Deeper Understanding of Reading and Dyslexia

The course can be taken over four months and you will be able to work through the videos and reading material at your own pace. You also have access to a facilitator and expert in the field who will be available to support you with questions and technical issues on the online platform. Sessions include:

• Reflecting on your own concept of dyslexia
• The development of reading
• The concept of dyslexia
• The causes of dyslexia: an overview
• The causes and symptoms of dyslexia: biological aspects
• The causes and symptoms of dyslexia: cognitive processes
• Impact that dyslexia has on a person: behavioural level
• Early reading skills: phonological skills
• Foundational reading skills: the alphabet
• Foundational reading skills: phonics
• Developing reading fluency
• Developing reading comprehension
• Development of writing skills
• Development of spelling skills
• Classroom support