Educational and Professional Opportunities

THE RUTH HARRIS TRAVEL AWARD

The Ruth Harris Travel Award has been made possible by a grant from the Ruth and Louis Harris Family Foundation.

Purpose: The purpose of the Award is to help an Academy member, who would otherwise be financially unable to attend, to continue to develop his/her skills as an Orton-Gillingham practitioner by attending an Academy conference. The Award is to assist the qualifying Academy member in defraying costs associated with travel, accommodations, and conference fees.

Award Criteria: To be considered for a Travel Award first requires that a nomination come forward to the Academy from a Fellow in a one page letter of support recommending the nominee.

A nominee will be required to submit The Ruth Harris Travel Award Form (print from the link below or available from the Academy office), together with a one page resume. A nominee is encouraged to enclose a short statement as to why they should be considered for an award.

Recipients of awards will be notified by mail, and will be reimbursed upon submission of vouchered expenses. The amount of an award may vary, from year to year. Travel Awards will be available for the Academy Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 16-17, 2012. Applications must be into the Academy office no later than February 10, 2012. Notification will be mailed to the applicants by February 24, 2012.

Donations to this fund are welcomed. Contributions should be made out to the AOGPE, with a note specifying the Ruth Harris Travel Awards Fund.

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RONALD YOSHIMOTO SCHOLARSHIP FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

The Ronald Yoshimoto Scholarship for Public School Teachers has been made possible by a grant from Fellow Ronald Yoshimoto.

Purpose: This scholarship provides financial assistance to enable two public school teachers to attend the annual Academy conference.

Award Criteria: Only public school teachers may apply. Academy membership is not required. An application should be in writing to the Academy office in Amenia, NY. The application letter should contain personal information (name, address, phone number, email address), the name of the public school that employs the applicant, the number of years employed in the public schools, reasons for applying, and a letter of recommendation from the applicant's principal or, if a member of the Academy,  from a Fellow of the Academy.

Recipients of awards will be notified by mail, and will be reimbursed upon submission of vouchered expenses. The amount of an award may vary, from year to year. Travel Awards will be available for the Academy Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 16-17, 2012. Applications must be into the Academy office no later than February 10, 2012. Notification will be mailed to the applicants by February 24, 2012.

Donations to this fund are welcomed. Contributions should be made out to the AOGPE, with a note specifying the Ronald Yoshimoto Public School Teachers Scholarship Fund.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Proven and sustainable business opportunity is available for sale in Guilford, CT

Susan Santora, F/AOGPE, is offering the sale and directorship of Learning House LLC. Learning House is the only facility in Connecticut offering Orton-Gillingham teacher training that is accredited by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE). Recognized throughout the state, it is staffed by five full-time and three part-time teachers, five of whom have been certified by the Academy at the Fellow, Certified, and Associate levels with the remainder working toward Academy certification. In addition to Academy accredited Orton-Gillingham teacher training, Learning House also provides Orton-Gillingham reading instruction, educational and reading evaluations, parent and school consultation, and speaker presentations.  Susan Santora, founder and owner of Learning House and the staff would remain as employees in order to maintain the high quality of services.

For information contact Susan Santora at:  264 Church Street, Guilford, CT 06437,

Tel: 203 453-3691,  www.learninghouse-ct.com.

UNIQUE PROFESSIONAL/CULTURAL OPPORTUNITY

Would you be interested in tutoring our 7 year old son in the comforts of our home in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico? Our son is currently enrolled in a summer program at a states-side school with an Academy accredited Orton-Gillingham instructional program. We wish to continue with the Orton-Gillingham instruction and are exploring the possibility of doing so in a "home-schooling" environment.

Specifically we have in mind:

Instructional approach: Orton-Gillingham Approach to teaching reading and math (2nd grade level)

Applicant credentials: an Academy member at the Certified or Fellow level

Term: 3 months with an option for an additional 3 or more

Salary: Amount and payment schedule to be negotiated

Air Transportation: One round trip air ticket

Accommodations: Guest suite with two queen beds/ private entry/ private bathroom/ private shower/ private closet

If interested in becoming part of our American family in Cabo, please call Kim Filardi:

205-601-5335 or 205-441-1176.

Dr. Orton's Notebook

DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PIECE OF YOUR PROFESSION'S HISTORY

Dr. Orton's Notebook

Strephosymbolia:

A "Temporal Cross Section" of the theory of reading disabilities as of July 1925

This is a facsimile of a personal notebook by Dr. Samuel T. Orton, in his own hand and illustrated by his own neurological drawings. The Notebook contains seminal ideas more fully developed in his later work.

Dr. Orton's Notebook is enriched by the addition of original comments by Albert M. Galaburda, M.D. and Drake D. Duane, M.D, both distinguished contributors to our current understanding of dyslexia; their comments provide valuable insights.

The original Notebook was a gift to the Academy by Lucia R. Karnes, Ph.D., a co-founder and Honorary Fellow of the Academy. Its publication was made possible by the Ruth and Louis S. Harris Family Foundation.

Attractively produced and 32 pages in length, the price of the Notebook is $25 (which includes handling and shipping.) Proceeds from its sale will be used to support the Academy's Library in Amenia, NY, which is open for use by Academy members.

Dyslexia Over the Lifespan

Dyslexia Over the Lifespan:
"A Fifty-Five year Longitudinal Study"
Margaret Byrd Rawson

This longitudinal study of 56 boys, both dyslexic and nondyslexic, provides an answer which contradicts the old assumption that dyslexics are incapable of performing well in areas requiring language ability. For approximately 55 years, Mrs. Rawson has followed the educational and career development of boys from a private school, which was one of the first to have a school-wide program to detect and treat developmental language disabilities. In her own words, "Behind each statistic there is a person, and it is with these persons that such a study as this concerns itself."

The price of the book is $25 (which includes handling and shipping). Proceeds from this sale will be used to support the Academy’s Library in Amenia, NY, which is open for use by Academy members.