Undergraduate Course: Cognitive Processes of Reading and Dyslexia (PSYL10016)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Psychology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
To introduce and guide independent study of current research literature in the area of Developmental Dyslexia and Reading. To examine a variety of methods of investigating reading skills. To contrast different theoretical explanations of how and why developmental dyslexia arises. To encourage critical and analytic thinking. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Psychology Methodology 1 (PSYL10034)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Describe at least one theory of the acquisition of reading skills.
- Understand which dyslexic symptoms are best explained by each of the models of dyslexia described in the course.
- Understand the broad concepts (but not the technical details) of the connectionist approach to describing and explaining dyslexia.
- Understand the contributions made by the different methodological approaches used to investigate dyslexia. |
Assessment Information
| 100% exam |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| With permission of the Psychology 4 Course Organiser (Dr Martha Whiteman) and the student's Director of Studies, this course may be taken by honours-level Linguistics students. |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
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Course secretary |
Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
Email: F.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
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