Educational and Professional Opportunities
THE RUTH HARRIS TRAVEL AWARD
The Ruth Harris Travel Award has been made possible by grant from the Ruth and Louis Harris Family Foundation.
Purpose: The purpose of the Award is to help an Academy member 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.
One Travel Award is available for the Academy Conference in Toronto, Canada on April 23 and 24. Persons interested in applying must have all documentation into the Academy office no later than April 8, 2010. Applicants will be advised of the Academy’s decision April 12, 2010.
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.
Academy Annual Conference
April 23, 24 2010
Academy of Orton-Gillingham
Practitioners & Educators
Annual Conference
Havergal College
Toronto, Canada
To register, either use the online registration form or download the form and mail it to the Academy.
Application Deadlines
DATES FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP
Applications for membership at the Associate, Certified, and Fellow levels are reviewed twice a year. Fully completed applications received by the Academy office no later than January 10 will be considered in the first review cycle; those received no later than June 20 will be considered in the second review cycle. For required application forms see the Certification Program section of this website.
