Course Descriptions
Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Instruction in Reading, Spelling, and Writing I
This course, in conjunction with Multisensory Instruction II, is intended to prepare educators for initial certification in the Orton-Gillingham approach to educational literacy therapy for students diagnosed with a specific learning disability in reading, writing, or spelling, or dyslexia.
Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Instruction in Reading, Spelling, and Writing II
This course, in conjunction with Multisensory Instruction I, is intended to prepare educators for initial certification in the Orton-Gillingham approach to educational literacy therapy for students diagnosed with a specific learning disability in reading, writing, or spelling, or dyslexia. Prerequisite: Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Instruction in Reading, Spelling, and Writing I
Prerequisites
Special educators and reading specialists are encouraged to apply. A bachelor's degree is required. All applicants to the program must provide the following for the Scottish Rite Masonic Learning Centers records: Department of Welfare clearance, Pennsylvania State Police clearance, copies of degrees and certifications, two letters of reference from persons with knowledge of the applicant's professional work, a current résumé, a trainee application, and an adult worker's profile. No one will be admitted without the appropriate background checks.
About the Scottish Rite Masonic Learning Centers
In 1993, as a result of their concern over the challenges faced by children with dyslexia, and the impact that it has on families and society at large, the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite (AASR) opened its first Children's Learning Center in Newtonville, Massachusetts, in partnership with the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions and the Language Disorders Unit. The 32° Masonic Learning Centers for Children, Inc., was formally adopted as a major charity in 1994 and has now become the premier focus of the AASR Northern Jurisdiction's charitable activity. The Scottish Rite currently operates fifty-eight centers in fifteen states, serving more than 1,500 children and training more than 350 tutors annually. Services are provided at no charge to the children and their families.
The Scottish Rite Learning Centers and staff participate in offering the Orton-Gillingham certification courses as part of their effort to improve the quality of services to, and teaching of, children with special learning needs.
To learn more about the Scottish Rite and its other charitable and philanthropic initiatives, visit its Web site: www.supremecouncil.org/
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