Dyslexia Awareness - Dyslexia Therapist
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Whether you are a student looking to start your first career, or a professional who would like to try something new, our online Dyslexia Therapist course is specially designed to prepare you for a fulfilling and successful career helping others. A great dyslexia therapist is:
- Patient
- Kind
- Helpful
- Hardworking
- Dedicated
If these adjectives describe you, then a career in dyslexia therapy is the perfect fit to bring you satisfaction with your career. Our online Dyslexia Therapist course will cover:
- Causes and effects of dyslexia
- How to identify and diagnose dyslexia
- How to assess and evaluate a patient’s language
- How to manage dyslexia
- Teaching strategies for individuals with dyslexia
- What dyslexia looks like in the classroom and the workplace
Our students leave this course with all the background knowledge and preparation they need to start a fulfilling and satisfying career in dyslexia therapy.
Help people overcome the disabilities that are causing a lot of stress in their lives.
As a dyslexia therapist, you can make a huge difference in a person’s life. There are strategies and techniques that can help people manage their dyslexia and flourish with it, and we will provide you with those techniques so you can start making a difference in peoples’ everyday lives.
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Full Course Syllabus
Module 1: Understanding dyslexia
- Defining dyslexia
- Causes of dyslexia
- Effects of dyslexia
- Related concerns and issues
- Severity of condition
Module 2: Diagnosis
- Case history
- Observations
- Assessments
- Analysing data
Module 3: Assessment and evaluation
- Language
- Phonological awareness
- Rapid naming and word fluency
- Reading fluency
- Reading comprehension
- Spelling
- Writing
Module 4: Managing dyslexia
- Adaptive technologies
- Alphabetic orthography
- Support systems
- Self-advocacy
Module 5: Learning the basics
- Language
- Spelling
- Reading
- Writing
Module 6: Dyslexia in the classroom
- Awareness
- Modifications
- Inclusion
- Differentiated instruction
Module 7: Dyslexia in the workplace
- Awareness
- Reading strategies
- Writing strategies
- Memory strategies
- Organisation and time management
Module 8: Information seminars
- Helping people understand dyslexia
- Discussing paths to real change
- Sensitivity training
- Case studies
Module 9: Intervention for dyslexia
- Observation
- History
- Testing
- Highlight strengths
- Strategies to cope with dyslexia
Module 10: Clinical therapy
- Medical treatments
- Nutritional/Allergic treatment
- Occupational/Sensory integration, reflex, and optometric treatment
- Transfer of function
Who is this course for?
Our online Dyslexia Therapist course is specially designed to help you whether you are starting your first career or looking for a new career. We have designed this course to work around your schedule, so you can learn at your own pace; whenever you like, wherever you like. Enroll today, and get started towards your rewarding new career helping people manage their dyslexia.
Requirements
This Dyslexia Therapist course is open to all, with no formal entry requirements.
Career path
After completing this course, you could:
- Continue your education into other areas of learning disabilities
- Assist special education teachers
- Get a better idea if you would enjoy a career helping those with learning disabilities
- Be a better support system for friends and family with dyslexia
- Gain understanding and empathy for those who have different learning abilities than you
Questions and answers
how long is the course available for once payment has been made and how long do you then have to complete
Answer:Our Dyslexia Awareness course includes unlimited access so you can complete it on your own pace.
This was helpful.To whom it may concern, Is the Certificate of completion included in the price indicated? Thanking you in advance.
Answer:Hi Yiannis, Thank you for your query. The course price includes lifetime access to your "Dyslexia Awareness" course and a PDF certificate delivered by IOA upon course completion. Kaoutar - IOA Team
This was helpful.Sorry I meant is this like a 2 hour, 10 hour, 6 week or 2 year course ROUGHLY?
Answer:Hi Helena, Thank you for your query. The "Dyslexia awareness" course is approximately 50 academic hours, giving you 50 CPD points. The time really depends on the amount of hours you spend studying. Some students may complete it in 2 weeks and others in 1 month or more. Kaoutar - IOA Team
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