Fall Associate Practicum 2025-2026
Practicum | Available
*****BY INVITATION ONLY*****
An individual in the practicum will be mentored by a Fellow (or Fellow-in-Training) to continue refining skills to integrate and apply the knowledge, concepts, and skills learned during the coursework. The Supervising Fellow (or Fellow-in-Training) will observe a 40-60 minute lesson on 10 separate occasions and provide written and verbal feedback as well as ongoing support over the course of 1 year (October 2025-October 2026). After completion of the practicum, the individual will be qualified to seek certification with the Orton-Gillingham Academy at the Associate Level.
The Associate Practicum is only open to those who have recently completed Associate training (ideally within the past two years).
We know that registration costs can be confusing, so we want to make it clear what you're paying for.
The "Additional Fee" listed is not an extra charge—it's part of your total tuition. We've separated it to serve as the deposit for those who opt into a payment plan. For those in the payment plan, paying this fee upfront secures your spot. The remaining tuition will then be split into manageable payments throughout the program, detail of the payment plans are listed below:
A payment plan is available for this practicum, consisting of a $300 deposit at registration and equal monthly payments of $200.57. These monthly payments, which include a 4% credit card fee, start on October 15th, 2025, and continue until December 15th, 2026.
Completion Deadline: Trainees have a 15-month window to meet all practicum requirements. If requirements are not fulfilled within this timeframe, a $300 application fee will be assessed.
Deferrals: Deferrals are granted for a maximum of one year. If a trainee defers and does not return within that year, all previously paid costs will be forfeited.
Additional Observations: While a minimum of 10 observations are required, any additional observations recommended by a Fellow or Faculty in Training (FIT) will incur a fee of $250 per observation.
Associate Practicum Timeline: Practicum Application Opens | August 1, 2025 | Associate Practicum Application Due | August 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM | Applicants notified of Acceptance into the Practicum | September 1, 2025 | First payment due | September 10, 2025 | Waitlist Applicants notified | September 12, 2025 | Begin Tutoring Student; Informal Assessment of Student | October 2025 (Applicant should be tutoring a student at the time of application) | First Practicum Implementation Meeting | October 4, 2025; 9AM - 12PM | Observation #1-10 | October 1, 2025-October 1, 2026 | Second Practicum Implementation Meeting | March 14, 2026; 9AM - 12PM | Third Practicum Implementation Meeting | Fall 2026 date TBD; 9AM - 12PM | Write-up Associate Level Application | October 1 - December 31, 2026 | Associate Application Due | December 31, 2026 |
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Jen Burch
Jen has worked at Readsource for seven years, as an outreach program coordinator to remediate students in an underserved elementary school in Atlanta, a teacher trainer, and now as the Director of Academic Programs. Jen began her career as a molecular biologist at Emory University. It wasn’t until 2013, when her then second grade daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia, that she began her training in the Orton-Gillingham approach to better understand her child’s needs. Since then, Jen has become a Fellow with the Orton Gillingham Academy. She believes that the ability to read is a basic human right, and literacy is the great equalizer. In her role as Director of Academic Programs, her goal is to help ALL students read on grade level by strategically working to bring high-quality instruction based on the Orton Gillingham methodology to more teachers across the US and around the world.