Orton-Gillingham Bundled Online Course
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 through Tuesday, December 13, 2022
OG Lesson 9 am – 10 am
Fix It!™ Grammar 9:15 am – 9:45 am
Cursive Handwriting 10 am – 10:30 am
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COURSE DETAILS
In this uniquely structured 30-week course broken up into two fifteen-week semesters, families will receive an hour Orton-Gillingham reading and spelling instruction, thirty minutes of grammar instruction, and thirty minutes of cursive handwriting instruction. Google Classroom will be used for all course communications and to access class Zoom links.
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Class size: 3 to 10 Families
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Age: 7-15 (age is flexible, if you have questions, please contact me)
Class Schedule / Scope and Sequence
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Orton-Gillingham Reading and Spelling (click + to view)
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| S1 Wk 1 | Vowels and Consonants; Closed syllables, Short a and i |
| S1 Wk 2 | Short e, o, u |
| S1 Wk 3 | Initial c or k /k/ |
| S1 Wk 4 | H Brothers (ch, ph, sh, th, wh) |
| S1 Wk 5 | Spelling Generalization FLSZ |
| S1 Wk 6 | Beginning Consonant Blends |
| S1 Wk 7 | Ending Consonant Blends |
| S1 Wk 8 | Syllable Division Pattern 1 (VC/CV) |
| S1 Wk 9 | VCE Syllable |
| S1 Wk 10 | Extended Syllable Division |
| S1 Wk 11 | Final K Sound (c or ck) |
| S1 Wk 12 | Compound Words |
| S1 Wk 13 | When <s> says /z/ |
| S1 Wk 14 | Prefixes un- dis- non- mis |
| S1 Wk 15 | Prefixes sub- trans- |
| S2 Wk 16 | Open Syllable |
| S2 Wk 17 | Nasal Blends (Caveman Sounds -ng and -nk) |
| S2 Wk 18 | When <y> says long /i/ or long /e/ |
| S2 Wk 19 | Schwa (Mr. Lighning Man) |
| S2 Wk 20 | Suffix -s or -es |
| S2 Wk 21 | Suffix -ment -ness -ful -less |
| S2 Wk 22 | Suffix -ful -less |
| S2 Wk 23 | Suffix -ed (says /ud/ or /id/) |
| S2 Wk 24 | Suffix -ed (says /d/ or /t/) |
| S2 Wk 25 | Suffix -ing, -er, and -est |
| S2 Wk 26 | Suffix 1-1-1 Rule |
| S2 Wk 27 | Suffix -ly and -y |
| S2 Wk 28 | Spelling Generalization -tch |
| S2 Wk 29 | Spelling Generalization Soft c |
| S2 Wk 30 | Spellng Generalization Soft g |
Fix It! Grammar™ Nose Tree , Level 1 (click + to view)
| S1 Wk 1 | noun, capitalization, end mark punctuation, indentation, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 2 | article adjectives, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 3 | personal pronoun I, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 4 | noun, pronoun, article adjectives, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 5 | who/which clause, who/which clause, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 6 | homophones there/their/they’re, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 7 | possessive adjective, quality adjective, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 8 | preposition, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 9 | subject noun, subject pronoun, action verb, who/which clause, subject/verb pairs, who/which clause, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 10 | linking verb, adjective after linking verb, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 11 | helping verb, that clause, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 12 | exclamation mark, quotation marks, homophones to/two/too, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 13 | coordinating conjunction, strong verb, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 14 | adverb, -ly adverb, vocabulary |
| S1 Wk 15 | -ly adverb, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 16 | capitalization within quotations, homophones its/it’s, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 17 | who/which clause, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 18 | noun, action verb, adjective, end mark punctuation, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 19 | apostrophe contraction, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 20 | capitalization within quotations, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 21 | adverb clause, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 22 | action, linking, and helping verbs, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 23 | numbers, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 24 | adjective, adverb, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 25 | preposition, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 26 | apostrophe contraction, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 27 | adverb clause, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 28 | quotation marks for punctuation and capitalization, vocabulary |
| S2 Wk 29 | coordinating conjunction |
| S2 Wk 30 | review, vocabulary |
Cursive Handwriting (click + to view)
Lesson 1 Magic c Letters c, a, d, g
Lesson 2 h, t, p
Lesson 3 e, l, f
Lesson 4 Review & Master; Cursive to Cursive, Print to Cursive, and Spelling to Cursive
Lesson 5 u, y, i, j
Lesson 6 Review & Master; Cursive to Cursive, Print to Cursive, and Spelling to Cursive
Lesson 7 k, r, s
Lesson 8 Review & Master; Cursive to Cursive, Print to Cursive, and Spelling to Cursive
Lesson 9 Tow Truck Letters o, w, b, v; Tricky Connections after o, w, b, v
Lesson 10 Review & Master; Cursive to Cursive, Print to Cursive, and Spelling to Cursive
Lesson 11 m, n, x, q, z
Lesson 12 Capitals A, B, C, D, E, F
Lesson 13 Capitals G, H, I, J, K, L, M
Lesson 14 Capitals N, O, P, Q, R, S, T
Lesson 15 Capitals U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Prerequisite
This course is designed to support parents in teaching their children reading, spelling, grammar, and cursive handwriting. Due to the unique set up of this course, a parent is require to attend class along with their children. Parents will reinforce the concepts taught throughout the week with sound drills, games, and workbook/worksheet assignments.
Class Description
This course is designed to meet the needs of homeschooling families who would like additional assistance in teaching their children with dyslexia or other learning differences language arts in a multisensory, systematic, accumulative approach to learning. The class will be divided into three segments: Orton-Gilliam reading and spelling lesson, a grammar lesson, and a cursive handwriting lesson. Click the class names to read more about them: Fix It! Grammar™: The Nose Tree and cursive writing.
Goals
- Students will improve their knowledge of reading, spelling, and English grammar.
- Students will more easily identify the parts of a speech, parts of a sentence including punctuation, and parts of a paragraph.
- Students will work on improving their penmanship skills as they copy letters, words, phrases, and sentences.
- Students will gain confidence in their ability to read, write and spell.
- Students will have increased their vocabulary by using new words in context.
Homework
Homework will be posted in the dedicated Google classroom after class each week.
Required Materials
- Fix It!™ Grammar: Level 1 The Nose Tree Student Book
- Composition Notebook
- Pens, Pencils, Highlighters, Colored Pencils
- Optional: Sticky Notes
- Handwriting Without Tears Cursive Handwriting Student Book
- Lined practice paper (some printable lined paper will be provided in class)
- Optional: small Dollar Tree Chalkboard, chalk, paint pens to draw lines on board
- Blank (not lined) 3×5 or 4×6 index cards
- Colored Printer for classroom concept worksheets and homework worksheets
Price / Refund Policy / Discount
$60 per week / $900 Semester A full refund will be issued for any reason up until to seven days before class starts after which time no refund will be granted. Example: Class starts Wednesday, April 27th. Refunds will be granted until Tuesday, April 19th at 11:59 pm Central. Debit card payment is greatly appreciated! When registering, you are agreeing to pay for the entire course broken down into four equal payments. The first of four equal payments is due upon registration. The remaining three equal payments will be due October 1, November 1, and December 1, 2022. An invoice will be emailed to you 14 days before payment is due.
“Wonderful teacher!” – B.
“It was a good class” -S. Morrison
“The instructor prepared her class really well. This class is a good intro to strong verbs. It will be very helpful to writing.” -J. Sun