COURSE Morphology: Greek, Latin, Roots Overview
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30 hours
Kindergarten through 3rd grade: General Education (Tier 1: Whole class or small group)
4th & 5th grade: General Education (Tier 1: Small group)
4th & 5th grade: General Education (Tier 1: Small group)
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.
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.
- Alphabet and phonemic 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)
- Oral reading/connected text fluency
- Higher-level spelling skills
- 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
- Receive a document of completion
- Be eligible for Level II and to apply for Brainspring’s nationally recognized certification program
- Be prepared to teach all Phonics First phonics (decoding and encoding) content to kindergarten through 5th grade students at all Tiers.
- Be eligible to purchase Graduate Credits from select universities. Learn more here.
Per IMSLEC, our accrediting body, Level I and Level II courses taken in-person or via our Livestream online format may be applied to certification. Please Note: This does not apply to our self-paced courses.