Kildonan Teacher Training Institute

Mission Statement:

The Kildonan Teacher Training Institute (KTTI) empowers individuals with dyslexia and supports literacy widely through the education of teachers in the best practices of the Orton-Gillingham approach by offering training, practicum supervision, and student diagnostics.

Fully accredited by the Orton-Gillingham Academy of Practitioners and Educators, we offer:

- Orton-Gillingham training & practicum supervision
- Informal screenings and evaluations
- Comprehensive reading evaluations & standardized testing
- One-to-One Tutoring

What We Offer

ASSOCIATE LEVEL TRAINING:

In-person June 20 – July 1, 2022

(Monday through Friday each week) 70-hour course

Instruction will be held at The Marvelwood School, Kent CT

CERTIFIED LEVEL TRAINING:

Level I & II Training

Dates to be announced.

Certified I and II may be taken in any order

– Orton-Gillingham Trainings & Supervision

We offer training at the Classroom Educator, Associate, and Certified Levels, as well as, the associated supervised practicums.

– Comprehensive Reading Evaluations/ Informal Screenings

We offer Informal Screenings which include criterion-based measurements of phonological processing, sound-symbol association, vocabulary, single word, and contextual reading, and informal writing samples.

We offer Comprehensive Reading Evaluations which are comprised of an interview, a review of prior records, a battery of standardized and criterion-based assessments administered over 1 or 2 meetings, a written report including recommendations, and a conference to discuss results.

The exact battery of testing depends on the individual, but measures which may be included are:

Standardized:

- Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing CTOPP-2
- Feifer Assessment of Reading FAR
- Gray Oral Test of Reading GORT-5
- Test of Written Spelling TWS-5
- Gates MacGinitie Reading Test GMRT
- Woodcock Reading Mastery Test WRMT
- Test of Written Language TOWL-4