This course provides an overview of the structured literacy approach and the recommended teaching strategies to support dyslexic students and students with language-related learning disabilities in both the classroom and small group (or one-to-one) settings. Participants will learn how to adapt instructional strategies and materials to help students learn more effectively in the areas of reading, writing and spelling. Importantly, participants will also examine the social and behavioural impacts affecting students.

Part A provides a broad understanding of dyslexia and language-related learning difficulties. Case studies will be discussed to understand the social and emotional impact that dyslexia has on the students. Part B discusses differentiated instruction and classroom strategies. Part C teaches phonemic awareness and reading strategies for early/struggling readers. Part D discusses strategies to improve reading comprehension and fluency. Part E teaches spelling and writing. In Part F, case studies are used to help participants make sense and integrate what they learned in their workplace or homes.

This course is distinctively comprehensive in three aspects:

Firstly, the range of intervention strategies covered in this course is comprehensive. Participants will learn a spectrum of interventions from effective teaching strategies to well-known evidence-based interventions like the Orton-Gillingham Approach and the Lindamood-Bell method. As the targeted areas of intervention can vary based on the presenting profile and age of the student, the course covers a diverse range of strategies for different groups of students.

Secondly, the course will also cover teaching strategies and differentiated instruction so that teachers will learn how to best support these students in the classroom.

Lastly, the socio-emotional impact on the students using real case studies.

After this workshop, participants will be able to use an individualised and eclectic approach that instructs their

Course Duration: 1 Day