KTTI trifold brochure 2016

The Kildonan School
& Camp Dunnabeck
The Kildonan School was founded by Diana
Hanbury King to serve the needs of
dyslexic students of average and above
average intelligence. The objective of the
school is to empower students to reach their
potential and to equip them for future
success through an intensive program of
one-to-one training in reading, writing, and
spelling.
Contact us:
Visit our website
http://www.kildonan.org/
Camp Dunnabeck, the oldest residential
camp of its kind, was established in 1955 by
Diana Hanbury King to support intelligent
children who are having difficulty in their
academic work because of dyslexia or
language-based learning disabilities. The
Orton-Gillingham Approach is used
throughout both those programs.
or contact KTTI
D i r e c t o r, L a u r i e
Cousseau, at
lcousseau@kildonan.org
Kildonan
Teacher
Training
Institute
or 802-779-6674
for an application or
additional information
Associate & Certified Level
Orton-Gillingham
2 0 1 6 Tr a i n i n g & P r a c t i c u m
Course Trainers
Associate Level
From its inception, The Kildonan School has had an
Orton-Gillingham
knowledge about dyslexia and appropriate ways to address it.
underlying, secondary mission: to share our wealth of
Certified Level
2 0 1 5 Tr a i n i n g & P r a c t i c u m
Orton-Gillingham
2 0 1 5 Tr a i n i n g & P r a c t i c u m
Laurie J. Cousseau, AOGPE Fellow, Director of the
TWO WEEK ASSOCIATE LEVEL COURSE
WORK & SUBSEQUENT PRACTICUM
(70 hours coursework)
Offered June 2016 (Dates: June 13-23)
(Includes 10 Additional Hours of Training Beyond the
Required 60 Hours)
This includes the following topics:
- Dyslexia and reading disorders
- The rationale of the Orton-Gillingham Approach
- Phonology and morphology
- The motor component and the writing process
- Vocabulary, reading comprehension, and fluency
- Assessment and diagnostic-prescriptive teaching
- The student profile, lesson plan, and teaching materials
- The Academy structure and requirements
Space is limited to fifteen participants. Cost for the full
two-week course is $1500, which includes breakfast,
lunch, and snacks. There is an additional $200 materials
fee. Dinner and dormitory accommodations on campus
are available for an additional fee of $750.
Please contact KTTI Director Laurie
Cousseau at lcousseau@kildonan.org or
(802) 779-6674 for an application or
additional information.
Kildonan Teacher Training Institution, has more than twenty
years as an educator working in a variety of settings:
independent schools, a public charter school, a working farm,
and Amherst College. Additionally, she is IMSLEC certified
as an Instructor of Training, has a Master of Arts in Reading
Education, holds Level II Vermont certifications as a Reading
Specialist PreK-12 and Middle Grades English Language Arts
and is a Certified Academic Language Therapist. In North
Carolina, she was the Associate Director of Teacher Training
at an Academy accredited school for dyslexic students, as well
as Director and mentor of a regional Tutoring Resource. She
has had extensive experience providing 1:1 and small group
tutoring at both the Associate and Certified levels. She has
served on a number of boards including the NC branch of the
IDA. She has widely presented at a number of regional
conferences and schools.
CERTIFIED LEVEL - COURSE I
(50 hours coursework)
Offered August 2015 (These rotate annually)
- Knowledge of dyslexia and reading disabilities
- Review of basic phonology and handwriting instruction
- Case management and professional communications
- Formal and informal assessment measures
- Understanding and interpretation of standardized testing
- Student profile and matching lesson plans
- Knowledge of methods and programs derived from O.G.
CERTIFIED LEVEL - COURSE II
(50 hours coursework)
Kathleen Loftus Stewart, AOGPE Fellow in Training,
Director of Language Training at The Kildonan School, she
began her Orton Gillingham odyssey at Massachusetts
General Hospital. She has worked in a variety of settings
including a therapeutic school, private practice, and her
current setting of a private school for dyslexics. She holds an
MA and MAT in English and holds certification in New York
and Massachusetts. She has extensive experience providing
1:1 tutoring at both the Associate and Certified levels.
Christine A. Thompson, Director of Language Training
for Camp DunnabeckChristine A. Thompson, Director of
Language Training at Camp Dunnabeck, completed a B. S. in
Elementary Education from the State University of New York
at Plattsburgh and has completed her M. S. Ed. in Elementary
Reading and Literacy in the online program at Walden
University. She has worked at Camp Dunnabeck for seven
summers and has been a teacher and tutor at The Kildonan
School since 1987. She was trained in the Orton-Gillingham
Approach by Diana Hanbury King and Laurie Cuddy. She is
currently at the Certified level in the Academy of OrtonGillingham Practitioner and Educators. She supervises and
mentors Dunnabeck tutors and serves as a mentor to new
Kildonan tutors during the school year.
Offered August 2016
- The stages of words attack and the O.G. lesson plan
- Review of phonology, phonics, and handwriting instruction
- Study of morphology and advanced elements of the language
- Exploration of the systematic, structured writing process
- Teaching of vocabulary, comprehension, pragmatics, and
study skills
- AOGPE Code of Ethics