E-learning Course 2: The magnocellular theory of reading impairment (In your own time)
HPCSA Accreditation Number: PSB002/060/01/2022 for 3 general ceu’s in Level 1 for attendance.
Description:
Recording and multiple-choice questionnaire to complete in your own time.
This is the second seminar in a three part series to explore the neural (brain) models underpinning reading impairment (formerly known as dyslexia) in adults and children. In this second seminar, the magnocellular theory is explored in terms of the neuroscience behind the theory; the novel experimentation to isolate the magnocells in the brain, and to elucidate their function in both vision and directing attention. This theory has huge implications for reading impairment, not only for children with visual instability, but also for how we conceptualise attention in reading. This seminar provides a foundation for integrating not only the phonological model of reading impairment, but also to highlight the role of ‘downstream’ neural mechanisms, notably the cerebellum.
Where: E-learning
Date: In your own time
Presenter:
Joalida Smit
Neuropsychologist, Clinical Psychologist and Fine Artist
Clinical Psychologist MA Clin Psych (Stell)
Clinical Neuropsychologist MSc Neuropsychology (London, UK)
Diploma in Paediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology (Oxford)
