Dyslexia and Dysgraphia: Gain Understanding and Strategies for Success

[EDZU 9102]

Dyslexia and Dysgraphia: Gain Understanding and Strategies for Success

6/17/2026
7/7/2026

3 credits / 45 hours

Instructor Kyle Black

Course Description

Students with Dyslexia struggle to learn because of difficulty with reading, writing and spelling.   This is a traumatic experience!  With the right instruction, classroom strategies, accommodations and understanding teachers can have a role in the success stories of students overcoming these challenges.  This course can help your students go from struggling to successful.  Be the part of a major turnaround in a student’s life!  This course will also cover Dysgraphia. 

Price range: $285.00 through $580.00

Professional Development Options

$580.00

Only courses taken for professional development graduate credit can receive an official university transcript.

In-Service & CTLE Professional Development

You can only receive one type of certificate, please register accordingly. There will be no switching of certificate status after the start date of a class.

$285.00

Completion of this course taken for in-service credit will provide an NYCTD, Inc. Certificate of Completion

$285.00

Approved Provider ID #23183

Completion of this course taken for CTLE credit will provide a New York State Verification of Hours Certificate from NYCTD, Inc.


$285.00

This Course is DESE approved for 45 PDPs Approved PD Provider # S2024025

Completion of this course will provide a PDP Certificate mailed from NYCTD, Inc.

Course Description

Students with Dyslexia struggle to learn because of difficulty with reading, writing and spelling.   This is a traumatic experience!  With the right instruction, classroom strategies, accommodations and understanding teachers can have a role in the success stories of students overcoming these challenges.  This course can help your students go from struggling to successful.  Be the part of a major turnaround in a student’s life!  This course will also cover Dysgraphia. 

Course Objectives

Students that enroll in this class will...

Know

  • signs, symptoms and the definition of dyslexia 
  • accommodations that help level the playing field for students with dyslexia 
  • experiences of students with dyslexia overcoming challenges and achieving success

Understand

  •  classroom strategies for teaching students with dyslexia 
  •  components of effective reading instruction for students with dyslexia
  • the screening, evaluation and diagnosis of dyslexia 

and Be Able To

  • discern between myths and facts about dyslexia
  • take the perspective of a student with dyslexia
  • include students with dyslexia in a classroom using strategies, tips, tools and accommodations