Bowman’s Orton-Gillingham “Plus” for Schools

Highly engaging, evidence-based content trusted by school systems for years

Students with dyslexia are not making gains in reading because their teachers:

didn’t learn evidence-based practices in their teacher prep program
have had professional development in the Science of Reading but haven’t been able to put it all together into lessons
are using an Orton-based program that’s not effective for students who need more intensive remediation

Teachers often have capable students with dyslexia (identified or not) who, despite receiving intervention, do not respond, leaving both the teacher and the students frustrated. Yet a large body of research shows that with appropriate, intensive instruction, all but the most severe reading disabilities can be effectively addressed.

Why is Bowman’s Orton-Gillingham “Plus” so Effective?

Bowman’s O-G “Plus” training is different. It is trusted by school systems for its highly engaging, evidence-based content. Teachers complete the training feeling empowered and excited to implement the program. It is highly structured, but not scripted, allowing teachers to adjust the pacing and delivery to meet the needs of the learners. Teachers come away with a deep knowledge of structured literacy and of the Orton-Gillingham multisensory approach to structured literacy.

Bowman’s O-G “Plus” training prepares teachers to identify the risk factors of dyslexia and teach struggling readers grades K-12 how to read, write, and spell.

Thousands of teachers have been trained in Bowman’s O-G “Plus” and are thrilled with their students’ progress.

Some of our School Partnerships:

The Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.

Maryland Public Schools:
Allegany County
Baltimore County
Caroline County
Frederick County
Harford County
Kent County
Worcester County

Maryland Private and Charter Schools:
Bishop Walsh School
The Gateway School
The Legacy School
The Katherine Thomas School
Radcliffe Creek School

West Virginia Public Schools:
Mineral County
Jefferson County

Let’s Get Started

Post-Training Collaboration

Upon completion of the 60-hr Bowman’s Orton-Gillingham “Plus” course, a Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist (C-SLDS) supports teachers one-on-one, ensuring they become confident delivering Bowman’s Orton-Gillingham “Plus” with integrity.

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Structured Literacy Course

A 20-hour hybrid course (8 asynchronous hours; 4 meetings of 3 synchronous hours) for K–2 teachers rooted in scientific research which describes how the brain learns to read and the instructional methods that prepare students to automatically decode words in an explicit, systematic manner. Registrants receive a multisensory materials kit.

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Whole-Group Support Session(s)

Upon completion of the 60-hr Bowman’s Orton-Gillingham “Plus” course, the instructor meets with the cohort for one to three hours. A whole-group survey determines the content of the session to provide personalized, meaningful support.

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Preschool Course

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills educators need to ensure they are supporting emergent literacy. Teachers will learn strategies for effective early literacy instruction including oral language development, phonological awareness, concepts of print, and the alphabetic principle. Additionally, teachers will learn to recognize the indicators of dyslexia or other reading disabilities.

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Bowman's Orton-Gillingham "Plus", Summer 2024

A 60-hour virtual course combines the essentials of Orton-Gillingham with phonological awareness and reading fluency exercises based on recent research from the National Institutes of Health and the National Reading Panel. You receive everything needed to implement Bowman’s Orton-Gillingham “Plus” including:

Manual complete with 131 lesson plans
Scope and Sequence
Progress Monitoring Tool
Decoding Supplement
Stories for Fluency Practice
Multisensory materials kit

Schools and families consistently share how empowered and excited they feel implementing Bowman’s Orton-Gillingham “Plus”.

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Bowman's Orton-Gillingham "Plus" Overview Course For Administrators

This course is designed to help administrators support teachers trained in Bowman’s Orton-Gillingham “Plus”. Administrators will review the recent evidence supporting structured literacy and learn the basic components of systematic, synthetic, explicit, multisensory language instruction. The course will include how to identify the characteristics of dyslexia, administer assessments to determine placement and grouping for O-G instruction, implement the steps of the lesson plan, pace a lesson, and progress monitor students. Administrators will see examples of Orton-Gillingham lessons and receive a checklist to guide observations.