A Scottish-Rite Masonic Charity

Do you know a child who

• Has problems learning to read and write despite adequate ability?
• Has problems understanding and using the "code" of written language?
• Has problems understanding the way sounds work in words?
• Has problems understanding how letters are used to represent the sounds in words?
• Has problems understanding patterns and rules when spelling words?

Did you know-

• Dyslexia affects up to 15 percent of the population.
• Dyslexia not only affects the life of the person who has this reading disability, it impacts that person's teachers, family, and peers.

Also Visit:

• Children's Dyslexia Centers, Inc.
• Scottish Rite Bodies - Valley of Chicago
  

• Individualized Instruction
• One-to-One Instruction
• Individualized Lessons
• Orton-Gillingham
• Neurologically based
• Multisensory
• Structured & Sequential
• Phonetic
• Synthetic & Analytical
• Cumulative
• Cognitive
• Success Oriented

Free Training for Tutors in Orton-Gillingham

Training Components:

• 45 Hour Seminar
• Characteristics of Dyslexia
• Elements of the Orton-Gillingham lesson
• Structure of written language
• 100 hour practicum
• Supervised by an experienced Orton-Gillingham therapist
• Training Materials

Certification Opportunities:

• Initial Scottish Rite Orton-Gillingham Certification which is accredited by International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC)
• Advanced Certification available
• Graduate Credit available

Scholar Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree
• Commitment to help children