开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: Unknown
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所在平台: CourseraArchive 课程类别: 教育 大学或机构: University of London International Programmes（伦敦大学国际课程） 授课老师： Gill Brackenbury |
课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/course/dyslexiaintro
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Difficulties with reading and writing, often called ‘developmental dyslexia’, is a complex condition which often presents with other difficulties in maths, short-term memory and concentration.
Children often lose self-esteem and confidence. These problems are found well beyond primary school right up to university level and into the years of employment.
But something can be done, especially if you are acquainted with principles of best practice and what has been discovered by neuroscience and cognitive psychology in the 21st century. We are going to bring to you some of this evidence.
Your Lead Instructor is Gill Brackenbury of the Institute of Education, University of London, who ensures the academic quality of the course, and overlooks its assignments, materials and tests. She will sign your Verified Certificate if you choose that path.
Jenny Thomson from Sheffield and Vincent Goetry from Brussels have scripted and presented the videos, and written the assignments.
The course is based upon a successful online course first developed by Dyslexia International in 2009 and directed by Vincent in both English and French. Advisers included a Scientific Advisory Panel of renowned international experts.
The course has been expanded and put on the more powerful Coursera platform.
Week 1 – An overview
Personal testimonies; multilingual aspects; costs to the individual and society of class failure and drop-out; models of reading acquisition (the ‘decoding’ and ‘direct’ paths); automatization; recent scientific discoveries
Week 2 – Definitions and identification of dyslexia
Causes; identification; numerous activities include simple methods of assessment (not formal diagnosis) and examination of samples of writing; discussion around pros and cons of ‘labelling’ a child
Week 3 – ‘Co-morbidity’, and psychological and social aspects
The ‘dys’-constellation (dyspraxia, dyscalculia etc); audition; vision; loss of self-esteem; long-term effects of school drop-out and antisocial behaviour – evidence from Canada, the UK and USA; ‘positive’ aspects of dyslexia and unusual aptitudes; testimonies from achievers with dyslexia
Weeks 4 and 5 – Practical teaching approaches
General principles of inclusion; structured, multisensory, phonics-based and metacognitive approaches; summaries of recent influential reports of best practice from France, the UK and USA; applying these approaches across the curriculum; learning styles; reading, spelling, comprehension and composition; visualization and mind-mapping
Week 6 – Study skills, aids and accommodations
Attention, memory and organization; technological aids especially for reading and writing; examples of accommodations for formal assessments and examinations
This course is for teachers to learn why some children have so much difficulty with reading and writing and to learn more about best practice in teaching literacy to all, in light of recent scientific discoveries.
