• Candidates complete a week-long initial 30-hour course, TBD, via a face-to-face live training at our tutoring center in Wantagh.   

• After completion, we will work to match each candidate with an appropriate student for practicum work. 

• Candidates must complete a supervised, 100-hour practicum with a student who has dyslexia. Expect the practicum to begin in September and end in June.

• Each candidate must create space in his/her personal schedule during after-school, evening, and/or weekend hours to consistently meet with a student 3 times a week at our facility in Wantagh for the unpaid practicum.

• Candidates must complete 10 video observations.

• Candidates will be expected to create lesson plans for every tutoring session.

• Candidates must attend 30 additional hours of trainings which will occur on 3 mandatory weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) during the school year. The entire associate-level course is 60 hours of instruction. 

• Candidates will also be expected to complete all mandatory readings from the Orton-Gillingham (OGA) Associate Level Reading List and write/submit a brief report on each reading. The reading list and articles can be found at this link: https://www.ortonacademy.org/training-certification/associate-level/

• Expect to dedicate a minimum of 10 hours a week on OG (including tutoring and lesson planning). 

• Upon completion of all requirements, candidates will be expected to complete and submit an online application directly to the OGA.

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Our 2024-25 cohort is full. To receive information on future trainings, please complete the form below.

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