This document provides an overview of the Postgraduate Certificate in Dyslexia and Literacy course from Penny Harris. The course includes strands in psychology, practical assessment and teaching delivered through lectures, examples, activities, forums and quizzes. Students will gain supervised experience assessing and teaching learners individually using multisensory methods. Administrative, education, and psychology tutors provide support. Assignments include lesson planning, materials development, assessment reports, and a teaching intervention project. Students form learning communities through forums and clusters with tutor teams. Deadlines are fixed and extensions may be granted for unforeseen circumstances with evidence. Successful completion provides new skills and knowledge to become a dyslexia specialist teacher.

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2. Penny Harris Overview Content Support Assignments Examination

3. Penny Harris Course Content Strands for psychology and practical assessment and teaching.

4. Penny Harris Theory Lectures – deliver content Examples - illustrate Activities – practice Forums – discuss, debate, support Quizzes – self check Reading – deepen understanding

5. Penny Harris Practice Supervised assessment and teaching of learners in 1:1 situation Following a structured programme With multisensory teaching methods Addressing specific needs of the learner

6. Penny Harris Support Administrative support Education Tutor Psychology Tutor Cluster Lead Tutor Programme Director

7. Penny Harris Administrative Support Moodle support Technical support Student administrator Exams officer Board of Studies Board of Examiners

8. Penny Harris Education Tutor Students grouped together in clusters with one or more Psychology tutor and several Education tutors ET – experienced, practising specialist Part-time for Dyslexia Action – limited Formative feedback on practical teaching and assessment Moderating forums Examines summative assignments

9. Penny Harris Psychology Tutor Students grouped together with psychology tutor Experienced, practising psychologist – educational or experimental Part-time for Dyslexia Action - limited Formative feedback on assessment reporting and critical evaluation of theory and practice. Moderating forums Examines summative assignments.

10. Penny Harris Learning community Forums Clusters Tutor teams

11. Penny Harris Your Assignments Weekly lesson planning, production of teaching materials and self-reflective evaluation of lesson. Development and production of specific teaching materials (PTMA) to be included in your lessons and later for peer evaluation. Maintain teaching diaries and journals of work for moderation Assessment administration, scoring, reporting and planning an intervention Critical evaluation of theory and practice

12. Penny Harris Formative Tasks to help you to develop skills for specialist literacy teaching. Assessment administration and scoring Report writing Lesson planning Reflective self-evaluation Creating teaching materials All formative assignments are compulsory

13. Penny Harris Examined Structure of Language – Open Book Test Essay linking theory and practice Case Study Observed assessment Assessment report Teaching intervention Reflective evaluation

14. Penny Harris Teaching Deadlines Teaching L1: you will be teaching your first learner for a minimum of 10 hours Teaching L2: assessment followed by a teaching intervention. Timetabling according to your school terms – UK, non-UK Deadlines are fixed!

15. Penny Harris Extensions Formative assignments have submission dates. Examined assignments – Deadlines Extension requests may be made only in unforeseen circumstances. Will require evidence with application. Non-submission = failure of course.

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17. Penny Harris Successful completion New teaching skills New assessment skills New knowledge and understanding Dyslexia Specialist Teacher

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