About This Course
This is a part-time short course delivering literacy interventions to children and young people with difficulties developing their literacy skills. Candidates will have the option of online or in-person learning in Bangor through the medium of Welsh or English.
Who is this course for?
This course will benefit teachers, tutors, teaching support staff and assistants, speech and language therapists, and those working with learners with additional learning needs or learning differences. 2 years prior experience in education or working with children is needed prior to the course.
Why study this course?
It offers candidates to become accredited specialists in delivering literacy interventions to children and young people with difficulties developing their literacy skills and those with dyslexia. Candidates will be able to identify the difficulties faced by a child or young person in reading, spelling, and handwriting, and formulate suitable programmes for intervention. They will be able to identify literacy difficulties and provide intervention through the medium of Welsh and/or English.
On successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to deliver targeted literacy interventions to children and young people with Accredited Practitioner Status or Accredited Teacher Status with the British Dyslexia Association. This is the only course in the UK that focuses on supporting learners with SpLd in Wales and allows for Welsh and English language intervention work with pupils.
How long does this course take to complete?
This professionally accredited intensive course runs over 10 months. Candidates will be expected to commit 12 hours a week of self-study to complete the necessary requirements to pass the course. This time is in addition to live lectures and teaching for the assessment.
Information about assessments:
Assessment of the course will include:
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20 hours of practical teaching with a pupil. This will be assessed by two 60-minute recorded lessons.
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Case study based on the pupil receiving the intervention.
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Teaching portfolio based on the teaching practice.
Tutors
Jo Dunton
Director of Teaching at Miles Dyslexia Centre
As an AMBDA holder she is a BDA accredited specialist teacher and assessor. Her teaching career has covered a wide range of ages and schools, including working in special schools and FE colleges. She joined the MDC’s teaching team after completing the AMBDA course in Bangor, subsequently going on to become the Director of Teaching for the Centre. She is currently a serving member of the BDA Accreditation Board.
Ruth Elliott
CPD lead with the Miles Dyslexia Centre
specialist teacher and assessor of pupils and adults with literacy difficulties. She is a qualified teacher and holds AMBDA with the British Dyslexia Association. She is currently the lead for continued professional development (CPD) with the . She is also a content creator and trainer for the .
Course Content
What will you study on this course?
Course content:
The course will familiarise students with approaches and underlying principles of teaching learners with SpLD (dyslexia) and those with literacy difficulties.
Topics include:
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Theories about dyslexia and the underlying causes
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Co-occurring difficulties with dyslexia