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Understanding dyslexia
Understanding dyslexia

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Week 6: Dyslexia strategies in practice

Introduction

This week will examine various supportive study strategies designed to enhance ‘big picture thinking’ and improve performance.

By the end of this week, you should be able to:

  • describe a variety of supportive study strategies for enhancing study sessions
  • set effective learning goals and objectives
  • recognise and focus on essential concepts to improve comprehension and retention
  • implement active reading strategies for more interactive and effective reading
  • create hand-drawn and digital mind maps to organise information and visualise connections.