Dyslexia Therapy for Self Help or as a Career




Dyslexia Therapy for Self Help or as a Career

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This course is the perfect choice for both individuals and professional therapists looking to expand and enhance their repertoire and portfolio. Although the course alone won’t qualify you as a therapist, many of my students that are considering a career in coaching, take the course so they can advertise themselves as a professional coach that uses cutting edge Dyslexia Therapy techniques, which as you can imagine, gives them the edge over coaches not as familiar with these techniques.

Dyslexia Therapy for Self Help and Dyslexia Therapy as a Career


Welcome to this course on dyslexia therapy. We’re sure that you’ll both enjoy it and find it useful to better understand the nature of dyslexia as a condition and the treatment options that are available to improve the daily lives of dyslexia sufferers.

The course is comprehensive and covers every aspect of dyslexia therapy.  It's suitable for people who wish to learn more about the condition, but it is focused towards those people who wish to engage in the practice of dyslexia therapy.  As such, you will have access to an enormous amount of resources and practical activities, that will help you with your studies.

Although this course is suitable for anyone who wishes to know more about dyslexia, it's mainly focused towards informing those who want to engage in dyslexia therapy. To that end we’ll spend a fair amount of time on the nuts and bolts of the different aspect of dyslexia. It’s been our intention however, to keep this course light on theory and oriented towards practical engagement with the lived experience of dyslexia and the various ways those with dyslexia can manage the condition.

You’ll enjoy a lifetime access to the course, as well as updates to course material and the many downloadable resources, activities.

This dyslexia therapy for self help and or as a career online course, has all the flexibility and convenience that online learning offers, as well as full support, seven days a week.

The course syllabus includes:

Module 1: Understanding Dyslexia

1.1 Defining Dyslexia

Activity 1:  Which of These Celebrities Has Dyslexia?

1.2 Living With Dyslexia

Activity 2:  The Dyslexia Experience

1.3 Causes of Dyslexia

1.4 Related Concerns and Issues - PDF

Quiz: Module 1

 Module 2: Diagnosis

2.1 Changes to the DSM and SLD Diagnosis - Plus Downloadable Resource

2.2 Diagnostic Criteria for SLD with Impairment in Reading - Slideshow and PDF

Resource:  Spotting The Signs of Dyslexia

Quiz: Module 2

Module 3: Assessment and Evaluation

3.1 Language

3.2 Phonological awareness

Activity 3: Rhyming Exercises

Activity 4: Ellison Analysis

Activity 5: Blending Synthesis

Activity 6: Discrimination Exercises

Activity 7: Sound Matching Tasks

3.3 Rapid naming and word fluency  - Slideshow and PDF

Activity 8: RAN Assessments

3.4 Reading fluency  - Slideshow and PDF

Activity 9: Using Fluency Phrases

3.5 Reading comprehension

Activity 10: Comprehension Cube

3.6 Spelling  - PDF

Activity 11: Word Search

3.7 Writing

Activity 12: Good Writing Checklist

3.8 Other Considerations

3.9 Sewing it All Up  - Slideshow and PDF

Quiz: Module 3

 Module 4: Managing Dyslexia

4.1 Assistive and Adaptive Technology

4.2 Remediation Training  - PDF

4.3 Self-advocacy

Activity 13: How Much of a Self-Advocate Are You?

Quiz: Module 4

Module 5: Learning The Basics

5.1 Learning The Basics - Language

5.2 Learning The Basics - Spelling  - PDF

Activity: How Good is Your Spelling?

5.3 Reading  - Slideshow and PDF

5.4 Learning The Basics - Writing

Activity 15: Pronunciation

Activity 16: Silent Letters

Activity 17: Compound Words

Quiz: Module 5

Module 6: Dyslexia in The Classroom

6.1 Building an Inclusive Classroom

6.2 Awareness  - PDF

6.3 Differentiated instruction

Activity 18: Climax, Structure, and Elements of a Story

Activity 19: Context Clues Vocabulary Builder Activity

Activity 20: Comprehension and Inference Question Creator

Activity 21: Poetic Devices Finder

Activity 22: Figurative Language Finder

Activity 23: Character Traits and Motivations

Activity 24: Summarisation and Narrative Sequence

Activity 25: Identifying Facts and Opinions

6.4 Classroom Modifications

Activity 26: Section 504 - Classroom Checklist

Quiz: Module 6

Module 7: Dyslexia in The Workplace

7.1 Awareness

7.2 Workplace Coping Strategies - Slideshow and PDF

7.3 Organisation and Time Management  - PDF

7.4 Reading Strategies

7.5 Writing Strategies  - Slideshow and PDF

7.6 Memory Strategies

Activity 27: Workplace Dyslexia Checklist

Quiz: Module 7

Module 8: Information Seminars

8.1 Organising Seminars

Activity 28: Creating A Mock Seminar Programme

8.2 Sensitivity Training and Real Change

Activity 29 : Adult Dyslexia Checklist

Quiz: Module 8

Module 9: Intervention for Dyslexia

9.1 Testing

Resource: Dyslexia Assessment Battery Reference Sheet

9.2 Highlighting Strengths - Slideshow and PDF

Quiz: Module 9

Module 10: Clinical Therapy

10.1 Medical Treatments  - Slideshow and PDF

10.2 Nutritional/Allergic Treatment

10.3 Sensory Integration, Reading Reflex, and Optometric Treatment

Resource: Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist

Quiz: Module 10

Dyslexia Therapy as a Self-Help Model for Dyslexics & Dyslexia Therapy as a Career

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What you will learn
  • Understand how dyslexia affects a person's language and reading comprehension as well as a number of other considerations.
  • Discover how technology can assist a person living with dyslexia.
  • How to raise awareness in schools and the workplace.

Rating: 4.75

Level: All Levels

Duration: 1.5 hours

Instructor: Libby Seery Founder of Renaissance Life Therapies


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