ORTON-GILLINGHAM REFRESHER COURSES

Course: Orton Gillingham Refresher Course Level 1

Hours: 6-8 Hours

Certificate Bearing: Yes, Course Certificate 

Certification Provided: Yes

Course Type:Instructor Led, Virtual or Self-Guided 

Best For: Teachers Instructing in Grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Special Education Teachers, Intervention Teachers, and more.

Description:
This refresher course strengthens foundational OG skills for teachers working in early literacy classrooms. Participants revisit the OG lesson framework, practice phonemic awareness and phonics routines, and sharpen their multisensory teaching strategies. Special focus is given to early intervention and adapting OG practices for beginning readers.

Brief Outline:

• OG Principles & Lesson Structure: explicit, sequential, multisensory routines
   
• Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: blending, segmenting, decoding practice
   
• Multisensory Activities: sand trays, letter tiles, say-tap-write techniques
   
• Error Correction: routines for immediate feedback
   
• Differentiation: supporting struggling readers while extending for advanced students
   

Materials Provided:

• OG lesson framework chart
   
• Phonics drill deck (sample set)
   
• Phonemic awareness activity guide
   
• Multisensory practice toolkit list (tiles, trays, manipulatives)
   
• Error correction routine handout
   
• Differentiation lesson template

Course: Orton Gillingham Refresher Course Level 2

Hours: 6-8 Hours

Certificate Bearing: Yes, Course Certificate 

Certification Provided: 

Course Type:Instructor Led On-Site, Virtual or Self-Guided 

Best For: Teachers who have already been trained in Orton-Gillingham and are seeking a skills upgrade. It is also great for those Instructing in Grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Special Education Teachers, Intervention Teachers, and more.

Description:
Tailored for teachers in upper elementary and middle grades, this refresher builds on OG training with a focus on morphology, advanced decoding, and structured writing. Participants will practice adapting grade-level content and leave with tools to maintain fidelity while meeting the needs of diverse learners.

Brief Outline:

• OG Principles Review: reinforcing explicit, diagnostic, multisensory teaching
   
• Morphology & Vocabulary: prefixes, suffixes, roots for vocabulary growth
   
• Reading & Writing Integration: sentence combining, structured essay scaffolds
   
• Multisensory & Error Correction: applying OG routines with older students
   
• Curriculum Integration: embedding OG into content-area subjects (ELA, science, social studies)
   
• Fidelity & Monitoring: checklists and progress-tracking templates
   

Materials Provided:

• Morphology flashcards (roots, prefixes, suffixes)
   
• Sample adapted content passages for middle grades
   
• Writing graphic organizers and scaffolds
   
• Differentiation planning templates
   
• Fidelity observation checklist
   
• Progress monitoring template