Edison Teaching and Learning Center is an approved vendor for the State of Oregon Dyslexia Training. All course goals are provided by the Orton-Gillingham Academy training curriculum, which can be found online here. The Academy is accredited by the International Dyslexia Association through the Alliance.
Edison is pleased to offer three different Orton-Gillingham training courses taught by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Fellow, Orton-Gillingham Academy, Director of Literacy Instruction, Edison High School.
30 hours Online Independent & Live Video Conference
$1,040 (required textbook and visual drill cards purchased separately)
Registration links for Associate, Part 1: Classroom Educator
Session 1 (July 11-15) This session is currently full. Please email Elizabeth Johnson, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., to be added to the waitlist.
Session 2 (July 18 - 22) This session is currently full. Please email Elizabeth Johnson, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., to be added to the waitlist.
Class meets from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm PST each day, which includes an hour for lunch and two 15 minute breaks.
Check back in September for winter registration information.
Approximately ten hours of independent pre-course work (the OGA Subscriber Course) is required prior to the first day of the course. In addition to the precourse work and attending sessions daily, nightly assignments are required to receive a certificate of completion.
1. The Classroom Educator curriculum leads to a basic understanding of the following elements of Orton-Gillingham instruction.
2. The Orton-Gillingham Approach
Trainees are eligible to apply to the Orton-Gillingham Academy at the Classroom Educator level upon completion of the coursework and practicum requirements. Click here for practicum information.
Click here to purchase the required textbook, The Gillingham Manual
Click here to purchase the required Basic Sound Deck
To register for the OGA Subscriber Course visit http://courses.ortonacademy.org/.
30 hours Online Independent & Live Video Conference
$1,040 + required OGA Subscriber Course, textbook, and visual card deck to be purchased separately.
Click here to register and pay for Associate, Part 2.
Monday through Friday, July 25 - 29, 2022
Class meets from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm PST each day, which includes an hour for lunch and two 15 minute breaks.
Check back in September for winter registration information.
Trainees are eligible to apply to the Orton-Gillingham Academy at the Associate level upon completion of the coursework and practicum requirements.
Click here for practicum information.
Click here to purchase the required textbook, The Gillingham Manual
Click here to purchase the required Basic Sound Deck
50 hours Online Independent & Live Video Conference
$1,500
Check back for registration.
Summer Dates: August 1 - 6, 2022, Monday through Saturday; 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM PST (includes a one hour lunch and two fifteen minute breaks).
The Certified curriculum is in addition and in more depth to the topics covered at the Associate level. Trainees are eligible to apply to the Orton-Gillingham Academy at the Certified level upon completion of the coursework and practicum requirements.
The training curriculum for the Certified level includes the following goals of the Orton-Gillingham Approach.
Trainees are eligible to apply to the Orton-Gillingham Academy at the Certified level upon completion of the coursework and practicum requirements.
Click here for practicum information.
50 hours Online Independent & Live Video Conference
This course will be offered in Summer, 2023. Part 1 and Part 2 are offered on a rotating basis each summer and do not need to be taken sequentially.
Payment is due at the time of registration. If you have already registered and would like to pay online, please visit Edison's plastiq.com page (fees may apply). If paying online, please use your last name as the "Student ID" number. If you would prefer to pay by check, please send a check payable to Edison High School to 9020 Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Portland, OR 97225 with the registrant's last name and "OGA" in the memo line.
Any questions? Reach out to Elizabeth Johnson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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