Education

We are fortunate to have two Orton-Gillingham training programs available in the Greater Cincinnati Area. Each program provides opportunities to learn the Orton-Gillingham (O-G) approach to teaching reading. One program is offered through the Children’s Dyslexia Centers, and the other is offered in cooperation with Mayerson Academy. The opportunity to earn graduate credit from The College of Mount St. Joseph is available for both training programs. Below is information pertaining to each course:

O-G....What Is It?

 

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Children’s Dyslexia Centers’ Course

The Cincinnati and Norwood locations of the Children’s Dyslexia Centers combine each summer to offer Initial Level Orton-Gillingham Tutor Training, This year’s training begins Tuesday, June 14, 2011.This course is accredited by IMSLEC (International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council), which is a body that accredits Orton-Gillingham courses.

Course set-up:

· Applications for the course are available by January and due March 1. Applicants are interviewed by the Center Directors in early spring, who choose 4 or 5 applicants for each Center as scholars for the year-long tutor-training practicum.

·  A fourteen-day introduction in the summer  includes twelve supervised practicum lessons. The 2011 summer course will take place at the Cincinnati Learning Center from June 14-July 7. University credit is available through The College of Mount St. Joseph.

Upon completion of the summer course, half of the scholars are assigned to the Cincinnati Center and half are assigned to the Norwood Center to complete the school year component of the practicum. From early September through early May, each scholar receives invaluable supervised guidance and feedback while fulfilling the requirement of tutoring two children twice a week. The training also includes mandatory attendance at four Saturday lectures (two each semester) at the Norwood Center.

· Scottish Rite Initial Level Certification is awarded at the end of the year to those fulfilling the requirements. This certification is required for anyone seeking future employment at the Children’s Dyslexia Centers.

The Scottish Rite Masons generously underwrite this course, which is designed to mutually benefit the scholars and the Children’s Dyslexia Centers. By offering free Initial Level Orton-Gillingham tutor training, our Centers are able to service many more children. A fee is charged for the materials and for the required background check. The course is limited to 4-5 participants per Center.

Graduate credit from The College of Mount St. Joseph is available for the summer portion of the course for $597 ($199 per credit hour).

Applications and additional information are available on the website: CLCdyslexia.com.

For additional information, please contact either:

Sara Harig: Norwood Director,

Children’s Dyslexia Center

(513) 351-4780

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Cathie Arnold:  Cincinnati Director,

Childre’s Dyslexia Center

(513) 562-2665

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**The Children’s Dyslexia  Centers are proud recipients of the Dater Foundation’s commitment to education in the tri-state
 
The Mayerson Academy Course

The Orton Gillingham Practicum Course,  Summer 2012

Mayerson Academy will offer Orton-Gillingham multisensory reading training for classroom teachers or anyone with a bachelor’s degree who is interested in the O/G philosophy.  Two separate courses will be offered, one in June and one in July. The undergrad degree need not be in the field of education.  This practicum course provides instruction in the philosophy and teaching techniques involved in an Orton Gillingham approach for teaching reading, writing and spelling, including both content of lessons and method of delivery.

Teachers receive instruction in the components needed for an Orton-Gilllingham lesson and the opportunity to plan and teach lessons under the supervision of an experienced Orton-Gillingham practitioner.  Class participants will learn the basic phonetic structure of the English language, which includes sound/symbol associations; multiple spelling possibilities; rules for adding suffixes, syllable patterns, syllable division and spelling generalizations. Opportunities for implementation will be provided daily as participants tutor children, putting into practice the knowledge they are gaining from the course.

The dates for the 2012 practicum courses are:

June Course:

June 6, 7, 8               (W -F)

 (8:00-3:30)
June 11, 12, 13, 14  (M - Th) (8:00-3:15)
June 18, 19, 20, 21  (M - Th) (8:00-3:15)

June 25, 26, 27, 28  (M - Th)

 (8:00-3:15)

July Course:

July 2, 3, 5                (M, T, Th)          (8:00-3:30)

July 9, 10, 11, 12      (M - Th)             (8:00-3:15)

July 16, 17, 18, 19    (M - Th)             (8:00-3:15)

July 23, 24, 25, 26    (M - Th)             (8:00-3:15)

Instruction will be at Mayerson Academy on the first three days of each class. On the other dates, the practicum will be at Douglas Elementary School (June course) from 8:00a.m.to 12:15, and instruction will be at Mayerson from 1:15 to 3:15 p.m.  The site for the July practicum has not yet been finalized but all instruction will be held at Mayerson Academy.

The cost of the course is $1050 which includes all materials.  You can register for the course at the Mayerson website, www.mayersonacademy.org or download the registration form from this site.  Partial scholarships from OVB/IDA are available. Download the scholarship from this site or contact Kathy McKee, president of the Ohio Valley Branch of IDA,  at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Preference will be given to full-time teachers.

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Mayerson Academy/Mt. St. Joseph's Programs

Mayerson Academy is a not-for-profit institution which is funded primarily by the Mayerson Foundation and other philanthropic organizations in the Greater

Cincinnati Area. Its primary goal is teacher development, and the Academy works closely with Cincinnati Public Schools. However, this course is open to teachers from all schools and anyone with a bachelor’s degree who is interested in learning multisensory teaching methods.

Mayerson Academy is located at 2650 Highland Avenue in Clifton.

Information Sessions are scheduled for the teachers who are interested ingetting the Reading Endorsement through the Science of Reading Partnerships

(SOR) between Mount St. Joseph's College and Mayerson Academy.

See the Flier.

Flier for the Information Sessions

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 Registration Form for SOR

For Information Contact:

Sonia Milrod, Mayerson Academy

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Amy Murdoch, College of Mt. St. Joseph:

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Kathy McKee, President of the Ohio Valley Branch

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