Understanding & Managing Dyslexia

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

• Lesson One
  • What is Dyslexia?
    • Biological Factors
    • Cognitive Factors
    • Behavioural Problems
    • The Prevalence of Dyslexia
• Lesson Two
  • Identification and Assessment of Dyslexia
    • Tests for Early Diagnosis
    • Diagnostic Tests for Children from 6½ to 16 Years of Age
    • Principles of Assessment
• Lesson Three
  • The Impact of Dyslexia on Learners/ Dyslexia and Stages of Development
    • Auditory Processing
    • Visual Processing
    • Motor Processing
    • The Foundation Stage
    • The Primary Stage
• Lesson Four
  • Dyslexia and Stages of Development (Continued)/Dyslexia in the Workplace
    • The Secondary Stage
    • Higher/Further Education
    • Making the Workplace Dyslexia-friendly
    • National Standards for Adult Literacy and Numeracy
• Lesson Five
  • Specific Learning Difficulties
    • Attention Deficit Disorder
    • Dyspraxia
    • Dyscalculia
• Lesson Six
  • Diagnostic Assessment Report for Specific Learning Difficulties/ Learning Skills
    • Recommended Format
    • Report Layout
    • Details of Content
    • How do Children Learn?
    • Reciprocal Teaching
    • Metacognitive Awareness
    • Target Setting
    • Links with Home
• Lesson Seven
  • Managing Spoken Language/ ManagingReading
    • StandardisedReadingTests
    • When a Child should be Tested forReading
    • Teaching Reading Using a Multi-sensory Method
• Lesson Eight
  • ManagingReading(Continued)/ Managing Handwriting
    • Book Choice
    • Reading Age
    • Overcoming Handwriting Difficulties
    • Writing Equipment
    • Teaching the Dyslexic Child to Write
    • Individual Letter Shapes
    • Handwriting for the Older Student
    • Left-handedness and Dyslexia
• Lesson Nine
  • Teaching Spelling/ Teaching Mathematics
    • Multi-sensory Methods
    • Main Spelling Rules
    • Homophones
    • Syllables
    • An Overview
• Lesson Ten
  • Teaching Mathematics (Continued)/ Dyslexia and Examinations/ Mind Maps/ Some Myths about Learning Abilities
    • Techniques
    • Counting to 100
    • Multiplication and Division
    • Making an Appeal for a Concession
    • Study Skills
    • Drawing Basic Mind Maps
    • Creating a Successful Mind Map