University of Tasmania, Australia

Dyslexia and Specific Learning Differences

A one-day workshop for teachers and educators

Presented by UTAS Faculty of Education academics, Dr Judith Hudson and Dr Nadia Ollington.

Anyone is welcome to attend, places are limited to 40 participants and the admission price is $125.

All attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance for their professional portfolio.

Registration and payment:
Your place is secured upon receipt of payment.
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Enquiries: 
Phone: Judith Hudson 03 6324 3265   |   Email Judith.Hudson@utas.edu.au

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‘Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability of neurological origin.  It primarily affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent word reading and spelling. It is frequently associated with difficulties in phonological processing. It occurs across the range of intellectual abilities with no distinct cut-off points. It is viewed as a lifelong disability that often does not respond as expected to best-practice evidence-based classroom methods for teaching reading.’ (Australian Government 2012)

Programme sessions include:

• Dyslexia and specific learning differences: What are they and how they present in class
• The Dyslexic Brain: Evidence-based research and current theories
• Teaching Strategies, Multisensory teaching and Augmented, Assistive Technology (AAT)
• A ‘hands-on’ session, planning an Individual Education Plan (IEP), a teaching programme and developing an appropriate teaching resource

Download program [PDF 109KB]

Bio of course presenters

Dr Judith Hudson
Judith is an Associate of the University visiting from the UK. She is a qualified teacher and chartered psychologist and has worked in the field of dyslexia as a practitioner, senior lecturer, researcher and author for more than 30 years. Her PhD and Masters research investigated both the cognitive impairments and developmental-psychosocial impacts of dyslexia.

Dr Nadia Ollington
Nadia received her PhD in Education at the University of Tasmania in 2012. Her PhD research focused on the assessment of behavioural flexibility in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Nadia’s research interests include children’s development with a particular emphasis on children with ASD and struggling readers. Her previous research has included the assessment of problem behaviours in children with ASD, as well as studies examining reading programs and the effects of phonological decoding ability on reading comprehension.

Parking

There is free roadside parking on French Street and surrounding streets.