Stern Center for Language and Learning – Linking Assessment to Instruction, Farrall

In this course, you will learn how to use data obtained through informal and formal testing to enhance instruction using a structured literacy or Orton-Gillingham (OG) Approach. You’ll explore different profiles of dyslexia together with comorbid conditions, such as specific language impairments and ADHD. You’ll discuss and dissect test scores and data, looking beyond the scores to examine what tests actually measure, and use this knowledge as a foundation for lesson planning and instruction.

Linking Assessment to Instruction with a Structured Literacy Approach will help you develop a deeper understanding of the history and origins of the English language and a broad historical view of literacy education in America. You will also explore the role that the OG Approach has played in the origins of structured literacy.

Educators working toward their Orton-Gillingham Certified Level will obtain 37 hours of coursework.

Practicum: Available for Certified Level

Prerequisite: Associate level membership in the Academy
Fellow: Peggy Price, F/OGA, Melissa Farrall, Ph.D.