Empower students with dyslexia and expand your professional expertise with this intensive, hands-on training in Multisensory Structured Language Education (MSLE), based on the Orton-Gillingham approach.
Shippensburg University now offers READ 593: Selected Topics in Reading – Multisensory Instruction for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Join us for a live information session!
Date: May 6th, 2025
Time: 4 PM
Location: Zoom
Program Highlights
🧠 60 hours of expert-led instruction and discussion
📚 100-lesson practicum with real students
👩🏫 Support from experienced professionals throughout the year
🎓 IMSLEC-accredited certification upon successful completion
📘 6 Graduate Credits from Shippensburg University
📋 180 Act 48 hours for professional development
Admission Requirements
Completed Application Form
Resume
Proof of Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree
Two Letters of Recommendation
Why Enroll?
Make a lasting impact on students with dyslexia
Sharpen your skills with evidence-based strategies
Learn from a trusted, research-backed organization
Access Children’s Dyslexia Center resources and staff support
Tuition
💲 $3,756 for 6 graduate credits
💳 Deferred payment options are available
Course Content Overview
🔹 Foundational Knowledge
History of Children’s Dyslexia Centers and Freemasonry
Overview of the Orton-Gillingham approach
Understanding dyslexia: definitions, neurology, and reading disorders
Reading development & speech/language disorders
Educational ethics
🔹 Instructional Methods & Lesson Planning
Lesson components and CDC scope & sequence (Levels 1–5)
Simultaneous Oral Spelling (SOS), dictation, COPS, decodable reading
VAKT strategies & phonological awareness activities
Syllable instruction, articulation, and error correction
🔹 Assignments & Assessments
Reflection papers on Kilpatrick, Shaywitz, and Birsh
Spelling rules & phonological awareness quizzes
Take-home final exam and SOAP notes
End-of-year paperwork and course survey
🔹 Testing Tools & Advanced Concepts
WRMT-III, TOWRE-2, CTOPP-2, TWS-5 assessments
Strategies for fluency, comprehension, vocabulary
Winston Grammar, study skills, dysgraphia, and written expression
Elevate Your Teaching Skills TODAY!
NOTE: You must register by August 15, 2025 to be registered for the Fall 2025 semester.
