Lifelong Learning Project - School Inclusion - Preventing Early School Leaving

No. 2 Master’s degree – 1st level – “Didactics and psycopedagogy for the learning disability”

USRV and University of Padua - Faculty of Education

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In the framework of the Act no. 170/2010 (New rules on learning disability in the education) and the agreement signed between USRV and the Faculty of Education, University of Padua and Verona, two Master’s Degrees – 1st level – on “Didactics and psycopedagogy for the learning disability” were launched. The master’s degrees took place by the two universities and 100 places were reserved to school principals and teachers. The Master’s degree aims at providing specific knowledge and competencies in the following areas:
 learning disability: analysis of educational needs and actions regarding the difficulty in reading and understanding, writing, making calculations and problem solving, studying;
 specific learning disorders: diagnosis and treatment with regard to dyslexia, writing disorders, dyscalculia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), visual-spatial problems.
The Master’s degree lasts 1500 hours with a final exam and it is equal to 60 credits (CFU). it is divided into three levels and each one is equivalent to 20 CFU. The participant has to attend at least the 2/3 of the course and the whole e-learning.
The start of activities will be in May 5, 2012 in both locations.
To access the Master’s degree the participant should hold a degree.
For detailed information on training activities it is possible to visit the following link
http://www.unipd.it/unipdWAR/page/unipd/studenti0/P24400556111331556711602

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