Orton-Gillingham Professional Development and Training

  

What is Phonics First™?

Phonics First™ is RLAC’s very own nationally accredited methodology to teaching literacy. Our dynamic and interactive professional development courses and workshops give special and general education teachers the knowledge and expertise to implement evidence based strategies that will improve student achievement. Based on the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading, Phonics First™ is language-based, multisensory, structured, sequential, cumulative, cognitive, and flexible.



The International Multisensory Structured Language Education Concil

Accreditation through the International Multisensory Language Education Council ensures that teachers are receiving an approved curriculum that meets the needs of learners at all levels.

Phonics First™ Includes the Critical Literacy Components of:

  • Phonemic awareness
  • Decoding and spelling
  • Fluency
  • Vocabulary
  • Comprehension

Phonics First™ Uses Differentiated Instruction Techniques that are:

  • Prescriptive
  • Multisensory
  • Phonics-based
  • Systematic, structured and sequential

Phonics First™ Participants Learn:

  • Current reading research
  • Rationale for multisensory instruction
  • Stages of reading development
  • Reading readiness
  • Phonology
  • Vowel intensives
  • Five part lesson plan
  • Three-part drill
  • Multisensory spelling for phonetic and non-phonetic words
  • Syllabication
  • Oral Reading Strategies and comprehension integration
  • Lesson Planning

RLAC is pleased to offer graduate credits through Ashland University for our courses. We also offer professional development credits in a number of states. Please contact us for more information.


For more info please contact us by phone at 800-732-3211 or e-mail at info@rlac.com.
Phonics First™ should be required for every teacher! It provided me with in-depth knowledge about teaching reading and an opportunity to practice what I was learning every step of the way. I know my students for years to come will benefit from my new-found expertise.

Phonics First™ Training Participant
Atlanta, GA