Professional Development
for Educators
OGA Classroom Educator
OGA Associate Course
DISCOUNTED RATE: Combined - Classroom Educator + Associate
Professional development for Educators & Schools
We offer a variety of professional development opportunities focused upon building strong literacy and numeracy skills for all students.
Specializing in evidence-based practice and effective methodologies especially suitable for students with language-based difficulties.
Particularly relevant for teachers, specialists, clinicians, tutors, parents and other professionals to successfully teach students with even the most severe learning disabilities as well as ALL learners more effectively.
Particularly relevant for teachers, specialists, clinicians, tutors, parents and other professionals to successfully teach students with even the most severe learning disabilities as well as ALL learners more effectively.
Formal OGA Practicum and Coaching
*Discounted Formal OGA Practicum
Fees and Details
Accredited OGA Classroom Educator (CE) Course – 900$*
Accredited OGA Associate Course – 900$*
*see below for group rate discount*
Discounted Combined CE + Associate – 1600$ (registered as 1 course)
Associate course prerequisites = CE course (no exceptions)and formal lesson HIGHLY RECOMMENDED with 2:1 up to whole class
DISCOUNTED Group Rates
If you have a group of 8-24 and would like to have in-person training, please contact RLCC for group rates: [email protected]
Small group registration – 3 – 8 attendees ($800/attendee)
Large Group registration – 8 – 24 attendees **ONE FEE: Must be arranged directly with Organization/Division**
Please contact RLCC to arrange a large group rate for up to 24 attendees. Formal practicum consists of lesson plan, lesson observation, and consult time with FIT/Fellow which can be arranged in a separate contract. In-person course can be arranged when venue/travel/accommodation is provided by the large group registrant.
What is Orton Gillingham?
Orton-Gillingham is a powerful approach to teaching reading and spelling.
Trained Orton-Gillingham practitioners have had remarkable success with the program’s multi-sensory approach for over 70 years. Click here for more information.
Although the program is best known for its effectiveness in teaching those with dyslexia, Orton-Gillingham methods can be adapted to benefit all developing readers.
Orton-Gillingham is an approach that teaches children and/or adults with dyslexia or reading disorders how to read.
Orton-Gillingham offers systematic, structured, and multisensory reading instruction that is highly successful and geared to the specific reading needs of individuals.
Since 80% of students classified as “Learning Disabled” are Dyslexic, this approach allows a school division to provide meaningful instruction to those students who have been unsuccessful with previous programs and provides alternatives to support their language needs and learning style.
The course allows teachers to understand the needs of a Dyslexic student and how to support their language development during the school day.
EQUIVALENT IDA CERI QUALIFICATIONS
Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator – OGCE – Certified to work with small groups designed at Tier I and Tier II, early literacy skills (IDA – Classroom Teacher Structured Literacy Cert)
Associate Level – A/OGA – Certified to work with small groups and one to one, early literacy skills at Tier 3 (IDA – Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist Cert)
Certified Level – C/OGA – Certified to work with all age levels in any setting IIndependent practitioner at Tier 3 (IDA – Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist Cert)
Other Professional Development Opportunities
We offer a variety of professional development opportunities focused upon building strong literacy and numeracy skills for all students.
Specializing in evidence-based practice and effective methodologies especially suitable for students with language-based difficulties.
For any topics of the following, sessions can be adapted to 1 hour, half day or full day options.
1 hour online – 200$
Half Day – 400$ (9-12 or 12:30-3:30) (in-person plus travel if outside Winnipeg)
Full Day – 800$ (9-3:30) (in-person plus travel if outside Winnipeg)
- Dyslexia Workshop– What is dyslexia and how can we help?
- Introduction to Structured Literacy/Orton-Gillingham– What is the meaning of SL and OG, how has it developed, and what can we do in our classrooms?
- Orton-Gillingham overview– What is OG and why is it effective?
- Vocabulary and Morphology – How can our focus on advanced vocabulary develop advanced readers and writers?
- Grammar – How to support our students develop strong written composition skills
Orton-Gillingham refresher following accredited training with RLCC – If you and your team would like an overview refresher from training, please contact me! Also there are specific sessions which might be of interest:
- OG Lesson Planning– After OGA accredited training, how do I get started?
- OG Fun and Games– After OGA accredited training, how do I use fun, games, and special activities to reinforce skills and practice?
Please contact for details – [email protected]
