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  • This opening part of the Diploma in Specialist Teaching is designed to provide a grounding in the key theoretical perspectives and constructs required to gain a firm understanding of how literacy-related difficulties arise and are perpetuated.  It aims to give participants the sort of framework knowledge necessary to support learners with literacy-related difficulties in a variety of education environments.  A range of barriers to competent performance, including the operating environment, will be examined as a foundation to identifying appropriate provision.