COD 2021 - D214

Webinar - Teaching English to Students with Dyslexia

Heads, coordinators and teachers of English in primary school

1 sessions, start: 08-Feb

Course detail

Year: 2021
Level: Distance
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: Distance
Facilitator/s: Maria Laura Scasso MA
Print course
ESSARP Schools
Free of charge
Exams Schools
ARS 1800.00
Non affiliate
ARS 1800.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 08 February 2021 03:00 pm 04:30 pm

Facilitator/s

Maria Laura Scasso

Staff and coaching teacher in charge of the Learning Center at St. John’s School in Pilar from 1999 up to September 2017. Academic Director of the online “Dislexia Sin Fronteras”, Spanish version of the Coursera MOOC: Supporting Children with Difficulties with Reading and Writing, University of London, Dyslexia International and the UCL Institute fo Education. Mentor of the same MOOC. Member of the D.E.A group: Red Argentina. Participated in support of the National Law for dyslexia and other learning difficulties. Lecturer at workshops and conferences about Dyslexia for teachers and families. Spanish/English Scientific and Literary Translator, INSP en Lenguas Vivas.
Heads, coordinators and teachers of English in primary school
- Become acquainted with the specific problems of students with dyslexia when learning a second language.
- Learn about different resources to be used with students with dyslexia when teaching English to Spanish speakers.
- Design types of work and exercises that will help all students, particularly those with dyslexia.
- Design accommodations to evaluate students with dyslexia.
- What is dyslexia?
- Why is it important to take it into account when teaching English to Spanish speakers?
- What kind of specific instruction do they need?
- What kind of exercises are the most useful for these students?
- What resources are the most helpful?
- What kind of accommodations are necessary to evaluate these students?
Online class via zoom. There will be an expository powerpoint and participants will be allowed to ask questions during the exposition.
Date: 8/2
Time: 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Philomena Ott, 1997, How to detect and manage dyslexia - A reference and resource manual. Heinemann.
Ronald D. Davis, 2010, The Gift of Dyslexia - Perigee
http://dystefl.eu/uploads/media/DysTEFL_Booklet_Trainee.pdf
- Milne Duncan, 2005, Teaching the Brain to Read, Smartkids.
International Dyslexia Association: Dyslexia Assessment, what it is and how can it help
British Dyslexia Association: What are Specific Learning Difficulties.
Headstrong Nation: Inside the Hidden World of Dyslexia & ADHD
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dyslexia/0/steps/6756
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dyslexia/0/steps/6751
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dyslexia/0/steps/6744

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ivana_Cimermanova/publication/285590741_3_Teaching_
English_as_a_foreign_language_to_dyslexic_learners/links/56709e1308ae5252e6f1f3ff/3-Teaching-English-as-a-foreign-language-to-dyslexic-learners.pdf

https://ortongillinghamonlinetutor.com/
Ana María Radrizzani Goñi 2016 - Hay Lugar para mí - Editorial Letra Viva
Headstrong Nation – Classroom accomodations.
http://headstrongnation.org/parents/classroom-accomodations
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