Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Intervention
Department of Special Education
Designed For
The program is designed for working professionals seeking to support and serve students with dyslexia and dyscalculia in schools or related educational settings such as clinics, tutoring and consulting.
Career Objective
Students learn how to plan and implement evidence-based practices to support students with learning disabilities in reading and mathematics. Students learn how to leverage assessment data to inform instruction and implement effective, evidence-based interventions across educational settings.
At a Glance
Program Starts: Fall
Deadline to Apply:
Rolling admissions until spots are filled.
Length of Program: 24 months. Full- and part-time options available
Program Location: Online
GRE Required? No
Advanced Intervention Expertise—100% Online
The master’s program in Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Intervention provides 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 dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia.
Coursework focuses on current assessment and intervention practices, including the administration and interpretation of assessments that inform instruction. Students examine intervention research and develop the skills needed to implement evidence-based practices across a range of educational contexts.
Through a blend of asynchronous coursework and scheduled synchronous learning experiences, students engage with faculty and peers in a collaborative online environment designed to support working professionals.
Designed to be completed over two years with a minimum of 36 hours of coursework, the program combines asynchronous and synchronous learning experiences in a fully online format. We welcome both full-time (9 credit hours per semester) and part-time (3-6 credit hours per semester) students.
Program Area Coordinator, Advisor
Sally Fluhler
Graduate Program Administrator
Kelsey Samsel
Program Details
Program Requirements
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...
Accepting new students
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
Accepting new students
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.
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