The online Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia Awareness Course will introduce you to learning core communication skills to support and work with those who are showing signs of, or diagnosed, as having Dyspraxia or Dyscalculia. Whether you are familiar with key principles already, you want to get started working with those in a classroom or any other professional environment, looking for more training, or just interested in this field of study, this course will cover a range of modules and provide multiple examples for assessment.
Course Syllabus
The Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia Awareness Course is split into the following modules:
- An Introduction to Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia and Developmental Coordination Disorder
What is Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia?
What is the Difference Between Dyspraxia and Developmental Coordination Disorder?
What is Executive Dysfunction?
- The Neurology of Dyscalculia and Dyspraxia and the Overlap with Comorbid Conditions
The Neurology of Dyscalculia and Dyspraxia
Which Conditions are Likely to be Comorbid with Dyscalculia and Dyspraxia?
How These Conditions Are Managed
Signs of Dyscalculia in Children and Adults
How Do People with Dyscalculia See Numbers and Mathematical Concepts Differently
How Does Dyscalculia affect people’s lives? (education, work etc)
- How is Dyscalculia Diagnosed and Managed?
Steps Towards Diagnosis
Treatment Options
How People with Dyscalculia Manage Their Condition
Resources for Adults and Children with Dyscalculia
- Dyspraxia and Developmental Coordination Disorder
Signs of Dyspraxia and DCD in Children and Adults
How Dyspraxia and DCD Affect People’s Lives
- How is Dyspraxia and DCD Diagnosed and Managed?
Steps Towards Diagnosis
Treatment Options
How People with Dyspraxia Manage Their Condition
- A Multi-Professional Overview of Managing Dyspraxia, DCD and Dyscalculia
Teachers
SENCOS
Doctors
Parents
Management Strategies for Adults and Children with Dyscalculia, DCD and Dyscalculia
- Overview of management strategies for people with these conditions.
Resources for managing these conditions
Assessment
To assess the learners ability and knowledge to effectively understand the topics contained within the Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia Awareness Course, the course features a number of end of module interactive quiz questions.
Additionally, at the end of the course learners will also take an online multiple choice assessment test. This online multiple choice test is marked automatically so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.
Certificate
On successful completion of this Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia Awareness Course. This certificate will be produced in PDF format, hard copies of the certificate will be available at an additional fee of £9.99.
Course Format
This course is delivered online through eLearning. Learners of the course will receive instant access to our interactive student learning portal, which offers 24/7 access to the Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia Awareness Course.
Course Duration
The online Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia Awareness Course requires 16 hours to complete the course in full. This is only a guide to the learning hours required and it depends on how quickly an individual can absorb the information. The learning is online so it can be spread out over multiple sessions or done in one session.
Learners will have access to this course for up to 12 months from the date of joining. There is no time limit to complete the course during this period.
Tutor Support
When you are studying a course it is always useful to know that you have the help and support of tutors that want you to succeed in your studies.
As part of the Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia Awareness Course you will receive access to our dedicated tutor support service. The academic tutors will be able to provide you with unlimited online email support to help answer any questions that you may have whilst you are studying the course.
Course Compatibility
Our Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia Awareness Course is fully compatible with PC’s, Mac’s, Laptop, Tablet and Smartphone devices.
We know that more and more people are using the web whilst they are on the move, so we have designed this Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia Awareness Course to be fully compatible across tablet and smartphone devices. You will be able to access the same content from the course, just over a 3G or 4G network whilst on the move.
