Meaningful Mentorship & Dynamic Training Opportunities Described Below <scroll down>

In-person + Virtual Trainings are available for schools and groups.

30- + 70- hour Orton-Gillingham Academy Science of Reading Trainings meet the legislative Literacy Training Professional Development requirement under the Georgia Early Literacy Act. (O.G.C.A 20-2-153.1: Option B). Contact me to discuss scheduling group training options.

dynamic training

orton-gillingham academy associate course

online + open to the public

Part One February 1+2 AND February 22+23, 2025 Saturdays + Sundays 8:00-3:30 EST 

Dates listed for courses are for live, synchronous coursework via Zoom. All coursework will be recorded and available for you to <re>watch via the online platform in addition to asynchronous work + additional resources.

28 synchronous hours + 7 asynchronous hours - online!

Investment: $997 (payment plans + Afterpay/Klarna available) register today! - Contact me if you need a PO for your district to pay.

✨Part Two May 2-5, 2025  Friday through Monday  8:00-3:30 EST 

Part One is a prerequisite to Part Two. If you’ve taken my “First 30 hours” through a district or elsewhere, you can register for Part Two only. otherwise contact me for other special circumstances.

28 synchronous hours + 7 asynchronous hours - online!

Investment: $997 (payment plans + Afterpay/Klarna available) register today! - Contact me if you need a PO for your district to pay.

✨Bundle Part One + Part Two✨

Investment: $1897 (payment plans + Afterpay/Klarna available) register today! - Contact me if you need a PO for your district to pay.

56 synchronous hours + 14 asynchronous hours =70 hours fulfilling the OGA Associate Coursework requirement. If you need OGA coursework credit, you’ll need to attend the live dates in their entirety. Reach out if you have questions!

Practicum is available through Meaningful Mentorship. Application required.

Expand each option below for detailed information by clicking the description or the + sign

  • This option is for folks who want to drop in to the monthly mini-masterminds. These courses contain not just content but access to a community of like-minded therapists for a whole 30 days via Voxer.

    Courses meet LIVE on the dates below 7:30-9:00pm EST.

    All courses will be recorded and available to <re>watch anytime within 30 days following the live course.

    Recordings and all work will count towards CEUs for CERI & OGA. This coursework meets the Knowledge + Practice Standards at the Certified Level + Beyond for OGA.

    Additional asynchronous work will be provided throughout the month for a total of up to 6 hours of coursework monthly.

    Investment

    Live course with Voxer access: $170 per course

    Post-Production course (all asynchronous; no Voxer access): $130 per course

    Tickets are now available for the Live classes!

    Topics for 2025:

    Feb 3, 2025 –Tiny Readers: Preschool + Early Literacy. Buy your ClassPass here.

    Feb 24, 2025 - The Latin Layer - Buy your ClassPass here.

    Mar 3, 2025 – The Value of Visuals: crafting visuals to meet the needs of your students with language + vocabulary deficits. Buy your ClassPass here.

    Mar 24, 2025 - Understanding the Psycho-Educational Profile + the OGA Profile Part One. Buy your ClassPass here.

    Apr 14, 2025 - Writing Reports: communicating progress + the OGA Profile Part Two. Buy your ClassPass here.

    June 9, 2025 - Activating the Gestalt: the importance of cuing the mind movie when students read. Buy your ClassPass here.

    July 7, 2025 - Diagnostic + Prescriptive Teaching. Buy your ClassPass here.

    July 21, 2025 - American Accenting Rules. Buy your ClassPass here.

    August 4, 2024 = Understanding Complex Profiles + Comorbidities. Buy your ClassPass here.

    Sept 8, 2025 - Semantics + Syntax for Students with Language Impairments + English Language Learners. Buy your ClassPass here.

    Dec 1 , 2025 -Classroom + Group Instruction – exploring the ELA framework to meet all literacy goals inside a classroom or small group setting. Buy your ClassPass here.

  • Refresher + Fractions

    Saturday, February 8, 2025

    8:30-2:00 EST

    Online on Zoom

    This course will be a basic refresher of addition, subtraction, multiplication, + division. Previous coursework is not a pre-requisite, but if you’ve attended a 2-day class, the first chunk will be review.

    The second half of the day will focus on how to teach fractions from basics through division, word problems, and simplification.

    Please reach out with questions!

    As always, coursework includes access to an online portal + additional resources + videos of kids in action.

    Investment: $333

    -or- 2 payments of $177

    Klarna + Afterpay are also available

    Click here to purchase your class pass.

  • This option is for folks who want to drop in to the monthly mini-masterminds. These courses contain not just content but access to a community of like-minded therapists for a whole 30 days via SLACK.

    Courses meet LIVE on the dates below 7:30-9:00pm EST.

    All courses will be recorded and available to <re>watch anytime within 30 days following the live course.

    Recordings and all work will count towards CEUs for CERI & OGA

    Additional asynchronous work will be provided throughout the month for a total of up to 6 hours of coursework monthly.

    Topics for 2023-2024

    December 4th: Lesson Planning without Tears: streamline your lesson planning process - Buy your pass for this class here (post-production)


    January 8th: Grammar for Grownups: you can't teach it simply until YOU know it well. This 8+ hour course with self-checking quizzes helps unlock everything from nouns to participles - Buy your pass for this class here(post-production)


    February 5th: Choosing your Words: creating prescriptive dictation & read sheets - Buy your pass for this class here (post-production)


    March 11th: Sophisticated Sequencing: Keeping it Simple but Moving Prescriptively - Buy your pass for this class here(post -production)


    April 8th: Error Handling beyond a Script - Buy your pass for this class here (post-production)


    May” April 29th: What do these Scores Mean? Understanding the Full Psycho-educational Profile: this course explains the majority of tests included in the professional evaluation alongside suggestions for interventions + how to craft the student profile -Buy your pass for this class here (post production)


    June 3rd: Communicating Progress: Writing Reports (intake, progress monitoring, discharge, and the OGA profile): this course discusses various types of assessment, the role of formative assessment, + crafting the student profile - Buy your pass for this class here (post-production)


    July 1st: Storytelling for Therapists: writing (or sourcing) texts that are engaging & accessible - Buy your pass for this class here (post-production)


    August 5th: Is it rec/ord or re/cord? Understanding American English Accenting Rules - Buy your pass for this class here (post production)


    September 9th: The Latin Layer : ways to approach the Latin layer of assimilated prefixes, problematic suffixes, and roots - Buy your pass for this class here. (Post Production)


    October 7th: It looks like a Greek : Greek phonograms, rules for combining, and accenting within the Greek layer - Buy your pass for this class here. (Post-Production)


    November 4th: He can read, but he can’t write! Teaching Written Expression throughout the grades - Buy your pass to this class here.(Post Production)

  • Join a 12-month container with other dynamic teachers + therapists

    This round starts on August 26, 2024!

    Access to ME + your cohort for 12 months through SLACK + Voxer

    Deepen your knowledge with 12-months of coursework at the Certified+ Level (80+ hours) and monthly Office Hours

    Refine your work through 5 observations with feedback from me

    Transform the lives of ALL struggling readers

    Prepare beyond the certification process

    Become the teacher that helps ALL kids read

    Join Dynamic Training + Meaningful mentorship today!

    *Meaningful Mentorship meets + exceeds the expectations of supervised practicum for the OGA at all levels.

    The next round opens for applications Summer 2025!

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