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Graduate Certificate in Education - Learning Difficulties
Edith Cowan University ECU
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00279B
Intended to prepare trained teachers to support students with specific needs in a regular classroom or in a special education facility. The course provides studies of both a theoretical and practical nature. Teachers will develop an understanding of the learning needs of students who have learning difficulties or learning disabilities. It will also provide teachers with knowledge and understandings of whole school approaches to supporting students at educational risk.
Designed for
Trained teachers
Structure
4 units: 60 credit points.
Subjects
- Foundation Studies and Current Issues in Special Education
- Strategies for Learning Difficulties
- How Children Learn Literacy: Processes, Development, Difficulties
- How Children Learn Mathematics: Processes, Development, Difficulties
- Independent Study
- Teaching, Assessing and Improving Writing
- Teaching Reading: Theory, Comprehension and Skills
Standard entry requirements
University admission requirements apply. All applicants are required to have a Bachelor of Education, with equivalents considered. Alternatively applicants can have a three-year degree and a Graduate Diploma of Education, with equivalents considered. Special entry may be considered for three-year trained teachers with extensive professional experience.
Study pathways
Further studies: Master of Education
Further information
Related careers: Special Needs Teacher, Special Education Teacher, Learning Support
