DYSLEXIA: FOUNDATIONS & SCIENCE OF READING

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This course will address the critical components of language and literacy development and will introduce graduate students to the nature and needs of students with dyslexia. The course will focus on what dyslexia is, characteristics of children and youth with dyslexia and other learning disabilities, and the effects of dyslexia on learning to read and write. The course will also discuss important historical developments in the field, relevant laws, the science of reading, and policies as they relate to dyslexia.