Fall Associate Practicum 2026-2027
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 2026-October 2027). 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).
A payment plan is available for this practicum. It consists of a $187.50 deposit due at registration, followed by equal monthly payments of $187.50. Monthly payments begin October 1, 2026, and continue through December 1, 2027.
Note: Total tuition does not include credit card processing fees, which will be calculated at checkout.
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 | July 15, 2026 | Associate Practicum Application Due | August 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM | Applicants notified of Acceptance into the Practicum | September 1, 2026 | First payment due (at registration) | September 15, 2026 | Waitlist Applicants notified | September 22, 2026 | Begin Tutoring Student; Informal Assessment of Student | October 2026 (Applicant should be tutoring a student at the time of application) | First Practicum Implementation Meeting | October 10, 2026; 9AM - 12PM | Observation #1-10 | October 10, 2026-October 1, 2027 | Second Practicum Implementation Meeting | March 21, 2027; 9AM - 12PM | Third Practicum Implementation Meeting | Fall 2027 date TBD; 9AM - 12PM | Write-up Associate Level Application | October 1 - December 31, 2027 | Associate Application Due | December 31, 2027 |
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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.