BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_3045_b6b2183561fed6f2592b94740e36de74@training.dyslexiaaction.org.uk SUMMARY:DACPD96 - March 2026- Developing Literacy Skills w ith Assistive Technology\, Level 5 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Why de veloping literacy skills with assistive technology ?

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The unit in Developing Literacy Ski lls with Assistive Technology provides resources t hat support the development of literacy skills thr ough the use of assistive technology in learning e nvironments and in the workplace. It will introduc e approaches utilising assistive technology that c an enable individuals with dyslexia and diverse ne eds to overcome barriers that add pressure to lite racy\, planning and organisational tasks. It will show how assistive technology enables individuals to complete literacy tasks successfully with a foc us on cultivating learner autonomy. The emphasis o f this unit is on critical evaluation of relevant teaching strategies and creating individual assist ive technology ‘toolkits’ to support a range of ne eds.

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What can I expect from the cours e?

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On completion\, participants will be able to:

\n \n DESCRIPTION:Why developing literacy skills with assistive tech nology?\n \n \n The unit in Developing Literacy Sk ills with Assistive Technology provides resources that support the development of literacy skills th rough the use of assistive technology in learning environments and in the workplace. It will introdu ce approaches utilising assistive technology that can enable individuals with dyslexia and diverse n eeds to overcome barriers that add pressure to lit eracy\, planning and organisational tasks. It will show how assistive technology enables individuals to complete literacy tasks successfully with a fo cus on cultivating learner autonomy. The emphasis of this unit is on critical evaluation of relevant teaching strategies and creating individual assis tive technology ‘toolkits’ to support a range of n eeds.\n \n \n \n What can I expect from the course ?\n \n \n On completion\, participants will be abl e to:\n \n \n \n \n Recognise the context of assi stive technology relative to current legislation\n Determine how assistive technology can best supp ort inclusion and equality across educational sett ings\n Describe how assistive technology supports Examination Access Arrangements in the school con text\n Describe how assistive technology supports Disabled Student’s Allowances (DSA’s) in the high er education context\n CATEGORIES:Open Access Short Course CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260318T140000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260318T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260513T235900 LOCATION:Online\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://training.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=3045 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR