Virtual Learning Consortium

Demystifying the Science of Reading: Understanding the Reading Brain and the Structured Literacy Approach

Audience: Educators

CEU Information

Why take this course? Discover how the science of reading, structured literacy, and the Orton-Gillingham approach work together to create effective, evidence-based reading instruction practices.

Course Description: This course explores the scientific frameworks that help shape the science of reading. Participants will discover how structured literacy applies the science of reading in the classroom. Instructional principles and elements will be outlined and explained in five 2 hour modules which connect the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading instruction. 

Modules:

1. Demystifying the Science of Reading Understanding the Reading Brain and the Structured Literacy Approach
2. The Science of Reading & Structured Literacy Phonology 
3. The Science of Reading & Structured Literacy Phonics
4. The Science of Reading & Structured Literacy Orthography
5. The Science of Reading & Structured Literacy Semantics