Orton-Gillingham Training
Great News! The Bridge Academy is an Orton-Gillingham Associate level approved training site. This means that after completing the Associate level training and practicum, the trainee can submit directly to us. This offers trainees a much more personal experience and flexibility.
Course Instructors
Eileen Tresansky – Eileen is a Fellow of the Orton-Gillingham Academy and is also an IDA Certified Dyslexia Therapist. She holds a NJ TOH certificate for K-12 and a Masters in Reading and Literacy, K-6. She has taught in 1:1, small group, and large class settings instructing students as well as teachers. Eileen has over 30 years of experience working with students with dyslexia and other learning differences
Ann Marie Harshaw– is a Fellow of the Orton-Gillingham Academy. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Oregon and a M.A. in Learning Disabilities from Teachers College, Columbia University. Ann Marie has taught learning disabled students in both public and private schools for more than 25 years. She is the Language Arts Coordinator at the Bridge Academy – a private school for students with language-based learning disabilities located in Lawrenceville, NJ.
The cost of these programs includes all materials including a pre-made binder, sound deck cards, and other resources. Payment must be made to ensure a place in the course by June 23, 2025 . Cancellations after this date will be refunded minus a $200 administration fee.
Optional Practicum: Trainees who want to be certified by the Academy must complete a practicum. The practicum must be done over a minimum of eight months. It is an additional fee. Trainees who complete the practicum increase their skill level as they get feedback on lessons throughout the year. They also have access to a Fellow and can get any questions answered whenever needed.
For more information, please contact Ann Marie Harshaw at aharshaw@banj.org
Course Hours: 8:00 am – 3:30 pm EST All courses are virtual.
Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator
The focus of this virtual 35-hour course is to introduce the Orton-Gillingham approach and to show how to provide and adapt literacy instruction for small groups or whole class teaching. This course covers material that a teacher would use for beginning to intermediate level readers.
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Orton-Gillingham Associate Level
This 70-hour virtual course is designed for individuals who want to work with struggling students of all ages one-on-one. The first week will cover the basics of Orton-Gillingham methods (working primarily with beginning to intermediate students). The second week will go more in depth with these topics and will cover information on how to teach students who are intermediate to advanced level readers.
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