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Dyslexia Action: Postgraduate Diploma: Specialist Assessment and Teaching for Literacy-Related Difficulties
| Institution | Dyslexia Action |
|---|---|
| Department | Dyslexia Action |
| Web | http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk |
| trainingcourses@dyslexiaaction.org.uk | |
| Telephone | +44(0)1784 222304 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
The Dyslexia Action Postgraduate Diploma: Specialist Assessment and Teaching for Literacy-Related Difficulties is a unique and prestigious programme at Master’s Level 7 that provides the training for qualified teachers to become informed practitioners and specialist teacher-assessors. The programme is quality assured by Middlesex University. The courses are modular and flexible and are undertaken part-time, through online learning. Access is available 24/7 to the Virtual Learning Environment and all modules are tutor-supported through online forums.
Delegates completing this Diploma will gain the skills and knowledge to:
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Examine research on literacy acquisition and related difficulties; explore a range of factors that influence typical and atypical communication, language and literacy skills and review the construct of intelligence and how it is applied in learning environments
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Develop the complex and extensive skill-set needed to be an effective specialist literacy teacher and in order to facilitate literacy understanding in learners; conduct a placement process and deliver a series of structured multisensory learning sessions with a learner
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Gain a firm grounding in key statistical concepts and in-depth knowledge of a complex, standardised literacy assessment tool; gain competence with a reporting protocol for literacy-related difficulties
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Gain knowledge of key statistical concepts associated with educational assessment; develop competence with a reporting protocol for the cognitive processing difficulties associated with dyslexia and hone consultative skills.
The Diploma is split into four modules:
DAPP21-01: Literacy Acquisition – Underpinning Theory – 30 credits, six months, one semester DAPP21-02: Specialist Literacy Teaching – Linking Theory to Practice – six months, one semester DAPP21-03: Psychometric Assessment of Literacy-Related Difficulties – six months, one semester DAPP21-04: Psychometric Assessment of Cognitive Processing – six months, one semester
Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Appropriate for a wide range of professional teachers and specialists who have relevant classroom ● Qualified teachers at all key stages, special educational needs teachers and co-ordinators (SENCOs) The programme provides flexibility for learning in a personalised way which enables studying to be fitted around personal and professional commitments and: ● Regular support from a team of specialist tutors to guide you through the postgraduate level study QUALIFICATIONS ● Be employed (recently, within the last two years) in a school or college in a teaching/teaching support role working with learners with literacy difficulties/dyslexia/SpLD in the UK or overseas ● Have an honours degree or equivalent OR ● Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Education honours degree and a minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience, e.g., further or higher education support, employment support, independent school teaching or experience of psychology or occupational/ speech and language therapy ● Candidates will need a high level of competence in the use of English, equivalent to at least IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in all components) for applicants with English as a Second Language. For further information see the IELTS website ielts.org. |
Fees
| EU | 1975 GBP for Module |
|---|---|
| International | 1975 GBP for Module |
| England | 1975 GBP for Module |
| Northern Ireland | 1975 GBP for Module |
| Scotland | 1975 GBP for Module |
| Wales | 1975 GBP for Module |
| Channel Islands | 1975 GBP for Module |
| Republic of Ireland | 1975 GBP for Module |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Appropriate for a wide range of professional teachers and specialists who have relevant classroom ● Qualified teachers at all key stages, special educational needs teachers and co-ordinators (SENCOs) The programme provides flexibility for learning in a personalised way which enables studying to be fitted around personal and professional commitments and: ● Regular support from a team of specialist tutors to guide you through the postgraduate level study QUALIFICATIONS ● Be employed (recently, within the last two years) in a school or college in a teaching/teaching support role working with learners with literacy difficulties/dyslexia/SpLD in the UK or overseas ● Have an honours degree or equivalent OR ● Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Education honours degree and a minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience, e.g., further or higher education support, employment support, independent school teaching or experience of psychology or occupational/ speech and language therapy ● Candidates will need a high level of competence in the use of English, equivalent to at least IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in all components) for applicants with English as a Second Language. For further information see the IELTS website ielts.org. |
Fees
| EU | 1975 GBP for Module |
|---|---|
| International | 1975 GBP for Module |
| England | 1975 GBP for Module |
| Northern Ireland | 1975 GBP for Module |
| Scotland | 1975 GBP for Module |
| Wales | 1975 GBP for Module |
| Channel Islands | 1975 GBP for Module |
| Republic of Ireland | 1975 GBP for Module |
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