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Brainspring's Orton-Gillingham Dyslexia Specialist Certification Process

  • 1.

    Prerequisite

    Bachelor's Degree

  • 2.

    Level I

    Phonics First®
    or Structures®
    course and exam.

  • 3.

    Three months
    of teaching
    with fidelity

    Teach students;
    practice lesson
    components.

  • 4.

    Level II

    Course
    and exam.

  • 5.

    Phonological
    awareness
    workshop

    Workshop
    and exam.

  • 6.

    Application

    Submit application.

  • 7.

    Lesson presentation
    and sound
    accuracy check

    Complete with
    Brainspring
    Instructor.

  • 8.

    Level III

    Sixty-hour supervised
    practicum with minimum
    of five observations.

Benefits

  • Teacher Benefits

    Educators acquire expertise in delivering, monitoring, and implementing a structured literacy approach to teaching reading.

  • Student Benefits

    K-12 students receive detailed, customized instruction designed to specifically meet their needs every step of the way.

  • School Benefits

    Expertise in an accredited, structured language program is critical in preventing and remediating reading failures, and strengthening overall literacy.

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