The Kildonan School Teacher Training Institute

A s s o c i a t e L e v e l C e r t i f i e d L e v e lCERTIFIED LEVEL - COURSE I (40 hours coursework)

- Knowledge of dyslexia and reading disabilities - Review of basic phonology and handwriting instruction - Case management and professional communications - Formal and informal assessment measures- Understanding and interpretation of standardized testing - Student profile and matching lesson plans- Knowledge of methods and programs derived from O.G.

CERTIFIED LEVEL - COURSE II (40 hours coursework) - The stages of words attack and the O.G. lesson plan- Review of phonology, phonics, and handwriting instruction- Study of morphology and advanced elements of the language- Exploration of the systematic, structured writing process - Teaching of vocabulary, comprehension, pragmatics, and study skills- AOGPE Code of Ethics

2 0 1 9 O r t o n - G i l l i n g h a m Tr a i n i n g & P r a c t i c u m

TWO WEEK ASSOCIATE LEVEL COURSE WORK & SUBSEQUENT PRACTICUM (70 hours coursework)

Offered June 2019 (Dates: June 17-21; 24-28)

(Includes 10 Additional Hours of Training Beyond the Required 60 Hours)

This includes the following topics: - Dyslexia and reading disorders - The rationale of the Orton-Gillingham Approach - Phonology and morphology - The motor component and the writing process - Vocabulary, reading comprehension, and fluency - Assessment and diagnostic-prescriptive teaching - The student profile, lesson plan, and teaching materials - The Academy structure and requirements

Space is limited to twenty participants. Cost for the full ten day course is $2,000.00, which includes breakfast, lu n c h , an d s n a c k s . D i n n e r an d d or m it or y accommodations on campus are available for an additional fee of $750.00

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The Kildonan School & Camp Dunnabeck

The Kildonan School was founded by Diana Hanbury King to serve the needs of dyslexic students of average and above average intelligence. The objective of the school is to empower students to reach their potential and to equip them for future success through an intensive program of one-to-one training in reading, writing, and spelling.

Camp Dunnabeck, the oldest residential camp of its kind, was established in 1955 by Diana Hanbury King to support intelligent children who are having difficulty in their academic work because of dyslexia or language-based learning disabilities. The Orton-Gillingham Approach is used throughout both those programs.

Kathleen Loftus Stewart, AOGPE Fellow, Director of Language Training at The Kildonan School, began her Orton Gillingham odyssey at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has worked in a variety of settings including a therapeutic school, private practice, and her current setting of a private school for dyslexics. She holds an MA and MAT in English and holds certification in New York and Massachusetts. She is a Certified Academic Language Therapist. She has extensive experience providing 1:1 tutoring at both the Associate and Certified levels.

Course Trainers

From its inception, The Kildonan School has had an underlying, secondary mission:

to share our wealth of knowledge about dyslexia and appropriate ways to address it.

Laurie J. Cousseau, AOGPE Fellow,, has more than twenty years as an educator working in a variety of settings: independent schools, a public charter school, a working farm, and Amherst College. Additionally, she is IMSLEC certified as an Instructor of Training, has a Master of Arts in Reading Education, holds Level II Vermont certifications as a Reading Specialist PreK-12 and Middle Grades English Language Arts and is a Certified Academic Language Therapist. In North Carolina, she was the Associate Director of Teacher Training at an Academy accredited school for dyslexic students, as well as Director and mentor of a regional Tutoring Resource. She has had extensive experience providing 1:1 and small group tutoring at both the Associate and Certified levels. She has served on a number of boards including the NC branch of the IDA. She has widely presented at a number of regional conferences and schools.

Christine A. Thompson, AOGPE Fellow in Training, Director of Language Training for Camp Dunnabeck, completed a B. S. in Elementary Education from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and has completed her M. S. Ed. in Elementary Reading and Literacy in the online program at Walden University. She has worked at Camp Dunnabeck for seven summers and has been a teacher and tutor at The Kildonan School since 1987. She was trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach by Diana Hanbury King and Laurie Cuddy. She is currently at the Certified level in the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioner and Educators. She supervises and mentors Dunnabeck tutors and serves as a mentor to new Kildonan tutors during the school year.