Orton-Gillingham (OG)
Multi-sensory Structured Literacy Part 2
Online Course
The focus of Part 2 course is the instruction of advanced theoretical knowledge and practical skills that can be implemented directly into your therapeutic practice for individuals, small groups or classrooms.
A comprehensive set of materials and manual is included in the course. Each participant will receive a 3-month membership to the Great Word House™ interactive lesson planning resource. You may begin your practicum immediately after completing this course. Part 1 is a pre-requisite for Part 2 if you are pursuing Orton-Gillingham Structured Literacy Teacher certification.
In this 40-hour course trainees will learn:
- Stages of Spelling and Writing Development
- Teaching 2-syllable words, with affixes
- Intake Screening
- Creating a Student Profile
- Standardized and Criterion Referenced Testing
- Written Expression: Grammar, Syntax, Sentences, Paragraphs
- Expository and Narrative Writing
- Latin Morphology: Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots
- Advanced Multisensory Structured Language Techniques
- Reading, Writing Research-based Best Practices
- Text Analysis and Differentiation
- Advanced OG Lesson Planning

Practicum
OG Structured Literacy Teacher (OGSL)
Part 2 Scope and Sequence
The sequence described below may vary depending on the prior training of the participants.
Module 1
- Models of Reading Skill Acquisition
- Stages of Reading and Writing Development
Module 2
- Intake Screening
- Creating a Student Profile
Module 3
- Standardized Cognitive Assessment
- Psycho-educational Testing:Terminology and Interpretation
- Academic Testing
Module 4
- Review of Syllable Types
- W Effect
- Ambiguous Syllable Types
- Unusual Phoneme-Grapheme Correspondences
Module 5
- Teaching Silent Letters
- Words of Old French Origin
Module 6
- Spelling Rules
- Spelling Games
Module 7
- The Art of the Sentence
- Parts of Speech, Conjunctions
- Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex Sentences
Module 8
- The Paragraph
- Purposes of a Paragraph
Module 9
- Teaching Narrative
- Plot Structure
Module 10
- Latin Derivations
- Terminology
- Assimilated Prefixes
- Latin Roots
Module 11
- Latin Connectives
- Accent Placement
- Ligatured du and tu
Module 12
- Latin Lesson Planning
- Morphology Drills
Module 13
- Teaching Vocabulary Best Practices
- 2+ Syllable Words
- Advanced Sight Words
Module 14
- Text Analysis
- Differentiation
- Subject Specific Terminology
Module 15
- Literacy Curriculum
- Levels 1 – 14
- Presentations
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Orton-Gillingham (OG)
Multi-sensory Structured Literacy Part 2
Includes a 3-month subscription to The Great Word House™ (GWH) program.
Fall Dates:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 12th – November 2nd, 2023 (not October 31st)
6pm – 8pm