Intermediate
Basics for teachers
- 4 Sections
- 48 Lessons
- 20h Duration
Introduction
1 Lesson
Section 1 – Dyslexia
12 Lessons
- What is Dyslexia?
- How it feels
- Activity 1
- What causes dyslexia?
- The development of reading
- The Development of Reading – 1: Regions of the brain
- The development of reading – 2: Stages in reading
- The Development of Reading – 3: Summary and Comprehension
- Difficulties in reading
- Other learning difficulties
- Summary of Section 1
- Test yourself
Section 2 – Identification
16 Lessons
- Why is it important to identify dyslexia?
- Generalities
- Early indicators
- Informal assessment
- Informal assessment – 1: Phonological awareness
- Informal assessment – 2: Reading and spelling
- Informal assessment – 3: Comprehension
- Informal assessment – 4: Sequencing
- Informal assessment – 5: Other areas
- Informal assessment – 6: Summary
- Formal diagnosis
- Formal diagnosis – 1: The ‘discrepancy model’
- Strengths
- Why label a child ‘dyslexic’?
- Summary of assessment
- Test yourself
Section 3 – What to do
19 Lessons
- Inclusion - policy into practice
- Three Conditions
- Three conditions – 1: Promoting inclusion
- Principles of teaching literacy
- Multisensory approaches
- Multisensory approaches – 1: Prerequisites - Colored objects
- Multisensory approaches – 2: Prerequisites - Alphabets
- Multisensory approaches – 3: Prerequisites - Letters and sounds
- Multisensory approaches – 4: Prerequisites - Cards
- Multisensory approaches – Reading
- Multisensory approaches – Spelling
- Multisensory approaches – Comprehension
- Multisensory approaches – Free Writing
- Less strong abilities
- Less strong abilities – 1: Concentration & Organisation
- Assistive Technology
- Learning styles
- Summary of Section 3
- Test yourself
Basics for teachers
Dyslexia: How to identify it and What to do
This learning course is relevant to all teachers precisely because all teachers can expect to come across pupils with dyslexia to a greater or lesser degree in their classroom.
This course creates awareness and presents appropriate responses to learners of different learning abilities in an inclusive classroom setting. Preferably, it is be used during Initial teacher Training.
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Jul 30, 2025 @ 9:34 am
Impressed with your approach to a complex subject
I was very impressed with the way you have approached such a complex subject and made it so accessible. It is evident that you have invested much time, thought, research and effort in creating this training tool. I found it informative, engaging, thought provoking and refreshing. I know that having read and absorbed the course, the knowledge I gained will be helpful both in my teaching of all students and those with dyslexia too. It has also broadened and deepened my understanding of the condition itself. I particularly liked the breadth that you incorporated within the course, from neurology, definition, processes involved in reading and writing, the practical help for wider issues such as the social and emotional effects of such a diagnosis (or lack of one) on parents and child alike. I know that this tool will also be useful as a reference, in that I will go back to elements of the course to refresh my memory on subsequent occasions. //Head of Support Services Pilot Elementary School
