Phonics First® Primary - Self-Paced

Phonics First® Primary - Self-Paced

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)The Phonics First® Primary 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.This course qualifies teachers to bring beginning-level Orton-Gillingham multisensory instruction to their classrooms. Phonics First® transforms beginning, struggling, dyslexic and learning-disabled readers into skilled learners through our effective, fun, multisensory approach to reading and spelling.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.

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, dyslexic, and learning-disabled readers 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: 18-20

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.

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