Course Description

“When 2 vowels go walking, the first does the talking”. You’ll learn what this means and why it’s important when learning how to read and spell.

CEO and Senior Instructor

Sara Dorken

Sara is a passionate tutor and online trainer who specializes in using the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach while working with students with Dyslexia and any other learning differences. She has trained in many OG-based programs and has been certified to teach the OG approach from the Dyslexia Training Institute based out of the University of San Diego. Sara has helped develop the aardvark program and has made it unique by using her extensive background in sport and physical activity (M.A. Human Kinetics) to integrate movement in order to build physical literacy and traditional literacy in struggling students.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module Outline

    • Module 5 - What you'll learn

    • Module 5 Course Guide

    • Module 5 Lesson Sequence
  • 2

    Module Sounds and Rules

    • Module 5 - Sounds

    • Lesson 1 - Vowel Team Syllable

    • Lesson 2 - Rain Play

    • Lesson 6 - 'ei'

    • Lesson 7 - Slow Goat

    • Lesson 11 - Suffix 's' and 'es'.pdf

    • Lesson 12 - Suffix 'ed'

    • Lesson 13 - Suffix 'ing'.pdf

    • Lesson 14 - Prefixes

    • Printable Explanations
  • 3

    Activities

    • Activity Lists
  • 4

    Lesson Plans

    • Intro Lessons

    • Sound Lessons

    • Multi-Syllables Lessons

    • Word Structure Lessons

    • Sound Chart
  • 5

    Module 5 - Exam

    • Module 5 Exam