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Dyscalculia in the Teaching Environment

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What is the course about?

This highly interactive teacher training course provides a solid introduction to the challenges of dyscalculia in education. The course covers a broad span of ideas and activities to enliven lessons and make them more motivating, and places a strong emphasis on developing practical skills and outcomes for the classroom. The course is useful for both those with some experience of dyspraxia and those new to the condition. Key topics will be addressed, including characteristics and diagnostic criteria, a structured approach to teaching, recognising different types of discriminatory or exclusive behavior, and understanding the causes of challenging behaviours, with the aim of developing a range of best practices. Included is an optional team-building activity.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This course is for all professionals who want to better understand the challenges of dyscalculia within the professional environment. You will learn about what dyscalculia is, how it fits into the dyslexic spectrum, how it affects the teaching and learning environments, and why understanding dyscalculia is so important. Those who will benefit include teachers, teaching assistants, school heads, counsellors, and teacher trainers. This course can also be combined with other SEN courses in consecutive weeks for form a two-week course. Participants need to be at a minimum B1 level of English.

After registration, participants on this course programme will receive:

  1. a pre-course questionnaire which will enable trainers to learn about the participants’ backgrounds
  2. information about the Europass Mobility Certificate
  3. a recommended reading list to prepare participants for various aspects of the course
  4. information about York to prepare teachers for their cultural experience.

At the end of the course, you will:

  • have an understanding of what dyscalculia is, and how it fits into the dyslexia spectrum
  • have practical ideas on how to teach those with dyscalculia, while not negatively affecting other students
  • understand key challenges, including managing learning styles, minimising discriminatory behaviour, and creating an inclusive learning environment for all
  • be able to understand the positive aspects of dyscalculia in order to create a positive learning space for all
  • have enjoyed a positive environment in which to share best practices and exchange ideas with each other

The course ends with an evaluation session, where teachers are asked to reflect upon the value of the knowledge gained on the course. They are also encouraged in this session to create a Personal Development Action Plan, and select activities which they would like to try out in their own classes. They are invited to join the York Associates Community, which allows networking and contact with the trainers and fellow colleagues, and with participants from other courses.
If you are from a country outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you will need a visa. Students from certain countries do not need to apply for a visa before arriving in the UK. You can check if you need to apply for a visa on the UK Visas and Immigration website.
We can recommend a few accommodation options. Find out about them on our accommodation page.

In the unlikely event of a course not recruiting sufficient numbers you would be offered an alternative.

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Resources

Spotlight on Diversity and Inclusive Practices

Fast Facts

Start date(s)
  • August 2nd 2021
Max. group size
12
Min. age
21
Minimum CEF level
Starting from B1
Course materials
Included
Is Erasmus+ funding available?
Yes.
In York Course Formats
Price
21 hours
£395
Booking fee
£55

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Meet the trainers

Nicky Pirożek, Senior Trainer

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Steve Flinders, Former Director

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Sample Course Programme

 Session OneSession TwoSession Three
MONDAYIce-breaker
Introduction to the course: objectives and methodology		Group work: Examining attitudes to dyscalculia.
what is dyscalculia?
what are our attitudes?
Two kinds of dyscalculia		Output:
Participants work on a presentation to deliver in their own educational context.
TUESDAYDeepening our understanding of dyscalculia – three approaches:
- cognitive
- scientific
- pragmatic

Understanding our own aims and purposes		The cognitive understanding of dyscalculia

The relationship between maths and numbers		Output:
Participants work on a presentation to deliver in their own educational context.
WEDNESDAYThe scientific understanding of dyscalculiaA pragmatic understanding of dyscalculia

Practical techniques for creating an accessible learning environment		Output:
Participants create a lesson plan / deliver a lesson for students with dyscalculia based on their learning up to now
Other participants exchange views in order to help develop this plan
THURSDAYTeaching Techniques:
Practical teaching techniques for learners with dyscalculia		Teaching Techniques:
Practical teaching techniques for learners with dyscalculia		Output:
Participants create a lesson plan / deliver a lesson for students with dyscalculia based on their learning up to now
Other participants exchange views in order to help develop this plan
FRIDAYTeaching Methodologies:
Practical and inclusive teaching methodologies for learners with dyscalculia		A whole-school approach:
Including every aspect of the learning environment		Output:
Participants create and deliver a guided presentation to the group on the key learning they have experienced

Personal Action Plan further professional development
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