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College of Education

Dyslexia

Pursue your excellence in a program that equips you with the skills and knowledge to assess and design effective education plans for students with dyslexia.

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Degree
  • Graduate Certificate
Location
  • Online
Type of Instruction
  • Online
Length

15 Credit Hours

Assist Dyslexic Students

Through a blend of hands-on practice, research-based strategies, and real-world application, students learn how to address reading challenges in students with dyslexia. Courses cover topics like multisensory instruction, early literacy development, language and cognition, and strategies for diagnosing and correcting reading difficulties, equipping professionals with the knowledge to assess literacy skills and design effective intervention plans. With built-in field experience, our students gain practical insight into the world of dyslexia education and support.

Who is this certificate for?

This certificate will benefit individuals who wish to incorporate instructional strategies in the classroom or work as dyslexia interventionists.

Where and How Is This Program Available?

This fully online certificate program can apply toward the Master of Education in Literacy Instruction degree concurrently and/or post-completion. Fifty (50) field experience/practicum hours are embedded in the coursework.

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Assessment and Guidance

The course work in this certificate program builds competence in assessment and differential screening, instruction in the components of phonological and graphophonemic knowledge, and instruction that is multisensory, explicit, sequential, and cumulative. Students learn the strategies and techniques necessary to assess and plan instruction for students with dyslexia.

  • Learning Activities

    Learn appropriate learning activities for students with dyslexia, including multisensory, explicit, sequential, and cumulative teaching and learning methods, and the components of both phonological and graphophonemic knowledge.

  • Literacy Planning and Teaching

    Learn the techniques needed to assess, plan, and educate students with dyslexia.

  • Applied Credits

    Apply the coursework in this certification program toward Master of Education in Literacy Instruction degree concurrently and/or post-completion.

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Find Your Future Career

Incorporate the skills gained in this coursework in the classwork or utilize it as a dyslexia interventionist.

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Expert Faculty in Dyslexia

Our faculty have extensive experience as field practitioners, researchers, and experts in dyslexia, reading intervention, and literacy development.

Become a Bearkat

Ready to learn how SHSU can help you or to start your application today? Our Admissions team is here to help. Call 936-339-0148