Teaching Strategies to Support Students with Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities in a Classroom Setting
Course Date: 25 Aug 2022, 9 am to 5 pm
Normal Fee: S$580 (Singapore Residents).
Available Funding for Individuals: SkillsFuture Credit and/or NTUC UTAP $250/$500
Available Funding for Corporate: NCSS VCF Pre-approval Funding (pending approval). School e-invoicing
Course Overview
Currently, among students with special needs, those with learning disabilities make up the biggest group. The prevalence of specific learning disabilities (SLD) among school-age children is 5-15%,and students with dyslexia represent 80% of all those with learning disabilities. These students have significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of reading, writing, listening, speaking, reasoning, or mathematical abilities and often perform below their ability and potential.
As students with learning disabilities spend most of their day in a classroom setting, teachers play an important role in improving academic outcomes for students with learning disabilities.
This workshop is highly recommended for educators working in both mainstream and SPED schools. Besides providing an overview of the challenges students with learning disabilities face in school, this course will equip participants with the practical skills and strategies to support students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities in their classrooms.
Important Notes:
(1) The strategies taught in this workshop are suitable for teaching in a classroom environment in mainstream or SPED schools. small group settings such as tuition group or parent-to-child coaching. Those wishing to learn skills to teach such students in small group settings such as tuition group or parent-to-child coaching are encouraged to register for the 'Educational Interventions for Students with Dyslexia, Language-Related Learning Disabilities and Reading Difficulties in a Small Group Setting' workshop.
(2) Based on DSM-5, ADHD and ASD are not classified as learning disabilities. As such, those who wish to learn skills to teach ASD and ADHD students are encouraged to registered for the 'Working with Children and Adolescents with Autism in Mainstream School' and 'Working with Children and Adolescents with ADHD' workshops respectively.
About the Workshop Facilitator
Ruth has a Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Glasgow and a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology and Neuroscience from King’s College London. Ruth currently works as an educational therapist and specialist tutor, providing learning support for students with Dyslexia, ADHD, ADD and Language Processing Disorder. She has worked in the education industry for over 8 years, and has extensive experience teaching and working with students with learning disabilities.
Ruth is passionate about helping underachieving students and those with learning disabilities develop the necessary skills to help them succeed academically.
Additionally, Ruth has written primary and secondary level curriculum for both mainstream and GEP students. She has also developed curriculum for an early literacy programme for pre-primary students.
Target Audience
Duration
7 hours
Delivery Mode
Online via Zoom
Workshop Topics:
Part A: Understanding Learning Disabilities
Part B: Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom
Part C: Effective Teaching Strategies
Part D: Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities
Currently, among students with special needs, those with learning disabilities make up the biggest group. The prevalence of specific learning disabilities (SLD) among school-age children is 5-15%,and students with dyslexia represent 80% of all those with learning disabilities. These students have significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of reading, writing, listening, speaking, reasoning, or mathematical abilities and often perform below their ability and potential.
As students with learning disabilities spend most of their day in a classroom setting, teachers play an important role in improving academic outcomes for students with learning disabilities.
This workshop is highly recommended for educators working in both mainstream and SPED schools. Besides providing an overview of the challenges students with learning disabilities face in school, this course will equip participants with the practical skills and strategies to support students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities in their classrooms.
Important Notes:
(1) The strategies taught in this workshop are suitable for teaching in a classroom environment in mainstream or SPED schools. small group settings such as tuition group or parent-to-child coaching. Those wishing to learn skills to teach such students in small group settings such as tuition group or parent-to-child coaching are encouraged to register for the 'Educational Interventions for Students with Dyslexia, Language-Related Learning Disabilities and Reading Difficulties in a Small Group Setting' workshop.
(2) Based on DSM-5, ADHD and ASD are not classified as learning disabilities. As such, those who wish to learn skills to teach ASD and ADHD students are encouraged to registered for the 'Working with Children and Adolescents with Autism in Mainstream School' and 'Working with Children and Adolescents with ADHD' workshops respectively.
About the Workshop Facilitator
Ruth has a Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Glasgow and a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology and Neuroscience from King’s College London. Ruth currently works as an educational therapist and specialist tutor, providing learning support for students with Dyslexia, ADHD, ADD and Language Processing Disorder. She has worked in the education industry for over 8 years, and has extensive experience teaching and working with students with learning disabilities.
Ruth is passionate about helping underachieving students and those with learning disabilities develop the necessary skills to help them succeed academically.
Additionally, Ruth has written primary and secondary level curriculum for both mainstream and GEP students. She has also developed curriculum for an early literacy programme for pre-primary students.
Target Audience
- Mainstream schoolteachers
- Teachers in SPED Schools
- Counsellors, Allied Educators and Shadow Teachers
Duration
7 hours
Delivery Mode
Online via Zoom
Workshop Topics:
Part A: Understanding Learning Disabilities
- What is a Learning Disability?
- Causes and Prevalence of Learning Disabilities
- Characteristics of Students with Learning Disabilities
Part B: Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom
- Making Classroom Accommodations
- Differentiated Instructional Materials
- Adapting Instructional Strategies
- Skills Practice
Part C: Effective Teaching Strategies
- Direct instruction and Explicit Teaching
- Promoting Active Learning
- Scaffolded Instruction
- Cognitive Learning Strategies: Graphic Organizers, Concept Maps, Mind Maps
- Skills Practice
Part D: Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities
- Introduction to Strategy Instruction
- Implementing Strategy Instruction in the classroom
- Literacy Interventions: Reading Comprehension, Fluency and Writing
- Improving Study Skills
- Skills Practice
