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Understanding dyslexia provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 20 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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20 hours worth of material
Self Paced
Overview

  • Dyslexia is a condition affecting literacy skills. This free course, Understanding dyslexia, analyses how our image of normality affects the way we as a society define such conditions. You will ...

Syllabus

    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Approaches to the definition of ‘abnormality’
    • 1 Approaches to the definition of ‘abnormality’
    • 1.1 Introduction
    • 1.2 Definitions of ‘normality’
    • 1.2.1 Statistical approaches to ‘normality’
    • 1.2.2 Medical approaches to normality
    • 1.2.3 Cultural approaches to normality
    • 1.2.4 Personal distress
    • 1.3 Overview of ‘normality’
    • 1.4 Experiencing dyslexia
    • 1.4.1 What is dyslexia?
    • 1.5 Defining dyslexia
    • 1.5.1 Definition by exclusion
    • 1.5.2 Discrepancy definitions
    • 1.6 Positive indicators for dyslexia
    • 1.7 Dyslexia as a distinctive condition
    • 1.7.1 Differentiating dyslexia from other reading difficulties
    • 1.7.2 Differentiating within dyslexia – acquired versus developmental dyslexia and the search for subtypes
    • 1.7.3 Differentiating dyslexia from other developmental conditions
    • 1.8 Reflecting on definitions of ‘abnormality’
    • 2 Explanations of dyslexia
    • 2 Explanations of dyslexia
    • 2.1 Behavioural, cognitive and biological perspectives
    • 2.2 Cognitive explanations of dyslexia
    • 2.2.1 The phonological processing deficit
    • 2.2.2 ‘Visual deficit’ hypotheses
    • 2.2.3 ‘Automaticity’ and ‘rate of processing’ hypotheses
    • 2.3 Biological explanations of dyslexia
    • 2.3.1 Sex differences
    • 2.3.2 Why are boys more vulnerable to some conditions?
    • 2.3.4 Lateralisation
    • 2.4 Differences in brain architecture
    • 2.4.1 Organisation of brain cells
    • 2.4.2 Differences in sensory, perceptual and motor function
    • 2.5 Biochemical factors
    • 2.5.1 Highly unsaturated fatty acids
    • 2.5.2 Genetic explanations
    • 2.6 Environmental explanations of dyslexia?
    • 2.7 Reflecting on explanations of ‘abnormal’ development: the case of dyslexia
    • 3 Treatment and management
    • 3 Treatment and management
    • 3.1 Thinking about intervention
    • 3.1.1 Treatment or management?
    • 3.2 Behavioural approaches
    • 3.3 Cognitive approaches
    • 3.3.1 Multisensory teaching for students
    • 3.4 Biological approaches
    • 3.4.1 Pharmaceuticals or nutraceuticals?
    • 3.5 Evaluating intervention studies
    • 3.5.1 Expectancy versus effect
    • 3.5.2 Pre-post test studies
    • 3.5.3 Single participant interventions
    • 3.6 Reflecting on dyslexia
    • Conclusion
    • Further reading
    • References
    • Acknowledgements

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