- Educators and guardians learn best practices, resources, and tools to harness valuable dyslexic thinking skills for a world in increasing need of them.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
- Understand the seven Dyslexic Thinking skills in children.
- Explain why Dyslexic Thinking skills are vital in the workplace.
- Create inclusive classrooms where Dyslexic Thinkers thrives.
- Describe how technology and responsible AI can transform dyslexic learning and teaching.
ISTE Standards for Educators:
- Educator - Learner
- Leaders - Empowering Leader
- Leaders - Equity and Citizenship Advocate
UNESCO Standards for Educators:
- Application of digital skills
- Pedagogy
- Educators and parents learn essential insight into dyslexia.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
Empower teachers and parents to understand dyslexia, both its strengths and challenges
Gain essential knowledge in how to spot and support dyslexia
Create a dyslexia-inclusive classroom to empower dyslexic learners
Understand when and where to seek further help
- This Dyslexia Awareness module teaches foundational approaches for literacy, math, emotional impact, memory, organization, concentration, technology.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
Explain how to support dyslexia in a general education setting
Empower teachers with evidence-based practices to help learners with dyslexia, especially in literacy and math
Build awareness of the emotional impact dyslexia can have for students and give a deeper understanding of how dyslexia affects memory, organization, and concentration
Describe how technology can transform outcomes for dyslexic children
- Learn best practices for teaching and empowering students with dyslexia so every person with dyslexia reaches their potential.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
- Identify signs that a student may be dyslexic.
- Identify strengths to empower a learner with dyslexia.
- Describe classroom instructions that benefit all learners.
- Deepen your understanding of dyslexia with next-level strategies and solutions for reading, spelling, and writing.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
- Use reading strategies to empower learners with dyslexia.
- Identify new spelling strategies to help students with dyslexia.
- Describe ways to support and empower students in writing tasks.
- Deepen your understanding of dyslexia with next-level strategies and solutions for memory, organization & concentration, math, and technology.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
Describe strategies to improve memory, organization, and concentration.
Describe strategies and tools in math for students with dyslexia.
Describe game-changing technology tools for students with dyslexia.
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Syllabus
- Empower Dyslexic Thinking in schools
- Introduction
- Define dyslexia as a valuable thinking skill
- Offer support so Dyslexic Thinking can thrive
- Tailor testing and exams for Dyslexic Thinking
- Support and community
- Module assessment
- Summary
- Dyslexia Awareness: Part 1, in partnership with Made By Dyslexia
- Introduction
- What is dyslexia?
- Dyslexic Thinking skills
- Indicators of dyslexia
- Dyslexia inclusive classroom
- Importance of identification
- Module assessment
- Summary
- Dyslexia Awareness: Part 2, in partnership with Made By Dyslexia
- Introduction
- Literacy
- Math
- Emotional impact
- Memory, organization, and concentration
- Technology
- Module assessment
- Summary
- Dyslexia Teaching: Part 1, In partnership with Made By Dyslexia
- Introduction
- Introduction to dyslexia teaching
- Identify dyslexic strengths
- Classroom instruction
- Spotting dyslexia
- Spelling
- Module assessment
- Summary
- Dyslexia Teaching: Part 2, In partnership with Made By Dyslexia
- Introduction
- Reading
- Spelling
- Writing
- Module assessment
- Summary
- Dyslexia Teaching: Part 3, In partnership with Made By Dyslexia
- Introduction
- Memory, organization, and concentration
- Math
- Technology
- Module assessment
- Summary