Marburn Academy, an independent day school devoted to serving the educational needs of students who learn differently in New Albany, Ohio, is currently seeking candidates for its 2024-2025 cohort of Orton-Gillingham (OG) Teaching Interns. The OG Teaching Interns will support the delivery of academic services to K-5 students in Central Ohio, using the Orton-Gillingham Approach — a direct, explicit, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, writing, and spelling do not come easily to students, such as those with dyslexia.

This internship begins September 4, 2024 and ends May 23, 2025.    

This internship offers:

• $20/hour for all hours worked,

• An OG training certificate reflecting accumulated hours of training, tutoring, and supervision by a certified Orton-Gillingham Fellow, and

• Assistance applying for Orton-Gillingham Academy (OGA) certification at the OG

  Classroom Educator (OGCE) level upon attainment of a bachelor’s degree.*

  *Intern must tutor in a small group setting for a full school year to qualify for OGCE certification.

We invite candidates to submit their resume and responses to the pre-interview question below Stephanie Royal, sroyal@marburnacademy.org, no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 26, 2024.   

The OG Teaching Intern Experience
OG Teaching Interns will serve in a pivotal role in expanding the reach of Marburn Academy’s outreach services to Central Ohio students. In this role, interns will:

• Learn how to implement the principles of Orton-Gillingham instruction, a structured literacy approach based on the science of reading

• Participate in training sessions led by a certified Orton-Gillingham Training Fellow

• Complete a six-month practicum by leading individual and/or small group tutoring sessions for students in grades K-5

• Develop lesson plans in alignment with the Orton-Gillingham Approach

• Schedule regular touchpoints with the Orton-Gillingham Training Fellow to receive feedback on lesson observations

• Analyze student performance data and report on student progress

Experience and Skills

• Deep interest in serving students who learn differently

• Current enrollment as a junior or senior in a post-secondary education program for pre-service teachers

• Strong organization and communication (written and verbal) skills

• Passion for serving culturally diverse populations

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team

• Openness to feedback and collaboration

Physical Requirement

• Ability to stand, traverse for extended periods of time two plus hours or more

• Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time of two-plus hours

• Ability to visually detect, observe and recognize

• Verbally and audibly communicate and exchange information with the ability to position oneself to do so

• Ability to move, lift and position:

  • Regularly up to 10lbs

  • Frequently up to 11- 30 lbs

  • Occasionally over 30lbs

  • Rarely up to 50lbs with assistance as required

Hours

• To be determined and not to exceed 8 hours per week, Monday-Friday. Hours will primarily include evenings (3:00-7:00 p.m.).

• Occasionally, staff members will be required to participate in certain activities such as events or meetings outside of the regularly established schedule.

Marburn Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Orton-Gillingham (OG) Teaching Intern Pre-Interview Questions

To be considered for the 2024-2025 OG Teaching Internship, submit the following items to Stephanie Royal, sroyal@marburnacademy.org.   

• A resume that includes your contact information and previous work and volunteer experience

• Responses to the questions below in a separate, typed document
  There is no set length requirement for your question responses, however, we ask that you answer each question with enough depth to provide us with a fuller understanding of who you are as a candidate for this internship experience.

Pre-Interview Questions

1. What is the hardest you have worked on something?

   
   

2. What is something you have learned from a supervisor, mentor, or professor that has helped you in your education?
   

3. What led you to pursue becoming an educator who specifically works with students who learn differently?