Training Educators
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NILD Canada offers courses for educators to become Educational Therapists.
A Bachelor’s degree in education or equivalency is a prerequisite. Graduate credit is available to qualifying participants. Training courses are offered throughout the school year or during the summer in various locations as well as through combination on-line courses. Our Educational Therapy courses have been offered at: Redeemer University College, Wilfred Laurier University, University of Waterloo, Fellowship Christian School, and Tyndale University.
1. EDUCATIONAL THERAPY – Instructional Methods for Students with Learning Needs
A lecture and laboratory course designed to train teachers, parents and interested professionals to give educational therapy to students with learning difficulties. Three broad topics are addressed in this introductory course:
- Philosophy – The definition of learning difficulties, program distinctives and methods of intervention in accordance with the model developed by the National Institute for Learning Development (NILD)
- Assessment – Pupil evaluation by means of informal teacher assessment and formal psychological and educational assessment
- Intervention – Individualized implementation of techniques for stimulation of processing and cognitive weaknesses.
Level I is an introduction to the general field of learning disabilities and provides foundational training in the philosophy and techniques of NILD Educational Therapy®. Pre-requisite: Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field or equivalency.
Level II provides a review of introductory NILD Educational Therapy® techniques and introduces a series of techniques for advanced students to include mediated learning and questioning skills. Pre-requisites: Successful completion of Level I, minimum one year experience with one student, proof of attendance at NILD Canada conference.
Level III develops mastery skills and provides an in-depth study of mediation, cognitive functions and information processing within NILD Educational Therapy® techniques. Pre-requisites: Minimum of 200 student contact hours, successful completion of Levels I and II, proof of attendance at NILDCanada conference.
2. SEARCH AND TEACH
Recent and current research indicates the value of a “preventative” approach to deal with potential learning problems in the future. NILD Canada has taken the challenge to provide help for young students (K – Grade 2) . NILD Canada offers a two-day training course in SEARCH AND TEACH, an early identification and intervention program developed to meet the needs of young learners before they experience the frustration of learning failure.
SEARCH AND TEACH was developed by Archie A. Silver, M.D. (child psychiatrist) and Rosa A. Hagin, Ph.D. (psychologist) and the staff of the Learning Disorders Unit at New York University School of Medicine. It is based on extensive interdisciplinary research on the diagnosis and treatment of learning disorders and is now being implemented in diverse school settings throughout the U.S.
- SEARCH is a 20-minute individual test designed to identify 5 and 6-year-olds vulnerable to learning difficulty, and provides profiles of individual strengths and weaknesses in the foundational systems necessary for reading success.
- TEACH is a program of 55 learning tasks, carefully developed and tested during a four-year investigation of pre-reading skills to address the needs revealed by SEARCH. It is an individualized program, but does allow for some small group work of review activities with children of similar needs.
• No Pre-requisites: This course is available to parents, teachers and interested persons.
3.GROUP EDUCATIONAL THERAPY (G.E.T) offers educational therapy in a small group setting.
4. EDUCATIONAL THERAPY 2 (ET2) is an abbreviated version of Educational Therapy for students with mild learning disabilities.
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