Orton-Gillingham Institute:

Classroom Educator Level Coursework

 

Five-Day Course

June 10th – June 14th

8:30am – 4:30pm

35 hours of instruction

The Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator Course is designed to teach the rationale for the Orton-Gillingham Approach for classroom reading and spelling instruction. The course is a minimum of thirty hours and there will be required readings. The course will include the following components:

  • The principles of the Orton-Gillingham Approach
  • The nature of the dyslexic learner
  • The structure of the English language
  • Phonology
  • The development of vocabulary and reading comprehension
  • The sequence of reading and spelling instruction
  • General understanding the reading acquisition
  • How to write an Orton-Gillingham lesson plan

Cost: $700 – Course tuition does not include textbooks or the teacher provided materials (a course notebook and cards).  A $350 non-refundable deposit is due with registration.  A $100 materials fee will be due on the first day of class.

Course Instructor: Anne Vickers, Accredited Training Fellow, AOGPE

Contact: Catherine Hagberg at chagberg@tridentacademy.com or 843-884-7046.

More About Instructor

Anne Vickers is an accredited Training Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE). Anne served as Head of Sandhills School in Columbia, South Carolina for seventeen years from 2001-2018. Since her retirement in 2018, Anne has been working as a consultant with administrators, parents, teachers and students in schools that offer programs for students with dyslexia and other learning differences.

Ms. Vickers began her career in education over forty years ago. She graduated from the College of Charleston in 1977, and then received a Master of Education in Special Education from the College of Charleston in 1982. Since then, Ms. Vickers has dedicated her entire career to teaching students who learn differently. Ms. Vickers became a Fellow of the AOGPE in 1995. She had the great fortune of working closely with two of the pioneers in AGOPE, Dr. Lucia R. Karnes and Diana H. King. She has conducted numerous Orton-Gillingham training seminars for teachers, parents and administrators.

Ms. Vickers has served on many boards catering to the needs of dyslexic people. She has been a speaker at local, regional and national conferences.


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