Course addresses current issues, trends, and best practices for students with dyslexia. A close ecamination of language-based disabilities helps practitioners develop appropriate strategies to support acquisition of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. The course includes a detailed examination of expressive language challenges, brain-based learning practices, executive function supports, interventions and structure literacy intervention approaches. Legal foundations including identification, assessment, and accommodations will also be addressed. [ 3 credits ]