Dyslexia & 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 dyslexia and 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 dyslexia and dyscalculia 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is for all professionals who want to better understand the challenges of dyslexia within the professional environment. You will learn about what dyslexia is, how it affects the teaching and learning environments, and why understanding dyslexia 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 that will help your trainers find out more about your learning needs
  2. a recommended reading list to prepare yourself for various aspects of the course
  3. information about York to prepare yourself for your cultural experience
  4. information about the Europass Mobility Certificate

At the end of the course, you will:

  • have an understanding of what dyslexia and dyscalculia are
  • have practical ideas on how to teach with dyslexia and 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 dyslexia and 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

An interactive communicative approach is used throughout, which lets participants experience first-hand the activities and methodologies that they can then go on to use in their own teaching contexts.

Key theories and practical ideas are discussed and explored thoroughly in hands-on input sessions, with participants playing an active role in all sessions to maximise their learning.

All input sessions involve brainstorming, case study analysis, problem-solving, and role-play tasks, both in pair- and group-work scenarios.

Participants are asked to reflect on the tasks carried out in each session, inviting discussion with regard to their own pedagogical knowledge and teaching contexts.

Participants are also introduced to key websites and other resources related to the further development of their teaching skills and personal professional development.

Language skills are also developed and feedback given where appropriate.

The course ends with an evaluation session, in which you will be asked to reflect upon the knowledge you have gained during the course.

You will also be encouraged in this session to create a Personal Development Action Plan, and select activities that you would like to try out in your own classes.

You will also be invited to join the York Associates Community, which allows networking and contact with the trainers and fellow participants from the programme, as well as learners from York Associates’ other courses.

There is also the opportunity for follow-up online training sessions to further consolidate your learning and reflect on how you are implementing what you learnt on the course into your own contexts.

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.
If you need to cancel or defer your course:
  • We understand that your plans may change quickly during this unprecedented time. If you need to defer your course, we will not charge any fees on tuition, as long as you notify us by 16:00hrs on the Friday before your course begins. We will defer your course and any fees paid for up to 12 months from your original start date.  If you need to cancel your course and are unable to defer to a later date, we regret we will not be able to refund your fees unless you have given us a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice of cancellation.
  • If we have arranged homestay accommodation for you, we will not charge any cancellation fees if you notify us at least 48 hours before you are due to arrive. If you notify us with less than 48 hours’ notice, you will need to pay for three nights’ accommodation
  • If we have arranged hotel or self-catering accommodation for you, the cancellation conditions will vary according to the type and location of the accommodation, and we will confirm them to you individually when we send your accommodation details
  • If you need to leave your course early for any reason, we may be able to offer the following options:
    • You may continue your course online using a combination of virtual lessons with your trainer and self-study
    • In some cases, particularly where the total course duration exceeds four weeks, we may decide to cancel your programme and refund your course fees for any unused weeks
    • In other cases, we will issue a voucher for any unused complete weeks, for you to return to York Associates at a later date
  • If you need to leave your accommodation early, we will require a minimum of 3 days’ notice. After this, all accommodation fees will be refunded to you

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Fast Facts

Start date(s)
April 10th 2023 / July 31st 2023 / August 21st 2023
Max. group size
12
Min. age
21
Minimum CEF level
Starting from B1
Course materials
Included
In York Course Formats
21 hours
Price
£440
Booking fee
£60

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Sample Course Programme

Week 1Session OneSession Two
Session Three
MONDAYGroup work: examining attitudes to dyslexia

Group work: signs and symptoms of dyslexia
Video session: listening to interviews with dyslexic people (their experience)Input: deepening our understanding of dyslexia – three approaches:
- cognitive
- scientific
- pragmatic
Group work: “Famous dyslexics”
TUESDAYLegal aspects of dyslexia in the UK and EU (legislation)
Group work: navigating the legal minefield (case studies)
Input: ethical dilemmas with dyslexia
How dyslexic people see themselves / their struggles with others’ attitudes
Group discussion
- what is discrimination?
- ethical issues involved with dyslexia
- how should these ethical issues be resolved?
WEDNESDAYDiscussion: applying the cognitive approach to teaching practicePair work and input: multi-sensory approaches to teaching
Input: reporting on and assessing dyslexia in others
Informal presentations – how diagnostic reports can help trainers
Dyslexics reporting on their experiences in the classroom
THURSDAYDyslexia and your teaching situation

What is a dyslexia-friendly website?
Group work: can we change our:
- training establishment
- learning environment?

Pair work: creating an informal ‘code of practice’
Free time / self-study
FRIDAYInput: setting goals for personal and institutional improvement
Creating a personal action plan for the future
Group work: Presentations Individual work: “A letter to myself – where I want to be in the future”

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