Language & Literacy: Considerations for Dyslexia

In this self-paced course, learners will become familiar with characteristics of language skills that impact reading, select tools to assess the primary characteristics of dyslexia, and differentiate phonemic proficiency from phonological awareness. 

Instructors: Anise Flowers

Anise Flowers, PhD, Clinical Child Psychologist, School Partnership Director at Presence

Anise Flowers is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and received her Ph.D. in Clinical Child Psychology from Louisiana State University.  Anise was an Assessment Consultant with Pearson Clinical Assessment for 18 years, she presented at numerous workshops and conferences throughout Texas on a variety of assessment topics.

Anise has a particular interest in the area of Dyslexia/Reading Disorders. She created this course to share her knowledge of achievement tests.

• Financial Disclosures: Anise is an employee of Presence
• Non-Financial Disclosures: Former Assessment Consultant with Pearson Clinical Assessment.

Target Audience:  Speech-language pathologists, School Psychologists

Education Level: Intermediate

Time Ordered Agenda: 

• Introductions and Disclosures (5 minutes) 

• Module 1: The Intersection of Language and Literacy (55 minutes)

  • Establishing Shared Language (6 minutes)

  • Connecting Reading and Language (18 minutes)

  • Reading Concerns Arise (10 minutes)

  • Dyslexia (10 minutes) 

  • The Dyslexia Debate (8 minutes) 

  • Evaluation Considerations (3 minutes) 

• Module 2: Achievement Tests for Assessing Dyslexia Characteristics (35 minutes)

  • Assessing Dyslexia (5 minutes) 

  • Assessing Contributing Factors (25 minute)

  • Case Studies (5 minutes)

• Module 3: The Importance of Phonemic Proficiency (10 minutes) 
  • The Importance of Phonemic Proficiency (10 minutes)

• Conclusion (5 minutes)

Contact Hours: 1.5 hours

Cancellation Policy: 

Continuing education courses are offered at no cost to contracted and employed Presence providers. In the event a course is canceled, the participants will have the option to attend a rescheduled event offered within 60 days of the canceled course.

Please note: Registered participants who register for live courses but do not attend or cancel with less than 24 hours notice may have future course registration restricted after three documented incidents.

Accessibility Policy: 

Our courses are intended to be accessible by addressing the needs of not only people with mobility impairments, but also those with sensory impairments (i.e., hearing, speech, vision), and emotional or learning disabilities. Available accommodations include but are not limited to Closed Captioning, color contrast, transcription of auditory and visual information, as well as adjustable font sizes. Please contact the Continuing Education team at ceteam@presencelearning.com to request additional accommodations.

Complaint Policy:

Any course concerns should be directed to Presence's Continuing Education team at ceteam@presencelearning.com within two weeks of course completion.

Completion Requirements: 

To earn a course certificate, participants are required to complete the course, pass a quiz with 80% accuracy, (3 attempts are allowed), and complete a course feedback survey.

Please download your certificate upon completion of course.