Introduction to Structured Literacy & Orton-Gillingham Approaches to Learning to Read
DATE: Saturday October 22, 29, and November 5 (9am - 12noon)
Syllabus:
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The Science of Reading
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The Simple View of Reading, Scarborough's Reading Rope, and other frameworks for understanding language & literacy
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Language Comprehension (vs Reading Comprehension)
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The critical role of Knowledge Building
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Overview of Language Comprehension, Phonology, Orthography, and Morphology
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Word Recognition and Orthographic mapping: What works? What looks like it is working, but is not?
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Overview of Dyslexia & DLD, & differences in brain structure and function
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Phonology in depth
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Culturally responsive challenges with phonology
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Phonemic Awareness Assessments
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The alphabet as a whole
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Mastering sound-letter connections through visual/auditory/kinesthetic/tactile tracing & printing
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Orthography in depth
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Short vowel confusion and how to differentiate short vowels
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Blending cvc words automatically & effortlessly
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6 types of syllables and syllable division
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Wild Words (words that do not follow the rules)
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3 Main Spelling Rules
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Scopes and sequences & decodable text to match
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Parts of a Foundational Word Reading Skills Lesson Plan
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Activities/Games for Introducing new spelling patterns
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Simultaneous Oral Spelling (SOS) (printing words)
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Writing at the sentence level
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Decodable text
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Reading Comprehension (moving from skills to building knowledge)
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Routines, scripts, & timing for small and large group lessons
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Teaching online
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Morphology in depth
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Multi-linguistic strategies for integrating phonology, orthography, morphology, and language comprehension
- Fluency - the bridge to reading comprehension
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Oral Reading Fluency Assessments
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Vocabulary building
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Knowledge-Based approach to Writing
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Special concerns for students with Dyslexia and DLD
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Resources, blogs, books, researchers, training, and organizations to support your learning journey