The Mastery Series
If we’re serious about changing the lives of struggling readers, then as OG Practitioners we must be lifelong learners and develop a deep understanding of current research, best practices, and practical applications.
Join us every month (virtually) to learn from each other and create a true Orton Gillingham Community. Sign up for each Mastery Series topic below!
- Book studies are held ONLINE on the 4th Thursday of the month, January through October, from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. CENTRAL. (No Mastery Series is presented in November or December)
- There is no cost for The Mastery Series, but you must purchase your own books and materials, where applicable.
- OGRS Professional Development hours are available for The Mastery Series.
- View the course syllabus here.
- Our next Mastery Series Book Study begins soon!
- See a list of previously studied books here!
- Please join us – register below!
Upcoming Events
Starting January 2026
Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can't, and What Can Be Done About It, by Mark Seidenberg
The way we teach reading is not working, and it cannot continue. We have largely abandoned phonics-based reading instruction, despite research that supports its importance for word recognition. And while we press children to develop large vocabularies because we think being a good reader means knowing more words, studies have found that a large vocabulary is only an indication of better pattern recognition.
Understanding the science of reading is more important than ever -- for us, and for our children. Seidenberg helps us do so by drawing on cutting-edge research in machine learning, linguistics, and early childhood development. Language at the Speed of Sight offers an erudite and scathing examination of this most human of activities, and concrete proposals for how our society can produce better readers.
Starting in August 2026
ADHD 2.0, New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction - From Childhood Through Adulthood, by Dr. Edward M. Hallowell and Dr. John J. Ratey
World-renowned authors Dr. Edward M. Hallowell and Dr. John J. Ratey literally “wrote the book” on ADD/ADHD more than two decades ago. Their bestseller, Driven to Distraction, largely introduced this diagnosis to the public and sold more than a million copies along the way.
Now, most people have heard of ADHD and know someone who may have it. But lost in the discussion of both childhood and adult diagnosis of ADHD is the potential upside: Many hugely successful entrepreneurs and highly creative people attribute their achievements to ADHD. Also unknown to most are the recent research developments, including innovations that give a clearer understanding of the ADHD brain in action. In ADHD 2.0, Drs. Hallowell and Ratey, both of whom have this “variable attention trait,” draw on the latest science to provide both parents and adults with ADHD a plan for minimizing the downside and maximizing the benefits of ADHD at any age.