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PILOT Understanding Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia – 6 Weeks – FALL 2019

This course is exclusively for our PILOT course participants. If you have been given this link by Landmark Outreach, please stay on this webpage to complete the registration process to ensure you are placed in the correct section. Please do not visit the Outreach Courses section of our website to register.

Course Credit 15 Hours/PDPs

This professional development course provides educators with an overview of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia, including well-established neurological research related to the development of reading, writing, and arithmetic.

The course is divided into six, self-paced modules over 6 weeks.

• Module 1: Defining dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia
• Module 2: Neurological origins and manifestations
• Module 3: Comorbidity with other challenges
• Module 4: Best practices to support students in the classroom
• Module 5: Special education laws and the impact on dyslexia identification
• Module 6: Reframing dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia with a new perspective

This course will help you:

• Understand the causes of learning challenges for individuals with these specific learning disabilities
• Explore related neurological research and theory
• Learn best practice instructional strategies to support these students
• Gain awareness of other co-existing learning and social-emotional challenges
• Consider alternative views of learning disabilities by exploring cultural norms related to disabilities

Each module will follow the same basic outline:

• Presentation of key information about the topic
• Explanations of the impact in the classroom
• A quiz to assess learning
• Opportunities to discuss and reflect on course content with peers
• A summation of the module followed by a reflection to synthesize concluding thought
• Application of course content by completing a related assignment

Specific Assignments:

• Assignments: The assignments in each module will require participants to put theory into practice by reading and following the specific directions, and using examples provided as a guideline for format, length, and quality of writing. These tasks will be assessed using specific rubrics.
• Pre and Post-Assessments: These ungraded questionnaires will be completed at the beginning and end of the course in order to self-assess knowledge and application of course content.
• Quizzes: The quizzes will assess comprehension of the content from the required reading. The quizzes will be automatically graded within the course platform. Although participants must earn an 80% or higher to move on to the next section of the course, there are unlimited attempts allowed.
• Discussion Posts: The discussions will require participants to post an initial response and reply to at least one other post.
• Concluding Thoughts: These tasks require participants to synthesize three key takeaways from the module and will be assessed using specific rubrics.

There is not a required text for the course.