Professional development trainings are available as half-day or full-day workshops delivered exclusively by the program developer. While professional development is not necessary to implement this scripted program, the training does provide valuable assistance with implementation.
Half-Day Training - Connect to Comprehension
- Basic overview of program
- Research base
- Purposes and goals
- Assessments
- Single Word Assessment
- Passage Assessment
- Progress Assessment
- Materials and use
- Program components
- Examples of daily activities
- Grouping students
- Daily reading activities
- Daily reading instruction
- Explanation of use of Skills Charts
- Structure and use of High Noon Readers
- Using the Curriculum Guides and Scripted Lessons
- Practice in small groups
- Video of small-group lesson
- Questions and Answers
Full-Day Training - Includes all of the above. In addition, this training includes Phonics Games for Fluency.
- Basic description of games
- Research base
- Targeting student use
- Directions for word card use
- Directions for one-syllable games
- Syllable types/rules for syllabication
- Directions for two-syllable games
- Game variations
- Group practice
- Charting student progress
- Incorporating games into reading intervention block
- Organization and storage
An in-depth online training for the program is available through the Orton-Gillingham Online Academy. For more information, please visit: https://ortongillinghamonlinetutor.com/training/connect-to-comprehension/
For more information on professional development options and
costs, contact Lynn Givens.
Phone: 850-545-1759 Email:
lynn.givens@gmail.com