Acquire skills needed to teach children with learning difficulties through our intensive hands-on course, specially taught by Ron Yoshimoto - a Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (USA), Master Trainer who has conducted training in Hawaii, continental U.S, Canada and Singapore.

The OG Training Course consists of lectures, class/ lesson plan preparation and a distance-learning component. Participants will be given readings and other materials to study and review prior to the actual course dates. Topics covered will prepare participants to teach students from kindergarten to secondary level, reading, writing, spelling and comprehension. Successful completion of this 60-hour course meets the Academy’s partial requirement for the English certification.

This programme is designed for

• Educators in the mainstream and special education sector
• Parents of children with learning difficulties
• Professionals in the childrens’ health sector (i.e pediatricians, child psychologists, language therapists etc)
• Individuals seeking a career in educational therapy

What is taught in the Orton-Gillingham Training Course?

• Definition of dyslexia, and its effects on language learning
• Biological and neurological underpinnings of Dyslexia
• Basic Assessment
• Structure of English Language
• Sound-symbol relationships
• Syllable types and division
• Morphemes
• Spelling generalizations
• Spelling rules
• Handwriting
  

Next intake: 28 Nov to 2 Dec 2011 (Monday to Friday)
Venue: San Yu Adventist School
299 Thomson Road (near Novena MRT)
Time: 8am - 4pm

Registration fee: S$350.00 (non-refundable)
Course fee : S$2,500.00 (includes materials)
Total Fees Payable : S$2,850.00

Materials given include more than 9,000 worksheets on CD-rom, complete phonogram deck cards, morpheme cards, DVD on phonogram sounds and all required course readings.

*Applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Candidates may have to undergo an interview. Adam State College in Colorado has authorized Ronald Yoshimoto to offer the OG course at the MSL Centre for graduate level credits. Individuals having a Bachelors degree will be able to receive three graduate level credits upon completion of the course.

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Only limited vacancies available! Register early to avoid disappointment.

Please contact us at 6733 4188 for further enquiries.