Understanding & Managing Dyslexia
Practitioner level 4
By successfully completing this course, you could:
- Gain skills and knowledge to practice Understanding and Managing Dyslexia
- Be awarded the BSY Diploma
- Be entitled to use the letters BSYA (Dyslex) after your name
- Receive the Level 4 NCFE externally validated National Award*
You can study this course from the comfort of your own home; in your own time and at your own pace; with helpful support and encouragement from our friendly tutors.
Dyslexia literally means difficulty with words, and this can cover reading, writing, spelling and any other aspects of language. It is not simply a reading failure. In fact, dyslexia is a three-fold problem with the person having difficulty with organising and memory as well as word-finding, but IQ is often high. This course looks at the cognitive and behavioural problems faced by the dyslexic and his family, carers and teacher. Paramount, of course, is early and accurate assessment, and you will learn that the assessment process is dynamic and requires more than basic testing. This course is ideal for teachers, parents and carers of those who have been diagnosed with dyslexia and those who are exhibiting possible symptoms. It provides a rich source of information together with practical suggestions for management of this very complicated disorder.
Syllabus
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Lesson One
- What is Dyslexia?
- Biological Factors
- Cognitive Factors
- Behavioural Problems
- The Prevalence of Dyslexia
- What is Dyslexia?
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Lesson Two
- Criteria for the Identification and Assessment of Dyslexia
- Tests for Early Diagnosis of Dyslexia
- Diagnostic Tests for Children from 6½ to 16 Years of Age
- Tests of Attainment
- Diagnostic Tests
- Principles of Assessment
- Checks Prior to Assessment
- Observational Framework of Assessment
- Criteria for the Identification and Assessment of Dyslexia
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Lesson Three
- The Impact of Dyslexia on Learners
- Auditory Processing
- Visual Processing
- Motor Processing
- Dyslexia and Stages of Development
- The Foundation Stage
- The Primary Stage
- The Impact of Dyslexia on Learners
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Lesson Four
- Dyslexia and Stages of Development (Continued)
- The Secondary Stage
- Higher/Further Education
- Dyslexia in the Workplace
- Becoming Dyslexia-friendly
- National Standards for Adult Literacy and Numeracy
- Dyslexia and Stages of Development (Continued)
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Lesson Five
- Specific Learning Difficulties
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Diagnosis and Treatment
- Dyspraxia
- Symptoms and Treatment
- Dyscalculia
- Diagnosis and Treatment
- Specific Learning Difficulties
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Lesson Six
- Diagnostic Assessment Report for Special Learning Difficulties
- Recommended Format
- Report Layout
- Details of Content
- Learning Skills
- How do Children Learn?
- Reciprocal Teaching
- Metacognitive Awareness
- Target Setting
- Links with Home
- Diagnostic Assessment Report for Special Learning Difficulties
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Lesson Seven
- Managing Spoken Language
- Managing Reading
- Standardised Reading Tests
- When a Child should be Tested for Reading
- Teaching Reading Using a Multi-sensory Method
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Lesson Eight
- Managing Reading (Continued)
- Book Choice
- Reading Age
- Managing Handwriting
- Handwriting Difficulties
- Writing Equipment
- Teaching the Dyslexic Child to Write
- Individual Letter Shapes
- Handwriting for the Older Student
- Left-handedness and Dyslexia
- Managing Reading (Continued)
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Lesson Nine
- Teaching Spelling
- Multi-sensory Methods
- Main Spelling Rules
- Homophones
- Syllables
- Teaching Mathematics
- Teaching Spelling
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Lesson Ten
- Techniques for Teaching Mathematics
- Counting to 100
- Multiplication and Division
- Dyslexia and Examinations
- Making an Appeal for a Concession
- Study Skills
- Mind Maps
- Drawing Basic Mind Maps
- Creating a Successful Mind Map
- Some Myths about Learning Abilities
- Techniques for Teaching Mathematics
No practical training is required to complete this course.
There are two ways you can enrol on this course. You can:
- Pay with a deposit of £70 £50, followed by 11 monthly instalments of £30
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- Pay the total course fee in one sum of £400 £380 and also receive a special complimentary gift
To enrol by phone, please call our friendly course advisors on Freephone 0800 731 9271.
* Registering for an NCFE Award is optional for an additional fee. Details on request.
