Multi Struc Lit Pract Assoc 1

Catalog description

Prior to beginning this 50-hour Associate Level practicum, the Orton Gillingham (OG) trainee must have approval from the instructor to ensure that they can complete the required hours of instruction with one child who has a diagnosis of dyslexia or extensive assessments that indicate a probable diagnosis. The OG trainee will need to write a profile of the child based on their pre- and post-assessments of the child's phonemic awareness, spelling and reading skills at the end of the second semester of the practicum. As OG trainees progress through the two-semester practicum, they will be expected to teach the concepts learned in class to one student using direct and explicit language, a multi-sensory approach, and being diagnostic and prescriptive with their student. In the first semester of practicum, the OG trainee needs to record themselves teaching two 40-60 minute lessons, including all parts of the Orton-Gillingham lesson. Having completed lessons #1-5 during the Classroom Educator practicum, this practicum starts with completing lessons #6 and #7 as back-to-back lessons. They will need to submit student work from those lessons and formal lesson plans including the words and sentences students read and spelled. OG trainees should also write a reflection at the end of each lesson on what they have learned and where future instruction should go based upon the student's successes and failures within the lesson. Once the lesson plans and videos have been reviewed by the instructor, the OG trainee will meet with the instructor to review areas of concern, answer questions, and determine which skills should be focused upon in future lessons. OG trainees will also keep a weekly log of total OG lessons taught on Google Drive which will be shared with the instructor. In this first semester of this 50-hour Associate level practicum, OG trainees need to log at least twenty-five 40-60 minute lessons with their focal student. They should write the date of each lesson, the concept introduced or reviewed, and any comments, questions, or concerns they may have. The instructor will review periodically throughout the semester and write responses. This course addresses Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading set forth by the International Dyslexia Association. EDU 5634 and EDU 5635 prepare candidates for applying to the Academy of Orton Fellows for Associate Level certification (Option B).