Phonics First® Level I - Self-Paced

Phonics First® Level I - Self-Paced

Prerequisite: None

Appropriate Audience:

• Kindergarten through 3rd grade: General Education (Tier 1: Small group)

• 4-th & 5th grade: General Education (Tier 1: Small group)

• Kindergarten through 5th grade: Special Education, intervention, resource (Tiers 2 & 3: Small group or one-on-one)

ALREADY STRUCTURES® TRAINED?

Instead of taking the Phonics First® course, which is a mirror of the Structures® course, we strongly recommend taking the Level II course instead. Level II includes Phonics First® materials, details on teaching Phonics First®, and much more.  LEARN ABOUT the LEVEL II COURSE here.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This comprehensive and highly intensive course qualifies teachers to bring 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.

The Phonics First® Level I Self-Paced course covers all the multisensory training content of the in-person course in an interactive and flexible online format. Teachers will actively participate in learning modules and connect with Phonics First® Instructors as they learn how to effectively incorporate Orton-Gillingham instruction into their classrooms or small-groups.

NEW FEATURE: Course participants receive one-year, online access to the Phonics First® 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 and advanced phonetic concepts for decoding and encoding

• A Three-Part Drill for structured review

• Tactile/kinesthetic spelling techniques for phonetic and non-phonetic words

• Syllabication for multisyllabic words (8 Syllable Types/3 Syllable Patterns)

• Higher-level spelling skills

• Oral reading/connected text fluency

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® phonics (decoding and encoding) content to kindergarten through 5th grade students at all Tiers

• Be eligible for Level II and to apply for Brainspring’s nationally recognized certification program

•  Be eligible to purchase Graduate Credits from select universities. Learn more here.

Course Hours: 30-32

Self-paced professional development allows educators to receive training on their own schedule (within established start and end dates). To promote fidelity, course information is easy to engage with through built-in interactions, activities, and practice assignments with personalized feedback. Our Instructors are available to answer questions via email.

Schedule:
All Self-Paced Online Professional Development courses are released on a semi-monthly schedule. Participants have 45 days to complete the course.

Contact us to discuss your state requirements for dyslexia and other literacy initiatives.

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