1. Tutor Training in Specific Learning Disability
Five weeks Certificate course

Eligibility: Graduate
Duration: Five Weeks
Timings: 9.00 a.m to 4.30 p.m

Curriculum
Theory, practical and workshop sessions. The course offers an intensive and comprehensive introduction to Specific Learning Disability. The participants will be taught how to use the multi-sensory teaching approaches, strategies for reading, comprehension and writing and to deal with social and emotional needs of children with Specific Learning Disabilities.

Course Overview
Introduction and characteristics of SLD / Informal Assessments Level one and two / Multi-sensory Teaching Approaches Level one and two / Lesson Plan / Before Alpha - Early Intervention for Preschoolers & Perceptual activities / Parenting / Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder / Epilepsy and LD / Dyslexia / Dyspraxia/ Frames of Diagnosis / Reading and Reading Comprehension / Word Mapping Strategy / Fundamentals in Paraphrasing and Summarizing Strategy / Vocabulary and Language / Development /Fundamentals In Sentence Writing Strategy / Instructional Math Strategies Level One and Two / Multiple Intelligence / Brain Gym, Learning Styles / Effective Communication / Lesson Organizer / Concept Mastery / Sensory Integration / Proficiency in Sentence Writing Strategy / Visual Imagery / Survey Routine / Search and Teach

Practical sessions
Observation / Guided and independent teaching / Journal / Assignments and Case Studies / Making Educational Aids

Opportunities
Work as remedial tutors with students with LD

2. Teacher Training in Learning Disability
One Year Diploma

Eligibility: Graduate + Tutor Training in SLD
Timings: 9.00 a.m to 3.30 p.m

Curriculum
Tutor Training in SLD and Cognitive Intervention Programs

Theory
Teaching Approaches and Classroom Management / Specific Learning Difficulties / Early Intervention and Pre-skills / Informal Assessment / Learning Strategies (Advanced / Cognitive Psychology applied to teaching / Basic Counseling / Brain Gym/Kinesiology / Study Skills / Cooperative thinking Skills / Paragraph Writing Strategy / Self Questioning / Inference Strategy / Unit Organizer

Practical sessions
Observation / Guided teaching / Independent classroom teaching / Making Educational Aid / Assignments

Fee
• Five Weeks Certificate course fee + Two Weeks Cognitive Intervention Programme • Workshops, Short course manuals, Instrumental Enrichment booklets at extra cost • Stipend - After the seven week programme based on experience

Opportunities
1. Work with LD students in special schools.
2. Work in remedial sections of regular schools.

Cognitive Intervention Programs and Workshops
3.Short Courses: 5 days

1. Instrumental Enrichment Standard Level I
2. Instrumental Enrichment Basic Level I
Eligibility: No previous training is required for Basic & Standard Level One.

3. Instrumental Enrichment Basic Level II
4. Instrumental Enrichment Standard Level II
Eligibility: Level II is open for those who have completed Level One.

4.Two Day workshops Subject to a minimum of 10 participants

1. Reading Comprehension - Inference Strategy and Visual Imagery

2. Paragraph Writing Strategy*

3. SEARCH and TEACH
*Pre-requisite: The trainees should have knowledge of the Sentence Writing Strategy from Strategies Intervention Model. Awareness of the methodology for pre-testing and instructional sequence for sentence writing is essential.

5. One Day workshops Subject to a minimum of 10 participants

1. Word Identification Strategy
2. Framing Routine and Unit Organizer Routine