Dyslexia is the most common learning disability affecting nearly 10% of school children. It is a condition where children are unable to acquire skills related to reading, writing and spelling despite possessing the required intelligence, being exposed to a conventional classroom curriculum and in the absence of sensory deficits in vision and hearing.
Early identification of literacy problems that may be indicative of a learning disability, allows for timely and effective remedial intervention. Such intervention enables persons to cope with academic challenges better and can make the difference between failing to achieve desired academic outcomes and substantially improved academic performance.
Keys Takeaways:
- Training on two different assessments
- Learn from professional expert.
- Get e-certificate.
The training will focus on the following:
- Awareness
- Identification
- Assessment
- Intervention
Screen children with reading and spelling difficulties with Dyslexia Screening Test-Junior, India Edition (DST-J INDIA)
Dyslexia Screening Test – Junior, India Edition is a powerful screening test developed for use in India, to identify school children who show reading and spelling difficulties which may be indicative of dyslexia. The DST-J INDIA is easy to administer and can be used by schoolteachers, special educators and school counsellors.
Raven’s Educational – CPM/CVSINDIA
The Coloured Progressive Matrices pro- vide an assessment of non-verbal ability, an important feature for a linguistically and culturally diverse population such as that of India. The Crichton Vocabulary Scales provide an assessment of verbal ability.
Children showing signs of reading and spelling difficulty despite having age- appropriate intellectual ability could be at risk for literacy problems or dyslexia and need to be evaluated further for these difficulties.
Who can attend –
Special Educators, School Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Early Child Interventionists and allied mental health professionals.
Trainer’s profile –
Dr. Rachel Jayseelan
Dr Rachel Jayseelan is a psychologist and practitioner, based out of Bangalore, having completed her education from Christ University, also having worked in the institution for 7 years, in the Department of Psychology, where she taught assessments and supervised cases for clinical, counselling psychology and education psychology students.
Her internships, study and publication experiences are around oncology, relationships, and addiction. Dr Rachel has been certified in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Career Counselling, Cognitive Analytic Therapy and Master Level Hypnosis and hence follows a more eclectic approach to counselling which has helped maximize benefits towards a client. She is also a certified Sleep Consultant. Her passion lies in exploring, understanding, and applying a wide range of assessments that can help structure tailor-made therapeutic plans for clients.
She is currently working as a consultant Psychologist with Reach – A Child and Adolescent Clinic based in Bangalore. She is also associated with Pearson as a Consultant trainer.
For more information, reach out at +91 7399069776 or write to dikshita.choudhury@pearson.com
