Method
Online Self-paced
Term
WINTER
Units
3.0 QUARTER UNITS
Estimated Cost
$640

Skills you will gain

  • Identify characteristics and symptoms of various learning differences with emphasis on Dyslexia, ADHD, Mathematics learning difficulties, and the Autism Spectrum.
  • Learn about common Processing Disorders such as Visual and Auditory Perception among others.
  • Describe the essential components of Special Education Law as it relates to Accommodations and Modifications in the classroom.
  • Identify Evaluation and Assessment tools used for providing Resource services.

Course Description


This course helps professional educators, counselors, educational therapists, and parents understand learning differences. Current theories on neurological processing, attention and memory are presented. Through case studies, discussion, video and lecture, participants learn to identify the signs of autism, Asperger's Syndrome, nonverbal learning disorder, learning disability and attention deficit disorder, as they relate to learning tasks. 

 

Topics

  • Neuroplasticity
  • Introduction to Learning Differences
  • Processing Differences, ADHD and Executive Functioning
  • Reading, Math, and Dyslexia
  • Autism Spectrum and Social Cognition
  • Learning Differences and Social Justice

 

Additional Information

AI* - This course will explore the different AI tools educational therapists can include in their toolbox. 

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