Phonics First® Level I
PREREQUISITE
None
COURSE HOURS
30 hours
APPROPRIATE AUDIENCE
Kindergarten through 3rd grade: General Education (Tier 1: Whole class or small group)
4th & 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)
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.
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 two Graduate Credits (Ashland University)
