• Brief review of phonemes, proceed to advanced phonology with Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Greek affixes and roots, Latin ligatures and connectives, and Greek combining forms.
• Vocabulary development based upon these advanced language elements.
• Analyzing and interpreting standardized and informal testing.
• Writing and teaching advanced lesson plans using the advanced phonology
• The Doubling Rule, Part 2 and its exceptions
• Matching student profiles and lesson plans for diagnostic and prescriptive teaching.
• Case management and professional communication
• Comprehension techniques for silent reading and oral lectures
• Remedial handwriting strategies
• Systematic, multisensory, structural writing process
• The affect of accent placement upon decoding and encoding

This original, authentic, diagnostic-prescriptive and linguistic teacher education Institute satisfies one-half of the course work requirements for the Certified Level membership in The Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE) and 50 of the 90 hours of the course work requirements for the Teaching level, International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC). You will need to complete another Institute II, Part II to complete the coursework requirements for both accrediting groups. This Institute offers 5.0 renewal credits for NC teacher licensure. Ten observations, a supervised practicum, required readings, and case study reports are necessary prior to application to AOGPE at this level or to the Greenhills MSL Director for Certification as a Trainer of Teachers.  The practicum is available at Greenhills School for those within driving distance.

There will be visiting speakers, lectures, and hands-on activities during the Institute.

To register or for inquiries contact Marjory Roth, Fellow/AOGPE, Board member IMSLEC at ph. 336-924-4908 or e-mail greenhills@alltel.net , fax at 336.924.8081 or mail to Greenhills School, P.O. Box 15392, Winston-Salem, NC 27113.

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