Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Intervention
Department of Special Education
The Department of Special Education offers a new masters concentration in Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Intervention in a fully online format. The concentration in Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Intervention provides students with advanced training in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practices to support students with or at-risk for learning disabilities in reading, mathematics and writing, including word-level reading disability (i.e., dyslexia), mathematics calculation disability (i.e., dyscalculia) and writing disability (i.e., dysgraphia).
Course content focuses on current assessment and intervention practices to support these student populations. Students will learn about intervention research for students with difficulties and disabilities in reading, mathematics and writing; the administration and interpretation of assessments to best inform instruction; and the implementation of evidence-based interventions.
The program is designed for students who seek to support and serve students with dyslexia and dyscalculia in schools or related educational settings (i.e., clinics, tutoring, consulting).
The full program is designed to be completed over two years with a minimum of 36 hours of coursework. Courses combine both asynchronous and synchronous learning experiences in a fully online format. We welcome both full-time (i.e., 9 credit hours per semester) and part-time (i.e., 3-6 credit hours per semester) enrollment.
Coursework
Fall Year 1
- Introduction to Learning Disabilities
- Intervention Research in Learning Disabilities
- Assessment of Special Education
Spring Year 1
- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
- Intensive Reading Interventions for Students with Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities
- Intensive Mathematics Interventions for Students with Math Disabilities and Difficulties
Fall Year 2
- Trends and Issues in Learning Disabilities
- Practicum in Data-Based Decision Making
- Intensive Reading and Writing Interventions for Students with Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities 2
Spring Year 2
- Intensive Mathematics Interventions for Students with Math Disabilities and Difficulties 2
- Collaboration, Consultation, and Leadership in Special Education
- Practicum/Capstone
Faculty
Develops and evaluates interventions and assessments using technology to support the academic success of Latinx students and other students whose home language is not English.
I work to improve interventions for students with dyslexia and other forms of significant reading difficulty, better understand assessment and assessment practices that best inform instruction, and improve educators' ability to make data-based decisi...
Focuses on the instructional design and efficacy testing of early STEM interventions for at-risk learners, including English learners and students marginalized and underserved communities.
Focuses on embedding high-level cognitive skills (e.g., working memory; executive function) and motivational skills (e.g., growth mindset, anxiety copying) into academic instructions for children with severe learning disabilities
Develops and tests interventions for students with mathematics difficulties, emphasizing word-problem solving, mathematics writing, data-based decision making, and the vocabulary within mathematics.
Accepting new students
Focuses on effective interventions for students with and at-risk for reading disabilities, with a focus on intensifying intervention through data-based instruction and attention to motivational processes
Investigates effective interventions for a diverse group of students with reading difficulties and students who are English language learners.
Additional Resources
Program Starts: Fall 2025
Deadline to Apply:
July 15, 2025
Credit Hours Required: 36
Schedule: Full-time, part-time
Program Location: Online
GRE Required? No
Program Area Coordinator, Advisor
Sally Fluhler
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