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The IMSE Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Plus: 3 Day Virtual 18 hour Course is a hands-on, interactive class that provides an understanding of IMSE’s enhanced Orton-Gillingham and the knowledge and tools necessary to apply it in the classroom through IMSE’s foundational reading skills curriculum for students performing at a Preschool-Kindergarten or very early Grade 1 level.

This course contains content for the following concepts: basic consonant and short vowel sounds; common digraphs; the “-ss,-ll,-ff,-zz” spelling rule; compound words; long vowel sounds spelled with the vowels “a, e, i, o, and u”; and syllable division for the first two syllable types (Closed and Open) and patterns (VC/CV and V/CV). Participants are provided with a prerequisite video that discusses course supplies. Reading assignments include information regarding the structure and foundation of the English language and the research that comprises the science of reading, RTI, and dyslexia. 

After completing the live, virtual course, teachers will be able to assess and teach students in the areas of phonological skills, phonics/word recognition, spelling, and writing. The curriculum materials and training provided in the course will equip teachers to implement IMSE’s foundational reading skills curriculum, grounded in the principles of Structured Literacy, in all instructional tiers. The Comprehensive OG Plus 3 Day Course: is appropriate for teachers whose students are emergent and beginning readers, as well as readers struggling with word recognition. 

This course is appropriate for Preschool-Kindergarten and early Grade 1 general and special education teachers, literacy coaches, interventionists and beyond whose students require instruction in word-recognition skills (e.g., phonology, decoding, spelling). This course can also be taken by any educator who wants to learn more about instruction in phonology and orthography. 

Materials Provided by IMSE: (will be shipped to your home address)

● IMSE’s Comprehensive OG Plus Teacher Training Manual

● IMSE’s Comprehensive OG Plus Originals (PDF) 

● IMSE’s Comprehensive OG Plus Teacher Guides (K-1)

● Interventions for All: Phonological Awareness by Yvette Zgonc

● Syllable Division Teacher Guide by the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education

● Phoneme/Grapheme Card Pack by the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education 

● Syllable Division Posters by the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education

● Comprehensive OG Plus Practice Packet 

● Sets 1 and 2 Decodable Readers Fiction Volume 1 (PDF) 

● IMSE Blending Board 

● Procedural Routine Flip Chart 

● IMSE’s Interactive OG 2.0 (free access for one year) 

● Access to IMSE’s Resource Portal Training 

Technology Requirements: The attendees must have the following capabilities:

● Computer with a camera and speaker (cannot be iPhone or iPad) 

● Good connectivity with WiFi 

● Quiet place to work 

● One person per device, per room policy PLEASE NOTE for virtual training, participants must adhere to a "one-person per device, per room policy" to ensure the quality of the training and full participation. Large groups sharing a single screen will be asked to disband immediately, which can cause disruption to the training agenda. We thank you in advance for your cooperation in adhering to this very important policy.

Participants will need to have available the following supplies for the first day of training: 

● Sticky notes ● Yellow Highlighter ● Additional highlighter (different color) 

Cost: $150 per person (a scholarship for the remainder $850 per person will be paid by Area 5 McKinney Vento Homeless funds)

This course is limited to the first 30 participants to register. A wait list will be available after maximum is reached.

Registration deadline: May 2, 2025 (Any cancellations after the deadline will be charged the $150 registration fee.)

This training will be held virtually on June 16 - 18, 2025. Each participant will receive 18 PD Hours upon completion of the course. You must attend all 3 days for the full time. (6 hours of instruction per day)