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Welcome LAUSD Educators!

We are so excited that you are participating in our Orton-Gillingham online course.  In addition to the course, we've created additional supports so that all of you have the opportunity to maximize your learning.  This webpage contains information about the course and these additional supports.

About David Katz

David Katz, a Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators, has trained and mentored thousands of teachers in the Orton-Gillingham methodology.  

An experienced educator, David has a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.  He also has extensive experience tutoring students through his private practice.  

In addition to training teachers through workshops, David has also worked as an adjunct professor at both Rutgers and William Patterson Universities.

Most importantly,
David infuses substantive content with his engaging and animated style, making his classes a joy to attend.

5 Minute Overview for Admins

30 Minute Overview for Teachers

Course Login Information

Please watch the videos below to learn the two steps to accessing Whizzimo's Orton-Gillingham course:
Step 1: Adding the Whizzimo course to the Schoology App
Step 2: Logging into the Orton-Gillingham Course

Adding Additional Educators to the Orton-Gillingham Course

Are you interested in providing the opportunity to more of your school's educators?  If so, please contact us by email at sales@whizzimo.com or by phone at 678-609-3583 for more information. 

​Our most popular option is $3,000 for a school site license plus $100 per participating educator.

Office Hours 

We are offering office hours each week starting on March 24th.  Office hours on Wednesdays are for elementary school teachers and on Thursdays are for secondary teachers.  Feel free to see the list of topics below and attend all sessions where you would like to get additional support from Mr. Katz.

Office Hours Login Link: ​https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7325483396
Elementary Dates
​March 24
April 7
April 14
April 21
April 28
May 5
May 12
May 19
May 26
June ​2

Secondary Dates
​March 25
April 8
April 15
April 22
April 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27
June ​3
Topic
​The Language Continuum and the Dyslexic Learner
​Phonemic Awareness and Long, Short, and Schwa vowels

The Six Syllable Types
Syllable Division Rules, Automaticity, and Spelling Rules
Fluency, Chunking of Sentences, and Grammar
Administrator's Week - observation tools and  general teacher support
Introduction to Morphology and Developing Vocabulary
A Basic Orton-Gillingham Lesson - Visual, Auditory, Blending Drills
A Basic Orton-Gillingham Lesson - Reading, Spelling, and Dictation
Grammar and Writing

Additional Resources and Information

  • Literacy Instruction Resources (Padlet)
  • Elementary and Secondary IOCs announcing this learning opportunity

Coming Soon...

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  • Observational Tools
  • Logins to Whizzimo.com
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