Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia) MA

UCL (University College London)

Literacy is a gateway to opportunity, yet for many learners with lived experience of Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) such as dyslexia, that gateway can feel frustratingly out of reach. This course is built on the belief that every learner deserves to be understood, supported, and empowered. This leading course in the field of dyslexia prepares you to critically evaluate and develop evidence-informed practice to become a specialist teacher and specialist assessor of learners with literacy difficulties. This course is recognised by the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) and leads to Approved Teacher Status (ATS), Approved Practitioner Status (APS), and Associate Member of the BDA (AMBDA) and an Assessment Practising Certificate (APC). Taught by key researchers and professionals in the field, rooted in evidence-based practice and informed by the latest research, the programme combines theoretical depth with practical application. Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding of cognitive and linguistic development, learn how literacy difficulties can be assessed and identified or how to develop personalised support programmes, this course will equip you with skills and knowledge. You can learn all the skills necessary to become an accredited specialist teacher and assessor. You may hope to lead change in educational settings, if so this course offers you a rigorous and rewarding pathway. Graduates leave not only with accredited specialist qualifications for teaching and assessing learners of varied ages, but with a renewed sense of purpose: to champion the potential of every learner, and to shape a more inclusive educational future. This course will appeal to you if you are passionate about inclusive educational practices and neurodiversity, have an interest in working with learners with literacy difficulties, dyslexia, and related learning needs and/or wish to gain the ATS, APS or AMBDA qualifications that will enable you to become a specialist teacher or practising assessor with an Assessment Practising Certificate (APC). This programme is also available on a modular (flexible) basis, with a duration of 5 calendar years.