Orton-Gillingham Training
A class to train tutors is currently scheduled to begin on April 4th through May 4th. The course will be taught from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings with other sessions held on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enrollees are expected to attend on Tuesdays and on Saturdays.
Please contact ETC let us know of your interest. Prospective tutors must come to the center for an interview and to do an observation of our one on one tutoring style. A $50 non-refundable fee is then needed to hold one of the 6 slots open in this class. This fee will then be applied toward the total class fee.
Total Class Fee of $400
Multisensory, sequential teaching will be the core of the ideas taught in this intense class. Participants will understand phonological awareness and how to teach the concepts of words, syllables, sounds, and rhymes. Lessons are designed to take you from the simple word to the complexities of prefixes, roots, and suffixes. The class is taught in a multisensory, cumulative and logical manner--just as we do with all our students. Our students with reading and spelling disabilities learn best if taught to their intelligence. Participants will learn how to teach spelling rules, syllabication rules, and non-phonetic words to the learner who has not mastered these skills. It is not just what we teach, but how we teach. During this two week course, you will be introduced to a multitude of time proven methods to increase literacy skills.
The cost of this class is $400 dollars. A $50 non-refundable materials fee will hold your place in this class. These materials will include a reference manual, a tutoring deck of cards for reference, and other miscellaneous materials. The balance of $350 is due the first day of class. Sorry, we do not accept credit cards at this time.
This class will be taught at the Educational Therapy Center in Parkville, MO. Parkville is a northland suburb of Kansas City. The instructor will be Lorrie Wolf who is a certified member of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham.
