Phonics First® Primary - In-Person
Prerequisite: None
Appropriate Audience:
- Kindergarten through 1st grade: General Education (Tier 1: Whole class or small group)
- Kindergarten through 1st grade Special Education, intervention, resource (Tier 2 & 3: Small group or on-on-one)
This course qualifies teachers to bring beginning-level Orton-Gillingham multisensory instruction to their classrooms. Phonics First® transforms beginning, struggling, at-risk readers, and students with dyslexia and learning differences into skilled learners through our effective, fun, multisensory approach to reading and spelling.
NEW FEATURE: Course participants receive one-year, online access to the Primary® Course Review. This on-demand access allows teachers to review content, skills and strategies for all lesson components.
Participants learn to teach:
- Alphabet and phonological awareness strategies
- Basic phonetic concepts for decoding and encoding
- A Three-Part Drill for structured review
- Tactile/kinesthetic spelling techniques for phonetic and non-phonetic words
- Beginning oral reading/connected text fluency
- Introductory Syllabication for multisyllabic words
Additional benefits:
- Guidance with lesson planning and classroom implementation
- Opportunities for hands-on lesson practice with other participants
- Emphasis on teaching reading to beginning, struggling, at-risk readers, and students with dyslexia and learning differences using Orton-Gillingham methodology
- Complimentary Brainspring Members Area Access: reproducible lesson resources and activities
Upon completion, participants will:
- Receive a document of completion
- Be prepared to teach Phonics First® to students in Kindergarten through 1st Grade
- Be eligible for the Phonics First® Level I Completion Course
- Be eligible to purchase one Graduate Credit (Ashland University)
Course Hours: 18
A Brainspring Instructor comes to your school or district and provides onsite professional development. The instructor works directly with teachers, in a group setting, to facilitate hands-on instruction, so each teacher has the opportunity to learn to utilize and implement the program correctly.
Minimum Number of Participants: 15
To complete the remaining 12 hours of Level I, enroll in the Phonics First® Level I Completion course. Contact our Partnerships team for details: 800-732-3211
Don’t see a date that works for you?
Contact us to set up a private course for your school/district or to discuss your state's requirements for dyslexia and other literacy initiatives.
Phonics First® Primary - In-Person Course Materials
- Phonics First® Curriculum Guide
- Phonics First® Course Manual
- Phonics First® Classroom Card Pack
- Phonics First® Lesson Strategy Cards
- Phonics First® Syllabication Cards
- 1 Pound Magic Sand®
- 1 Sand Tray with Sand Tray Bag
- 1 Answer Board, Marker, and Eraser
- 1 Box of Red Crayons
- 1 Red Word Screen
