Empower yourself with the knowledge and skills needed to support individuals with dyslexia with this free online course. Dyslexia is a common learning disability affecting millions of people worldwide. Even though it is widespread, it is still often misunderstood and misdiagnosed. This course is designed to help you identify, understand and support people with dyslexia. You’ll explore the causes, symptoms, diagnoses and types of dyslexia. We’ll explain the impact of this condition on learning and the strategies for managing and supporting people with dyslexia.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188948 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 6-10 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Recognise the symptoms, possible causes, and diagnosis of dyslexia • Outline the different types of dyslexia, including their management and support strategies • Explain why people with dyslexia struggle with writing and spelling • Discuss the role of speech therapists in helping dyslexic individuals improve their language and communication skills • Define dyscalculia and its key characteristics • Analyse the challenges dyslexic students face in different types of science subjects • List the strategies that can be used to support dyslexic learners in foreign language classrooms • Describe the common co-occurring conditions with dyslexia and explain how they can impact an individual's life • Identify the therapies and interventions that can help children with dyslexia • Summarise the benefits of the multisensory structured language method for dyslexic learners in language education |
| Course Code | 6035 |
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