Award in Supporting Adults with Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties – (DAAWD59)

Explore how to support adult leaners from a range of perspectives with our Award in Supporting Adults with Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties.

This Level 5 Award is suitable for those working with adults with dyslexia who want to minimise the impact dyslexia can have in the workplace or in further or higher education. It provides a framework for addressing the complex nature of dyslexia as a disability and offers practical solutions to ensure accessible learning for adults with dyslexia.

Why study the Award in Supporting Adults with Dyslexia?

This Award consists of three Units:

• Supporting Adults with Dyslexia and Co-occurring Difficulties provides you with a framework for the support of adults with dyslexia and co-occurring difficulties in a variety of post-compulsory education environments. You’ll consider the holistic requirements of the individual, as well as the barriers that adults can face once they leave school. You’ll examine a range of barriers to competent performance, including the operating environment, as a foundation for identifying appropriate provision. The materials in the unit will be pertinent to those supporting adults in further or higher education in work-based training and apprenticeships or other environments in which learning takes place with adults
• Supporting Study Skills in Adults with Dyslexia begins with a consideration of what is meant by study skills. In this Unit you’ll explore the barriers to learning that can impede the development of study skills in learners with dyslexia and the teaching methods that can improve their access to learning
• Developing Literacy Skills with Assistive Technology provides resources that support the development of literacy skills through the use of assistive technology in learning environments and in the workplace. You’ll explore approaches utilising assistive technology that can enable individuals with dyslexia and diverse needs to overcome barriers that add pressure to literacy, planning and organisational tasks. You will learn how assistive technology enables individuals to complete literacy tasks successfully with a focus on cultivating learner autonomy. The emphasis of this unit is on critical evaluation of relevant teaching strategies and creating individual assistive technology ‘toolkits’ to support a range of needs.

At a glance

Dyslexia CPD delivered through our practice-led approach

Each of the three Units within this Award is comprised of three study cycles, each of which includes a Study, Practice, Reflect, and Collaborate section. There are also associated practical tasks, with reference to current research and case studies.