{"id":7728,"date":"2021-05-04T09:04:32","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T13:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/?page_id=7728"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:44:09","slug":"graduate-certificate-in-dyslexia-knowledge-and-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/certificate\/graduate-certificate-in-dyslexia-knowledge-and-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia Knowledge and Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia Knowledge and Practice<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Dyslexia-Certificate\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-dyslexia-certificate\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-7892\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7892\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/certificate\/graduate-certificate-in-dyslexia-knowledge-and-practice\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16985\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16985\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/certificate\/graduate-certificate-in-dyslexia-knowledge-and-practice\/program-goals\/\">Program Goals<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16987\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16987\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/certificate\/graduate-certificate-in-dyslexia-knowledge-and-practice\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16988\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16988\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/certificate\/graduate-certificate-in-dyslexia-knowledge-and-practice\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16986\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16986\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/certificate\/graduate-certificate-in-dyslexia-knowledge-and-practice\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \">\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/dyslexia-grad-certificate-info-sheet.pdf\" title=\"\">download info sheet (PDF)<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia Knowledge and Practice is a synchronous online 12-credit graduate program that enables educators to acquire knowledge, skills, and competencies required to teach those with dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage reading specialists, elementary, middle, and high school teachers, special education teachers, TESOL\/BDL and speech-language pathologists, and other graduate students to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program meets requirements of the Right to Read Act (2019), and leads to RIDE endorsement in dyslexia. <a href=\"https:\/\/ride.ri.gov\/teachers-administrators\/educator-certification\/paths-certification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about RIDE Certification<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia Knowledge and Practice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Experts in reading, language, and learning disabilities co-teach classes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants will learn to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>engage in depth and breadth of content within 180 hours of coursework<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>engage in 100 hours of assessment and instruction practicum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>gain expert coaching and feedback via video platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>learn a structured language literacy approach based on Orton-Gillingham principles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>develop a wide range of research-developed tools to address a continuum of language bases needs ranging from mild to severe dyslexia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>develop dyslexia screening tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>administer and interpret a full diagnostic language and literacy evaluation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>develop knowledge of the neurocognitive aspects of learning, individualizing for students needs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>use technology to engage learners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia Knowledge and Practice Overview The Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia Knowledge and Practice is a synchronous online 12-credit graduate program that enables educators to acquire knowledge, skills, and competencies required to teach those with dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties. 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