t, r, l, w, f)  
Lesson 9 - Constants + u - Word Families - keys ( c, b, p, g)           
Lesson 10  - Constants + o + Constant  - keys ( x, k v,z )                      
Lesson 11 - Practice typing sentences                                                
Lesson 12 - Constants + e + Constant +y  - Word Families - keys ( y )  
Lesson 13 - CVC Words                                                                               
Lesson 14 - Words with nd, nt, dr, gr, gl, fl, sl, cl, sp                               

C O U R S E  S T R U C T U R E 
L E V E L S 
Levels: 24 levels, structured in groups of five modules (four with new words and the fifth as a dictation module).

M O D U L E S 
Modules: 734 modules, covering 4,000 words including punctuated sentences.

Level 1: Introduces and names the vowels a, e, i, o, and u, then moves on to combine vowels and consonants into three-letter words.

Levels 2 and 3: Use consonant clusters combined with vowels to highlight patterns of sounds and graphemes.

Levels 4 to 12: Introduce vowel digraphs and simple spelling rules of the English language.

Levels 13 to 20: Include less common spelling patterns and more complex spelling rules, including rules for suffixing and prefixing, and the structure of syllables.

Levels 21 to 24: Include homophones, silent letters, countries, names, and more advanced suffixing and prefixing.

Assessments: 24 spelling assessments, one for each level, consisting of 20 random words introduced in that level.


Who is Touch Type Read Spell for?
Touch Type Read Spell  is designed for students of all ability levels who can benefit from typing lessons with added literacy support. The course builds keyboarding, reading, spelling, and pronunciation skills and can also be an effective intervention for students with learning difficulties.

Please make sure you check your messages and follow the instructions provided.  We do share our screens during class, so you may have to split the screen for the student or show them how to toggle back and forth between zoom and the typing program on the web.  Please make sure you can view and access BOTH the Zoom window and a web browser window during the class session.
 
You can set up your computer in a “split-screen” format and toggle between Zoom and the browser with typing program OR you can use 2 devices (one for Zoom and the other for typing program). 

Mutli-Day Format Classes
Typing for Students With Cognitive Impairment - Orton-Gillingham Method Level 1 (3X wk)
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