PDS 623 - Dyslexia Remediation

This course prepares educators to use the Orton-Gillingham reading instruction method with students identified with dyslexia and related reading challenges. This is a year-long course that begins and ends at the start of each summer. Participants attend focused seminars during the summer to learn the history and science of reading disorders, effective instructional practices, and Orton-Gillingham instructional procedures. During the following school year, participants complete a required 100-hour practicum during which they apply their learning by providing twice-weekly afterschool tutoring for students with dyslexia at the Portland (Maine) Children’s Dyslexia Center. Upon successful completion of the course, participants earn the Children’s Dyslexia Centers’ Dyslexia Practitioner 1 Certification.

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Credits: 6

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Course Type: Professional Development