What teaching approaches will I learn in this program?

You’ll learn powerful approaches built to help students or children with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and/or dyscalculia thrive. Instead of guessing, you’ll master the Orton-Gillingham Approach to break reading into phonics steps. In our other sessions, you’ll explore Multisensory Math to turn abstract numbers into physical objects. We’re proud to offer dyslexia courses for teachers that want to improve their students’ academic abilities in both reading and math.

How do these techniques reduce academic anxiety in my students?

Ordinary classrooms can feel overwhelming when kids don’t understand the rules of language or numbers. By using structured literacy and concrete math tools, you remove the frustrating guesswork. These specialized dyslexia courses for teachers show you how to scaffold lessons so students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and/or dyscalculia always know what comes next. Consistent daily routines protect their emotional well-being and help them feel safe while learning.

Can I use these strategies in my school's current curriculum?

Yes, you can easily embed these strategies into your lesson plans. Our dyslexia courses for teachers focus on adapting your delivery style rather than replacing your book list.

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Dyslexia Courses for Teachers

Teach Students with

Learning Disabilities

How Can We Help You?

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Support Every Student

Bridge the Learning Gap

Standard teaching approaches leave many learners behind, especially those with learning disabilities. Our trainings at Horizon Academy equip you to teach every student in your classroom, whether or not they struggle with reading or math.

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Your Professional Growth

Key Course Benefits

Direct, practical classroom strategies
Interactive teaching practice sessions
Expert instructor feedback

Our Shared Goal

We want to help you level up your instruction by becoming an expert in teaching all students, including those with learning disabilities. You’ll learn exactly how to teach literacy and/or math.

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Dyslexia Training

Upcoming Teacher Trainings

Orton-Gillingham Associate Training

This in-depth dyslexia training, co-taught by Orton-Gillingham Academy Fellows Gabi Guillory Welsh and Keely Rincon, advances educators’ understanding of dyslexia, specific procedures of the Orton-Gillingham Approach, and the underlying principles used to teach literacy skills to students with dyslexia.

Participants learn both the theory, grounded in the science of reading and learning, as well as the National Reading Panel’s five pillars of literacy instruction (Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Comprehension), and the practice. Participants will complete the course having rehearsed lesson planning, lesson procedures, and instructional activities.

This is an in-person course and is intended for reading specialists, reading interventionists, and special educators. While classroom teachers benefit from the content taught in this course, the Associate practicum requires the instructor to tutor a one-on-one student at least twice a week for a minimum of 45 minutes on non-consecutive days for at least 100 hours.

Classroom Educator Training

This dyslexia and literacy training, co-taught by Orton-Gillingham Academy Fellows Gabi Guillory Welsh and Keely Rincon, builds educators’ understanding of dyslexia, specific procedures of the O-G Approach, and the underlying principles used to teach literacy skills in the general education, whole-classroom (Tier 1) setting or small group (Tier 2) setting.

This is an in-person course and is intended for general education classroom teachers. An optional and recommended practicum takes place following the coursework. The 50-hour practicum includes five observations over a minimum of 8 months.

We recommend that reading specialists, reading interventionists, and special educators pursue the Associate Level course, as it is designed explicitly for one-on-one intervention with dyslexic students.

Multisensory Math Workshop

This three day Multisensory Math Workshop is based on Marilyn Zecher’s Approach to supporting all students in mathematics. It offers evidence-based strategies from the Institute for Educational Science and the What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides, but it is also an Orton Gillingham Approach to Math. The workshop will be an intensive overview of the approach and will help educators support all types of students in inclusive classrooms.

Originally developed for supporting students with language based learning deficits, it has expanded to include strategies from the Science of Learning and it is being used to support neurotypical and neurodivergent learners alike.

Topics will include the research and rationale behind the approach, developing numeracy, place value and basic operations, fraction concepts and operations, a multisensory lesson plan, and problem solving strategies that work. Join us for 3-days of hands-on, engaging activities with take-home activities for your learning environment.

Master Proven Frameworks

Associate-Level Training

Beyond grasping the core concepts of the Orton-Gillingham Approach, our expert Fellows help you achieve Orton-Gillingham certification and learn to create engaging lessons.

Phonology and Literacy

Learn how to instruct using the Orton-Gillingham Approach and how its explicit, systematic, and multisensory techniques effectively teach reading and spelling.

Transitioning Across Grades

With the Multisensory Math Approach, you can help students of all ages shift their skills between mastery levels.

Mathematical Visualization

Discover Multisensory Math and how to guide students to understand math concepts, moving from concrete to abstract.

Core Methodologies

Orton-Gillingham

Multisensory Math

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A Focused Curriculum

For Dedicated Educators

Find Your Fit

If you're ready to move past standard teaching approaches and build an inclusive classroom that ensures no student gets left behind, this specialized course may be ideal for you.

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What We Don’t Train For

Inaccessibility in the Classroom

Our training focuses on making specialized learning accessible, so every student in your classroom can master the content.

Deficit-Based Perspectives

You won’t find generic remedial talk at Horizon Academy. We view dyslexia as a superpower and train you to leverage your students’ cognitive strengths across all subjects.

General Education Overviews

Our trainers skip broad introductory teaching theories. Every lesson introduces actionable strategies tailored for children with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and/or dyscalculia.