Course | Making Maths Dyslexia Friendly
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Price
361.90 AUD. The price includes 10% GST. Other pricing options are available for this course
Individual subscription: $349 + GST per year
Team subscription (10 teachers and more): $249 + GST per teacher per year
Campus subscription (unlimited teachers): $9990 + GST per year
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Facilitator
Shirley Houston
Shirley has a Masters degree in Special Education and has been teaching in the area of Special Needs for 30 years. She has taught in government and independent schools, primary and secondary, universities and TAFE. Shirley has also taught in several states of Australia and in the U.S. Her particular interests are specific learning difficulties, early childhood, education of young gifted children and literacy. She loves travel, reading and music.
Course Description
About 50% of dyslexics experience significant difficulty with Mathematics, in particular with learning of number bonds, number fact retrieval, number operations, understanding of place value, recall of sequences, mathematical vocabulary, solving of word problems and understanding of time and money. This course provides the skills and access to resources needed to put in place effective multi-sensory intervention that can enhance the understanding, fluency, problem-solving and reasoning of dyslexic students.
Audience
This course is designed for primary teachers and lower secondary Maths teachers.
Teaching Standards
1.6.2 Proficient Level - Know students and how they learn - Strategies to support full participation of students with disability: Design and implement teaching activities that support the participation and learning of students with disability and address relevant policy and legislative requirements
Do you teach in NSW? If so, this is relevant to you:
Completing Making Maths Dyslexia Friendly will contribute 6 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Students/children with disability addressing Standard Descriptor 1.6.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher in NSW.
Course Curriculum
1. Module 1 – An Introduction to Autism
Welcome to Making Maths Dyslexia Friendly
Course Objectives
2. Module 1: The Course and Current Provisions
Course Introduction
Provisions for Students with Dyslexia at Your School/Workplace - Reflection
3. Module 2: Brain Activity, Dyslexia and Maths
The Brain, Dyslexia and Maths Performance - Introduction
The Brain, Dyslexia and Maths Performance - Presentation
Further Reading : Brain anatomy, Arithmetic and Working Memory - Optional
4. Module 3: The Impact of Dyslexia on Maths Performance
How Can Dyslexia Impact Maths Performance?
Factors and Strategies
An Important Factor
5. Module 4: Addressing Difficulties in Addition and Subtraction
Teaching Principles
Counting - Optional
Visualising Numbers and Their Components
Addition
Subtraction
Shape Math - Optional
Design a Lesson: Activity
Further Study: Manipulatives-Based Programs
6. Module 5: Addressing Difficulties in Multiplication and Division
The Concept of Multiplication
Learning Multiplication Facts
Using a Multiplication Grid to Learn and Record Facts
Computer Times
The Concept of Division
Working with Fractions
Using Algebra Tiles in Lower Secondary - Optional
Further Study: Multiplication and Division Facts for the Whole-To-Part Visual Learner
7. Module 6: The Language of Maths and Word Problems
The Language of Maths
Spatial Temporal Math - Optional
Word Problems
Word Problem Activity - Optional
Word Problem Answers
Vocabulary Activity - Optional
Creating Mind Maps For Study - Optional
8. Module 7: Managing Time and Money
Time and Money
Learning to Tell the Time with Numicon
Reading Clocks and Telling Time with Numicon
Task
9. Module 8: Using Technology to Make Maths Dyslexia-Friendly
IT Tools
Maths Programs
Supporting Learners Who Have Dyslexia with IT - Activity
10. Module 9: Adding to Your Efficacy
Planning for Change - Activity
Action Plan
Further Reading on Maths and Dyslexia
11. Conclusion and Reflection
12. Course Completion
Course | Making Maths Dyslexia Friendly
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