Certificate in Dyslexia and Chinese Language Support

COURSE LECTURERS
Dr Priscillia Shen

ABOUT THE COURSE
The 15-hour certificate course will expose participants to the current research on dyslexia and Chinese language, as well as pedagogical approaches to support children with language learning difficulties. Through building awareness of the nature and structure of language, participants will gain better understanding of the difficulties dyslexic children face when learning Chinese language, especially as a second language. Participants will also be introduced to strategies that can actively engage children in building literacy skills such as orthographic and morphological awareness, stroke formation and patterns, oracy skills, comprehension and writing. Some other helpful resources will also be shared in this course.

本课程将介绍目前关于读写障碍与学习华语的研究，以及辅助学习困难孩童的教学方法。参与者将会对语言的性质和结构有更好的认识，也更了解读写障碍孩童在学习汉语时所面 临的困难。本课程将会介绍一些实用有效的教学策略，如识字法和语素意识、口语技巧、基本理解和写作。 同时也将与参与者分享教学资源。

Note: The course will be delivered in both English and Mandarin to explain certain concepts.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The target audience may be a teacher who needs an insight into how to cope with dyslexia in the classroom, a parent who wants to support their child at home or other professionals and specialists who support students with learning differences.

Learners who may benefit from the strategies shared in the course include:

• A younger learner who has poor oracy skills
• An older learner who has difficulty in word recognition, reading and writing

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On successful completion of the module, participants will be able to:

• Define what dyslexia is and identify the types of difficulties dyslexic learners face inlearning Chinese language
  知道读写障碍的定义，并鉴定读写障碍学习者在学习华语时面临的困难
• Demonstrate understanding about the orthographic structures of Chinese language and
  knowledge of local curricular expectations
  了解华文的语言结构和当地的华文主流课程
• Appreciate the teaching principles effective in supporting dyslexic learners to inform lesson planning and use of teaching/learning materials
  了解教学原则，以便规划有效的课程计划和教学资源
• Use appropriate strategies to teach orthographic and morphological awareness, stroke formation and patterns, oracy skills, comprehension and writing
  使用适当的策略来教识字法和语素意识、口语技巧、基本理解和写作