Overview
About the course
La Trobe University’s The Science of Language and Reading - Intermediate short course is designed to support you to further develop your skills and knowledge about reading instruction and intervention for all children.
The content integrates information from linguistics, cognitive science and neuroscience to derive best practice for reading instruction and intervention with a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework.
Programme Structure
Topics covered will include:- Oral language: A deeper dive. Vocabulary across the tiers, discourse genres, inferencing and metalanguage.
- Cognitive Load Theory, explicit instruction, and leveraging neuroscience research in the classroom.
- Progress monitoring in reading: Making the most of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
- Developmental Language Disorder: The most common disorder you've never heard of
- Learning Difficulties: Early identification and intervention to close the achievement gap.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Education Literacy EducationAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- It is recommended but not essential that you have undertaken the short course The Science of Language and Reading – An Introduction or have an understanding of the Science of Language and Reading.
Tuition Fee
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International
440 AUD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 440 AUD for the full programme during 1 months. -
National
440 AUD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 440 AUD for the full programme during 1 months.