Africa Dyslexia Teacher Fellowship Program 2027 – YOA

Deadline: November 20, 2026

Africa Dyslexia Organisation (ADO), in partnership with REED Charitable Foundation, invites passionate and dedicated academics throughout Africa to apply for the Africa Dyslexia Teacher Fellowship Programme 2027. The fellowship is designed to equip academics with the data, sensible abilities and confidence to enhance literacy instruction and higher help learners with dyslexia and different studying difficulties.

Through coaching in Structured Literacy, proof-primarily based studying instruction, early identification and inclusive educating practices, members will develop sensible methods to assist kids turn out to be assured and profitable readers whereas changing into advocates for inclusive schooling of their faculties and communities.

Fellowship Structure

The fellowship follows a 12-month skilled growth and implementation journey, divided into two six-month phases. All coaching, teaching and mentorship shall be delivered nearly. There aren’t any necessary in-individual coaching classes or necessities to journey to a coaching centre. Fellows will apply their studying of their respective faculties or educating environments.

Phase 1: Virtual Training and Professional Development (6 Months)

During the primary six months, fellows will take part in two types of digital studying:

• Self-Paced Structured Literacy Training: Fellows will full Structured Literacy modules by way of a web based Learning Management System (LMS). The modules shall be self-paced, permitting members to study at instances that match their educating schedules. However, every studying unit could have a specified completion deadline, and fellows shall be anticipated to satisfy these deadlines to stay on monitor.
• Live Virtual Training, Coaching and Mentorship: All different coaching classes, together with these overlaying dyslexia, early identification, inclusive educating practices, advocacy {and professional} growth, shall be delivered dwell by way of Zoom or Google Meet. Fellows can even take part in scheduled digital teaching, mentorship and peer-studying classes to strengthen their understanding and sensible application of the data gained.

Participation in scheduled dwell classes and well timed completion of the self-paced modules are required parts of the fellowship.

Phase 2: Classroom Implementation, Advocacy and Evaluation (6 Months)

Following the coaching part, fellows will apply their data and abilities by way of a college-primarily based literacy venture with learners experiencing studying and writing difficulties.

During this part, fellows will:

• Implement proof-primarily based Structured Literacy instruction and intervention methods.
• Monitor and doc learners’ progress.
• Apply inclusive educating practices of their lecture rooms.
• Undertake dyslexia consciousness and advocacy actions inside their faculties or communities.
• Participate in digital mentorship, progress evaluations and programme analysis.

All observe-up teaching and mentorship will proceed nearly. Fellows will undertake their sensible actions inside their present faculties or authorized educating environments.

Benefits

• Fellows who efficiently full the programme’s coaching, sensible implementation and analysis necessities will obtain a Certificate of Completion collectively issued by Africa Dyslexia Organisation and REED Charitable Foundation.
• Participants may pursue a further skilled certification pathway by way of the Knowledge and Practice Examination for Effective Reading Instruction (KPEERI), topic to the examination supplier’s eligibility necessities.

Eligibility

• The fellowship welcomes purposes from:
  • In-service academics: Currently educating English Language or literacy at major or junior secondary college stage.
  • Pre-service academics: Final-year instructor trainees specialising in English Language or literacy instruction who’ve entry to learners and may undertake sensible classroom actions.
• Applicants ought to reveal a robust dedication to bettering literacy outcomes, supporting learners with studying difficulties and making use of proof-primarily based educating practices.

Application

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For extra info, go to Africa Dyslexia Teacher Fellowship.