Early Childhood and Dyslexia
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2 hours
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This is an online course.
Enroll and complete this course on your own time to earn a certificate of completion.
Overview
This module focuses on the early language and literacy development of diverse young children and provides an overview of early markers of potential difficulties with literacy. The module provides both specific recommendations for classroom and home-based instruction, as well as resources for educators and parents. An important premise is that an understanding of the multifactorial risk and resilience model of dyslexia can help teachers break the cycle of academic and socio-emotional failure that is prevalent among underserved and educationally marginalized populations, particularly culturally and linguistically diverse students.
Learning objectives
- Distinguish between the myths and reality in dyslexia manifestation in young children, with a particular emphasis on young bi/multilingual children
- Recognize that recommended supports for young bi/multilingual children benefit the language and literacy learning of all children
- Assuming a social justice lens, recognize the impact of early identification and intervention on the overall well-being and pre-literacy and early literacy skills of young bi/multilingual children
- Identify evidence-based dyslexia risk and resilience factors
- Identify early markers of risk for dyslexia in the language behaviors of young children in the following literacy-related language domains: Phonology, Orthography, Semantics, Morphology, Syntax, and Pragmatics
- Identify early intervention approaches and strategies to support young children at risk for dyslexia in classroom contexts (large group activities, small group activities, one-to-one interactions)
- Identify evidence-based, family-centered practices/strategies to develop pre- and early-literacy skills in young diverse children
- Identify literacy resources that educators can share with families of young children, with a particular emphasis on young bi/multilingual children
Added on 8/27/2024 ·
Last updated on 8/27/2024