PS926-7-AU-CO:
Advanced Reading Development and Dyslexia
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2023/24
Psychology
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Postgraduate: Level 7
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
15
04 October 2018
Requisites for this module
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This module aims to teach you about some of the central topics in the study of reading development and dyslexia. It is therefore a module that you should seriously consider if you are planning a future career as a primary school teacher or educational psychologist.
The issues that will be covered include the following:
- What skills do children need to be successful readers?
- Do children progress through discrete developmental stages when learning to read and spell?
- Why do some children experience difficulties in learning to read and spell in English? What is the nature of those difficulties?
- How does dyslexia manifest itself in languages with different orthographic systems from English, such as German or Chinese (a non-alphabetic writing system)?
- Are there subtypes of dyslexia with distinct underlying causes?
Links between research and practice will be introduced by reviewing techniques for teaching reading, reading assessment procedures, and the remedial intervention of children with dyslexia.
Objectives
The objectives of this module are to provide a theoretical understanding of dyslexia and the developmental process of learning to read. Specifically:
- To examine the contribution of different cognitive processes to the development of skilled word reading.
- To evaluate theories of dyslexia
- To consider theoretical explanations of reading development and reading impairment across different languages and different types of writing system.
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Prof Hanley's lectures will be delivered as podcasts that will be made available, along with a lecture hand-out, at the start of each week. Each week, students will attend a 50-minute small group seminar with Prof Hanley that will discuss the content of the most recent podcast. Podcasts and Powerpoint presentations will be available on Moodle.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
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Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Exam |
Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 180 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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| Exam |
Reassessment Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 180 minutes during September (Reassessment Period)
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Additional coursework information
3 hour exam during summer exam period
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof John Hanley, email: rhanley@essex.ac.uk.
Rick Hanley
rhanley@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
Of 9 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
9 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
Psychology
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