Week Topic
1. Reading: Definitions, importance of reading and factors that affect reading readiness
2. Strategies for developing reading readiness
3. Principles to apply in fostering social maturity in pupils with learning disabilities
4. Stages of reading development by Chall
5. Approaches to teaching reading: Basal approach, Language experience approach
6. Approaches to teaching reading pupils with learning disabilities (11)- Phonics approach
7. Approaches to teaching reading to pupils with learning disabilities(111) –Linguistic approach, Multisensory approach
8. Spelling: Importance, common spelling errors, relationship with other language skills
9. Approaches to teaching spelling to pupils with learning disabilities (1)
10. Handwriting as a developmental skill, instructional implications for teaching handwriting
11. Fostering writing readiness among pupils with learning disabilities, providing for the left-handed child
1. Reading: Definitions, importance of reading and factors that affect reading readiness
2. Strategies for developing reading readiness
3. Principles to apply in fostering social maturity in pupils with learning disabilities
4. Stages of reading development by Chall
5. Approaches to teaching reading: Basal approach, Language experience approach
6. Approaches to teaching reading pupils with learning disabilities (11)- Phonics approach
7. Approaches to teaching reading to pupils with learning disabilities(111) –Linguistic approach, Multisensory approach
8. Spelling: Importance, common spelling errors, relationship with other language skills
9. Approaches to teaching spelling to pupils with learning disabilities (1)
10. Handwriting as a developmental skill, instructional implications for teaching handwriting
11. Fostering writing readiness among pupils with learning disabilities, providing for the left-handed child
- Teacher: Kelechi Uchemadu Lazarus
Skill Level: Beginner