LC23-86A Using Evidence Based Literacy Interventions in SET

Description:

This two-part course (Wednesday September 20/27 at 7p.m.) is designed to assist special education teachers in supporting children with literacy difficulties at school. After completing this course, teachers should gain an understanding of effective literacy tools they could use to identify children’s literacy needs, become aware of evidence-based literacy programmes and understand ways to structure literacy support at school.

Learning Outcomes:

Teachers will be enabled to:

1). Understand how to use the Continuum of Support to structure literacy support in primary school.

2). Become familiar with assessment tools to use for identifying children’s literacy needs (e.g. how to complete a running record/ miscue analysis, what to look out for in children’s reading).

3). Discuss evidence-based literacy programmes.

4). Discuss target setting when creating literacy support plans.

5). Become familiar with some general tips and teaching strategies to support children with literacy difficulties in school.