Evidence-based Instruction and Interventions for Students with the Characteristics of Dyslexia

Catalog description

This two credit graduate course provides educators with evidence-based instructional strategies and interventions grounded in the science of reading. These strategies and interventions are specifically designed for students with characteristics of dyslexia, including the use of explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction, developing phonological and phonemic awareness, decoding, and implementing multisensory intervention strategies. This course is designed for all educators who work with students who struggle with reading and provides a collection of research that explains how people learn to read and how to teach reading. The use of technological applications for students with dyslexia is also included.