Webinar: Dyslexia as a Neurodevelopmental Difference

Dyslexia as a Neurodevelopmental Difference in Children and Adults

£6.00 - including Certificate of Attendance

About lecture

Learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, or dysgraphia can affect the lives of even the brightest, most hard-working people. What are the causes of these conditions and how can we diagnose them? Can we spot these issues in pre-school-aged children? How to provide effective educational support to children and adults who struggle with them? Find out in an educational webinar of an expert on Specific Learning Difficulties, Dr Marianna Stella! Together we will look at the cognitive processes surrounding SpLDs and map out the different approaches to learning. We will also prove that we don't necessarily have to consider learning difficulties a lifelong burden. We can view them as a gift that helps individuals activate their willpower, get to know their strengths, and achieve great things.

Dr. Ivana Lessner Listiakova will explain:

What are Specific Learning Difficulties
What are possible causes of SpLDs
What types of SpLDs exist and how to diagnose them
How to spot signs of possible SpLD in pre-school aged children
How do the SpLDs manifest in children, adolescents, and adults
The educational approaches and effective strategies for achieving progress
How do the SpLDs affect life outside of the classroom
How to cope with SpLDs

Dr Marianna Stella

is a Lecturer in Education and Childhood at the University of Suffolk. Marianna’s main areas of focus are around development of educational practice, teacher training, Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD), dyslexia, inclusive education and widening participation. Marianna is an expert in SpLD, dyslexia and effective strategies for children and people with SpLD in education. Marianna completed a BEd (Hons) in Primary Education Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece. She then continued on to complete an MA in SpLD (dyslexia) at UCL Institute of Education. During her Master’s, Marianna trained as a specialist dyslexia teacher and assessor while gaining an Associate Membership of the British Dyslexia Association. In 2019, she completed a PhD in Psychology at the University of East Anglia. Marianna has been frequently invited to deliver and participate in workshops and training events for teachers and trainee teachers on effective strategies for children with literacy difficulties and SpLD.