This two credit graduate course provides educators with evidence-based instructional strategies and interventions grounded in the science of reading. These strategies and interventions are specifically designed for students with characteristics of dyslexia, including the use of explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction, developing phonological and phonemic awareness, decoding, and implementing multisensory intervention strategies.
This course is designed for all educators who work with students who struggle with reading and provides a collection of research that explains how people learn to read and how to teach reading. The use of technological applications for students with dyslexia is also included.
The Required text for his class is Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention, 2nd edition, by Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling. ISBN: 9781394229239
Madonna University EDU 5830.65
Graduate participants earn 2 semester hours of graduate credit and will receive a transcript from one of our partner institutions below. Professional development participants will receive a certificate of completion for 40 hours of professional development credit for online classes.
Introduction: Introductions and Understanding Dyslexia
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Module One: Dyslexia and the Brain
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Module Two: Assessment of Decoding, Encoding, and Reading Fluency
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Module Three: Phonological Awareness and Early Reading and Spelling
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Module Four: Orthography
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Module Five: Instruction in Basic Reading Skills, Spelling, and Reading Fluency
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Module Six: Technology Applications for Students with Dyslexia
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Online 3-graduate credit courses are 13 weeks in length.
On-site weekend courses are held Friday evening from 6:00pm-9:00pm and Saturday/Sunday, 8:30am-5:30pm.
Weekday courses are Monday-Friday from 8:00am- 6:00pm.
It is the responsibility of the student to check with their state, county, district, or school to ensure that all requirements are being met by the course you're taking.
Check the Partner Universities page for specific university information as well as course numbers which are specific to the university partner.
Students are required to purchase their own textbook, the information for which can be found here. If no book is required it will be specified on the list. We have copies of many of the textbooks should you wish to purchase directly from TEI.
Professional development (PD) participants receive a certificate of completion from TEI for 45 hours of PD credit for face to face classes and 60 hours of PD credit for online classes. These certificates are mailed within one week of the end of the class and reflect the course title, dates of attendance, and credit hour information.
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