Written language acquisition, disorders and therapy

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Martine Poncelet, Emilie Veys

Coordinator

Martine Poncelet

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Chapters: 1) characteristics of skilled reading 2) models of reading acquisition 3) characteristics and definition of developmental dyslexia 4) neurobiological aspects of dyslexia 5) cognitive aspects of dyslexia 6) current theoretical accounts of dyslexia 7) prevention and revalidation of disorders of written language

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

to acquire a critical view about main current theorical accounts of developmental dyslexia and about revalidation methods and tools.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

nil

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

ex-cathedra + exercises by using lexical data bases

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

face-to-face

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

We would prefer to organize an exam with students in the classrooms. However, if the University remains in the yellow code or switch to the orange or red code, and that the health situation yields unsurmountable organizational difficulties, the exams will be remotely carried out.

Recommended or required readings

Files on MyUlg
Sprenger-Charolles, L. & Colé, P. (2013). Lecture et dyslexie. Approche cognitive. Paris: Dunod.
Giasson, J. (2012). La lecture. Apprentissage et difficultés. Bruxelles: De Boeck.
Casalis, S. et al. (2018). Les dyslexies. Paris : Masson.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person

Additional information:
Written exam
 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

first quadrimester

Contacts

Martine.Poncelet@ulg.ac.be
Emilie.VEYS@hel.be