top of page

Invigorate Education Orton-Gillingham Services

We offer both training and tutoring services in the discipline of Orton-Gillingham. Orton-Gillingham is one of the most respected and widely known reading programs, It provides reading skills for those who are learning (instructional) and those who could use a boost in their reading skills (intervention).

​

The Invigorate Education Orton-Gillingham training programs are offered both online and on-site (postponed due to Covid-19 precautions). We offer introductory (refresher), intermediate, and comprehensive Orton-Gillingham training for individuals and groups of all sizes.

​

Please see the chart below for specific concepts and methods taught based on the course level.
It is important to note that our Asynchronous course is only offered in the comprehensive format. All other courses are available in the introductory (refresher), Intermediate or comprehensive course level format.

​

Download sample lesson plans

Sample Lesson Plan Level 1:

Sample Lesson Plan Level 2:

Sample Scope and Sequence Level 1:

Orton-Gillingham Training Online/Self-Paced Orton-Gillingham Training

Orton-Gillingham online is one of our most popular and most convenient options for Orton-Gillingham Training.  We offer 2 levels of self-paced training online, our beginner or refresher course for Orton-Gillingham, and our more advanced Introduction to Orton-Gillingham Course. Each course is designed to give you a solid foundation to begin your Orton-Gillingham teaching. We usually suggest our more advanced course Introduction to Orton-Gillingham for teachers who are not already providing intervention services, newer teachers, those unfamiliar with the basics of how to teach reading and/or those who are looking to become Orton-Gillingham certified. Our online courses contain text, video, and audio to help facilitate learning and retention. We are sure to model methods.

Asynchronous learning

(Self-Paced with Days of Live Training)

The Asynchronous course is developed so that those being trained can work through some of the course modules on their own very similarly to the self-paced 32- Hour Orton-Gillingham training. The benefit of Asynchronous training is having the option to also have Orton-Gillingham teaching methods modeled live. Participants are required to be present for anywhere between 1-2 days (days and times vary) for live instruction and modeling of the Orton-Gillingham principles and methods of instruction. The days and times are scheduled beforehand, and materials are attached to the online course. The Asynchronous course and 2-Day Live-Online training are not interchangeable.

Orton-Gillingham Training On-Site/ Live-Online

Orton-Gillingham training on-site is usually done on school premises or at your school district. On-Site training is offered all throughout the school year and is offered in 2 lengths.
Live-Online training is completed in front of an internet ready computer. Each day follows a scheduled structure and is facilitated by an Orton-Gillingham Instructor.

Outline of topic coverage for Orton-Gillingham Online and On-Site Training

2-Day Orton-Gillingham training is a basics course and meant for those who have some background in reading intervention, those looking to “refresh” their skills, and those who are not seeking certification.

​

3-Day Orton-Gillingham is an extension of the 2-Day training, but covers more topics and covers those topics with more depth. 3- Day training is best for those looking to start teaching quickly and for those who are interested in using the Orton-Gillingham program for whole classroom instruction or group instruction.

​

4-Day Orton-Gillingham training is best for those who are looking to become certified, those who are teaching in a high needs area (special education, reading intervention, remedial teacher,` etc.), and those looking for an in-depth description of the Orton-Gillingham Method. 4-Day Orton-Gillingham training is the first step in the certification process and provides advanced instruction in multiple Orton-Gillingham methodologies. 

 

For exact coverage, please see below.

2-Day Training (16 hours)

  • Phonics

  • Phonemic awareness

  • Lesson Plan Development

  • Testing (Pre & Post Level)

  • Scope and Sequence

  • Fidelity practice to ensure correct methodology

3-Day Training (24 hours)

Everything included in 2 Day  training, plus:

  • Morphology

  • Handwriting Development

  • Cursive and Non-Cursive Writing

  • Dictionary Technique

  • Syllabication

  • Fidelity practice to ensure methodology

4-Day Training (32 hours)

Everything included in 2 & 3-day training, plus:

  • Advanced Morphology

  • Advanced syllabication

  • Dyslexia & Reading difficulty coverage

  • Fluency

  • Curriculum and lesson plan development

  • Fidelity practice to ensure correct methodology

  • Dual-Language Instruction using the Orton-Gillingham Method- English-Spanish

Foundations of Reading: Best for Grades Pre-K-3

Appropriate for Tier 1 and Tier 2 in RTI

What’s Covered:

Background knowledge and understanding of the research-based why and how of the Invigorate Education Orton-Gillingham Instructional program

  • Identify the key skills taught in a Level 1 Orton-Gillingham Training Course which include:

  • phonemic awareness

  • the alphabetic principle

  • sound mastery; ways to form the key linkages—letter name, letter formation, and the sound represented by the letter(s)

  • vocabulary; high frequency/trick words; fluency; comprehension strategies; manuscript handwriting, spelling, and Punctuation.

Understand the principles of Level 1 Orton-Gillingham Instruction direct, sequential, multi-sensory, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning methods with repetition and immediate feedback for students during lessons and individual student work components.

​

Prepare Lesson plans for a multitude of different group types in grades Pre-K through 2.

Build a learning-focused classroom by maximizing reading instructional time, learning lesson activities, using questioning to guide student learning and mastery of topics and concepts, and encouraging craftsmanship for optimum outcomes.

Advanced Morphology Course Part 1:

Understand the principles of Level 1/2 Orton-Gillingham Instruction direct, sequential, multi-sensory, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning methods with repetition and immediate feedback for students during lessons and individual student work components.

Prepare Lesson plans for many different group types in grades 3-6.

Build a learning-focused classroom by maximizing reading instructional time, learning lesson activities, using questioning to guide student learning and mastery of topics and concepts, and encouraging craftsmanship for optimum outcomes.

Perfect for those instructing in reading in grades 3-6

  1. Intro to English Grammar

    • Clauses

    • Sentences

    • Phrases

    • Complementation and modification

    • Words

    • Sounds and spelling

    • Morphemes

    • Parts of speech

    • Regular and irregular forms

    • Grammatical categories

    • Form, function, and meaning​​

  2. Phonetics and Phonology

    • Articulatory phonetics

    • Consonants

    • Vowels

    • Syllables and feet

    • Phonology

    • Phonemes

    • Allophones

    • Phonological rules

  3. Morphology and Word Formation

    • Words and morphemes

    • Morphemes, allomorphs and morphs

    • Words

    • Registers and words

    • The internal structure of complex words

    • Classifying words by their morphological properties

  4. The major parts of speech

    1. Nouns

    2. Verbs

    3. Adjectives

    4. Adverbs

  5. ​Minor parts of Speech

    • Pronouns

    • Articles

    • Auxiliary verbs

    • Prepositions

    • Intensifiers

    • Conjunctions

Advanced Morphology Course Part 1:

Understand the principles of Level 1/2 Orton-Gillingham Instruction direct, sequential, multi-sensory, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning methods with repetition and immediate feedback for students during lessons and individual student work components.

Prepare Lesson plans for many different group types in grades 5-8.

​

Build a learning-focused classroom by maximizing reading instructional time, learning lesson activities, using questioning to guide student learning and mastery of topics and concepts, and encouraging craftsmanship for optimum outcomes.

​

Perfect for those teaching the upper elementary school grades (4-5) and those instructing in reading intervention in junior high/middle school grades 5-8.

  1. ​Word Meaning

    • Dictionary entries

    • Mental Dictionaries

  2. Phrases

    • What’s a phrase

    • Modification and complementation

    • The adverb phrase

    • The Prepositional Phrase

    • The adjective Phrase

    • The noun phrase

    • The verb Phrase

  3. Basic Clause patterns

    • Elements of the clause

    • Subject

    • Semantic roles

    • Auxillary verbs

    • Tense and Aspect

    • Basic clause patterns

    • Time and tense

  4. Modification of Basic Clause Patterns

    • Movement

    • Assignment of semantic roles

    • Deletion

    • Insertion

    • Passive

  5. Multi-Clause Sentences

    • Recursion

    • Complex sentences

    • Finite VS. Non-Finite clauses

    • Coordination

    • M.I.- Restructuring

    • Sentence Type

Functional Behavioral Assessment Training

A functional behavioral assessment is an integral part of the education of many students, especially those who are exhibiting abnormal/unsavory/unwanted behavior. The FBA’ is part of an ongoing plan of intervention and can be used in conjunction with an IEP and/or 504 Plan.

 

The Goals of an FBA is to help understand the reasons why the child is exhibiting a problem or multiple problem behaviors, what the problem behaviors are, what is needed to rectify/change/replace the problem behavior,  the goal the behavior is supposed to meet and why/when the behaviors become most pervasive.

 

Participants involved in FBA training will receive all pertinent forms and record-keeping paperwork meant to be used to prepare the FBA with fidelity and thoroughness.

The Form Set will Include the following Sections:

  1. Student

  2. Teacher

  3. Parent

  4. Practitioner

  5. Peer

  6. Setting

  7. Target Behavior

  8. Administrative Oversight Forms

Because implementing an FBA is also an evidence-based practice, FBAs can be used to effectively address academic, adaptive, behavior, communication, and school readiness outcomes. FBAs are appropriate for students across all ages and grades including early intervention ages (0-2) and high school ages(14-22).

​

The FBA can be used by a multitude of professionals in the school/intervention setting including principals, administrators, teachers, special educators, therapists, paraprofessionals, teacher assistants, and early intervention specialists.

​

The FBA serves as a prerequisite to a Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP) and can occur as a part of a full-encompassing plan of action to help address non-productive behavior in classroom, extracurricular, and home settings.

​

FBP training is useful for all personnel within a school who directly interact with students in a classroom or intervention setting.

What's covered during the Functional Behavior Plan Training

  • How to define the target behaviors in specific terms

  • Collecting information on possible functions of the target behavior

    1. Direct and Indirect measures

    2. Check the accuracy of behavior measurements

  • How to categorize behavior 

    • Is it linked to a skill deficit?

    • Is it linked to a performance deficit?

  • Analyze information to Form a Hypothesis using either conjecture or presumed function

  • Devising Interventions and/or developing a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)

  • How to observe behaviors in multiple settings

  • How to complete forms for maximum effectiveness

What participants receive

  • Assessment Workbook

  • Assessment Forms

  • Surveying Forms

  • Administrator Forms

  • Administrator Fidelity Checklists, Surveys and Forms

  • Digital Access to record keeping, implementation input

  • Team Development for FBA implementation and governance

***Additional Supplement 90-day On-Going FBA implementation support

  • Practice Evaluation

  • Teacher Implementation Support

  • Teacher Interviews and Support

  • Immediate programmatical feedback

  • Support for programmatical issues and concerns

  • Consistent program evaluation for fidelity in implementation and re-evaluation of practices

Materials are Included in Course pricing and are delivered virtually. 

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Social Emotional Learning encompasses many things, but the overall main concerns for SEL rest on the notion that educating the whole child should include academic learning with developed curriculums, core learning competencies, and standardized testing while simultaneously educating the child considering all of  the necessary social-emotional learning that would also include the abilities to be able to:

​

  • Develop healthy personal relationships 

  • Treat others with respect and dignity

  • Develop the cognition to solve problems and think creatively

  • Succeed in postsecondary education and the labor market

  • And, be a contributing citizen to society and democracy

SEL Training is broken down into levels based on grade as children, adolescents, and young adults are experiencing very different aspects of social-emotional learning. SEL training and instruction is an EBP. Using SEL across the grades with fidelity often means revisiting some of the same or previously taught subjects and topics with increasing levels of difficulty and relevance to their particular stage of life.

What’s Covered During Social-Emotional Learning Training

  • Executive Functioning

  • How to Implement SEL techniques within all classrooms including specials and homeroom

  • The 5 Competence clusters and the subsets for each cluster based on age/grade level

  • Self-Awareness

    • ​Strengths and limitations, bias awareness, how to develop personal and collective goals

  • Self-Management

    • ​Delaying gratification, stress management, impulse control, perseverance

  • Social Awareness

    • Understanding others’ perspectives, empathy, compassion, behavior in a variety of settings

  • Relationship Skills

    • How to develop and maintain healthy relationships, navigating diverse settings of groups and people, clear communication, active listening, constructive conflict

  • Responsible Decision Making

    • Making constructive choices, benefits, consequences, ethics, safety

What’s Covered During Social-Emotional Learning Training

  • Instructor Workbook

  • Grade-ready scope and sequence

  • Grade-ready direct lessons for teachers

  • Grade-ready direct lessons for implementing SEL into established curriculums

  • Administrator evaluations and checklists for implementation fidelity

  • Student diagnostic measures

  • Instruction Modeling

  • Teacher, Student, Administrator and Parent Surveys

***Additional Supplement 90-day On-Going SEL implementation support

  • Practice Evaluation

  • Teacher Implementation Support

  • Teacher Interviews and Support

  • Immediate programmatical feedback

  • Support for programmatical issues and concerns

  • Consistent program evaluation for fidelity in implementation and re-evaluation of practices

new-2.jpg

For children and young adults- NC

Orton-Gillingham Reading Intervention

Orton-Gillingham tutoring and direct instruction provided one-on-one in-home and in small groups at our New York City or North Carolina offices.
Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. All materials are provided and students are provided with pre/post-tests, an online portfolio of work, even down the opens and please contact us directly for the schedule of classes or to find out more information.

bottom of page