A 2023 Grant for All Schools

This grant will provide training to nine teachers and one division-wide curriculum coordinator in the IMSE (Institute for Multi-Sensory Education) method of teaching readers so that students can learn to read. The IMSE Impact Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Plus Course and Program is 30-hours of a hands-on, interactive, and personalized class that provides a complete understanding of IMSE’s enhanced Orton-Gillingham method, the essential five components to literacy, and the tools necessary to apply it in the classroom. After participating in this accredited Structured Literacy course, teachers will understand the structure and foundation of the English language as well as the research behind the Science of Reading. Educators will have a basic knowledge of how to assess and teach students in all three tiers of RTI (Response-to-Intervention) as well as students with dyslexia.