Course | Dyslexia – A Masterclass Course for Teachers

Price

€445

Facilitator

Jacqui Ashton Smith (Dr) has over 35 years’ experience working in the field of education, autism and SEN. She has presented at numerous conferences world wide, delivered international training and consultancy and post graduate training at a number of universities in the UK, Europe and Japan.

Jacqui is a qualified teacher with post graduate qualifications in SEN and autism. She has a Doctorate in Education and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and has undertaken a range of training in the field of autism and education. Her specialist areas are Educational Leadership, the identification of Girls and Women on the autism spectrum, autism specific quality assurance and autism specific education. She was a lead trainer for the National Autistic Society in the UK and has had her research and papers published in professional journals.

For 25 years Jacqui was Principal then Executive Principal of specialist residential schools for autistic children and for the past 9 years has led the Education Division of a national organisation which runs eight schools as Head of Operations then Director of Education. She led all aspects of strategic development, business development and operations. As the Director of Education Development she has recently been involved in the opening of 4 specialist schools and has gained valuable expertise in this field.

Jacqui is a member of the Autism Education Trust Expert Reference Group and a member of the Expert Advisory Panel of Autism Accreditation, a UK quality assurance system run by the National Autistic Society for autism specific schools and adult services. She is an Associate Consultant for AT-Autism and has provided specialist consultancy in the UK, delivered management and autism training in the middle east and involved in a number of research projects.

Description

This self-paced online course is designed to provide teachers in mainstream educational settings the knowledge and skills required to support the educational and social needs of students with dyslexia in order to achieve their full potential.

The course places emphasis to the signs & symptoms as well as to the informal assessment and diagnosis of students with dyslexia in a mainstream educational setting.

Equally important the course focuses on a range of educational support and strategies that can be offered by the teacher and the school, in general, as well as on the important aspects of social inclusion and support.

Finally, the course is significantly benefited from a dedicated module on best practices for inclusive education, that is, education that takes into consideration the special skills and qualities of students with dyslexia.

Empowering teachers to realise the full potential of students with Dyslexia in an Education setting (DYSXT) is a masterclass course on dyslexia and an indispensable tool for all teachers who wish not only to understand Dyslexia as a Special Learning Difficulty (SPLD) but to create an educational environment that will allow the potential & skills of students with dyslexia to be fully developed.

All presentations in this course are both visual and audio. The course is being developed by highly experienced tutors with vast expertise in the area of Special Educational Needs (SEN).

Main Aims

- Provide teachers the knowledge and understanding of SEN and SPLD’s in general and dyslexia in particular and the key areas of difficulty.
- Provide teachers the expertise to recognise and understand the signs and symptoms of dyslexia and co-occurring conditions.
- Increase teacher’s knowledge and understanding of the components of the definition of dyslexia and how this impacts on their learning and functioning.
- Understand the diagnostic and assessment process and how to use the information contained to develop teaching strategies.
- Develop the expertise to implement the educational strategies required to support students with dyslexia to achieve their full potential.
- Enhance the ability to respond effectively and proactively to individual student’s educational needs.
- Comprehend the impact of a lack of understanding on the emotional and behavioural wellbeing of students with dyslexia.
- Develop strategies to support students with dyslexia to learn social understanding, friendship skills and emotional regulation.
- Recognize and respond to the emotional and mental health difficulties often seen in students with dyslexia.
- Understanding the principles underpinning inclusive education and the routes to achieve inclusion.
- Deliver SEN methods specially adapted to meet the dyslexic child’s individual learning and social needs.
- Recognize the skills of students with dyslexia and use these to prepare the students for the future beyond school.

Why DYSXT?

Dyslexia is a neurological difference and can have a significant impact during education, in the workplace and in everyday life. As each person is unique, so is everyone’s experience of dyslexia. It can range from mild to severe, and it can co-occur with other learning differences. It usually runs in families and is a life-long condition. However, it is widely accepted that children with Dyslexia have their own strengths & qualities, such as logical reasoning, visual understanding and high levels of creativity. Moreover, there are many cases where the cognitive ability of children with Dyslexia is high compared to the average of their peers.

This masterclass course is an indispensable tool for teachers who wish to have a thorough understanding of SEN and Special Learning Difficulties (SPLD’s). This is being accomplished by providing teachers the expertise to recognise and understand the signs and symptoms of Dyslexia and co-occurring conditions as well as how Dyslexia impacts on learning and functioning of students within a classroom and/or educational setting.

Moreover, the course provides a dedicated module on how teachers can implement educational strategies required to support students with Dyslexia to achieve their full potential, which, in turn, will lead to their ability to respond effectively and proactively to individual student’s educational needs.

Equally important this masterclass course places emphasis on teachers being able to comprehend the importance of the emotional and behavioural wellbeing of students with Dyslexia as well as to develop strategies that will enhance the social understanding, friendship skills and emotional regulation of students with Dyslexia.

Finally, there is a dedicated module on the ever-important aspect of Inclusive Education and its principles, focusing on the development of SEN methods specially adapted to meet the Dyslexic child’s individual learning and social needs.

Who to Attend?

- Teachers in mainstream education
- SEN teaching assistants
- Educators working in SEN field and want to polish their knowledge and skill
- Coaches/mentors/professionals working on SEN and/or with pupils with dyslexia

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