From the 9th to the 12th of September 2024, the Visual Thinking 4 Youth training course took place in Tirana, Albania. This event brought together youth workers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Albania with the shared goal of developing learning methodologies specific to working with young individuals with dyslexia.
The training course consisted of many interactive sessions and workshops designed to actively engage youth workers and foster a deeper understanding of dyslexia. Through hands-on activities, group discussions, and collaborative tasks, participants explored the challenges faced by young people with dyslexia and the importance of inclusive educational practices. These sessions provided a platform for youth workers to share experiences, exchange ideas, and develop a sense of solidarity in addressing the needs of this underrepresented group
One of the primary objectives of the training course was to empower participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to create effective learning tools and methodologies tailored specifically to young individuals with dyslexia. These methodologies are designed not only to support young people with dyslexia but also to educate others about their potential and the unique ways they process information.
This activity was implemented as part of the Visual Thinking 4 Youth (VT4Y) project, which has the general objective of promoting the social inclusion of dyslexic young people between 13 and 19 years old, through visual thinking, which consists in transmitting and exposing ideas through simple and easily recognizable images. The objective of this method is to improve the learner’s learning level by allowing him, through the use of images, to better understand ideas, define objectives, identify problems and generate new concepts and it is particularly effective for those who have cognitive peculiarities, such as dyslexic people.
In this context, the socio-educational animator, a figure targeted by the project activities, proves to be a key element for the involvement of these young people.
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