Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia

Objectives

Formulate and implement plans for comprehensive evaluation to identify diagnostic criteria and underlying deficits present in students with reading, written expression, or math learning difficulties.
Develop IEPs or 504 plans that provide students with the instruction and support they need to be successful in reading, writing, math, listening comprehension, and oral expression.
Choose student-centered accommodations based on recommendations of the International Dyslexia Association and Americans with Disabilities Act.
Design effective strategies to treat underlying deficits in the areas of executive function visual processing, auditory processing, phonemic/phonological awareness, memory, and anxiety to improve reading, writing and math skills.
Teach students self-advocacy and anxiety management skills related to classroom performance, meeting deadlines, and project completion.
Utilize low-tech and high-tech assistive technology supports to help students access information through text, improve study skills, complete written assignments and help with math calculation.

Copyright : 25/04/2019

Dyslexia: Building NEW Neuropathways to Master Visual and Auditory Memory, Visual Perceptual Skills, Visual Motor Skill Development and More!

Objectives

Analyze the 3 types of dyslexia and their characteristics to establish a treatment plan.
Determine the executive cognitive functions and treatment methodologies that impact processing speed and reading comprehension.
Choose treatment strategies to address visual perceptual, visual motor integration, auditory and visual memory deficits to increase handwriting legibility, reading comprehension, and ability to follow multi-step directions.
Communicate how to integrate electronic and low tech games into treatment activities to increase reading comprehension, ability to follow multi-step directions for increased academic success.
Apply compensatory strategies to each specific type, such as recital, chunking, and mnemonics as they apply to visual and auditory memory.
Establish 3 strategies to improve client’s ability to recall multi-step instructions and letter sequence for spelling.