The course is aimed at education, support and remediation professionals: teachers, trainers and educational facilitators; educators, teaching assistants (AESH) and medical-social professionals; people supporting learners with learning or neurodevelopmental disorders; people retraining. No prerequisites.
The course is made up of five 12-hour modules, i.e. 60 hours. Each module has two training days, 9am–12pm then 1:30pm–4:30pm, in La Courneuve: the exact address is given once registration is finalised.
The five modules
1Module 1 · 12hFoundations of orthopedagogy and knowledge of the education system12 & 13 September 2026
Objectives
- Identify the organisation, main players and reference texts of the French education system, to better understand the learner’s school environment.
- Identify the main theoretical and scientific foundations of orthopedagogy and understand what they bring to supporting learning.
- Define the role, missions and scope of the orthopedagogue, and their place among the other professionals supporting the learner.
- Understand the role of mental evocations and the sense of purpose in learning, to identify how the learner mentally processes information.
- Use pedagogical dialogue and try out activities on evocations, to help learners become aware of their mental strategies and how they work.
2Module 2 · 12hCognitive functioning and learning processes10 & 11 October 2026
Objectives
- Understand the cognitive mechanisms involved in attention and their role in learning situations.
- Identify and use the mental gesture of attention to help learners direct and sustain their attention.
- Understand how memorisation works and the conditions that favour encoding, consolidation and retrieval.
- Identify and use the mental gesture of memorisation to help learners build effective, transferable strategies.
- Design and run orthopedagogical remediation activities that develop attention and memorisation strategies, through hands-on workshops and suitable tools.
3Module 3 · 12hUnderstanding, reasoning and acting: supporting cognitive processes and executive functions7 & 8 November 2026
Objectives
- Understand the cognitive processes involved in comprehension and reflection, especially when reading a question and solving a problem.
- Identify and use the mental gestures of comprehension and reflection to help learners make sense, reason and build suitable strategies.
- Identify the main executive functions and their role in learning: activation, inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility and planning.
- Spot possible signs of fragile executive functions and analyse their effects on learning, behaviour and autonomy.
- Design and run remediation activities that support comprehension, reasoning and executive functions, using tools, workshops and situations suited to the learner’s needs.
4Module 4 · 12hFrom assessment to support: building and leading an orthopedagogical follow-up12 & 13 December 2026
Objectives
- Understand how motivation, self-confidence and the sense of competence influence learning, and take them into account.
- Conduct an initial interview and gather the information needed to analyse the learner’s needs, using history-taking, observation, pedagogical dialogue and the project triangle.
- Carry out an initial assessment of needs and skills based on relevant references: curricula, expectations, progression and developmental milestones.
- Build an individual orthopedagogical support plan: priority needs, goals, strategies and tools, and criteria to measure progress.
- Adapt the follow-up to the learner’s needs and profile, especially with a neurodevelopmental disorder (ADHD, specific learning disorders), through case analysis, suitable tools and session design.
5Module 5 · 12hNeurodevelopmental disorders and learning difficulties: adapting orthopedagogical support16 & 17 January 2027
Objectives
- Identify the main features of neurodevelopmental disorders, especially ADHD and specific learning disorders, and their possible effects on learning, behaviour and autonomy.
- Select and use orthopedagogical tools suited to the learner’s specific needs, to support learning and gradually build autonomy.
- Design and lead orthopedagogy sessions adapted to the learner’s difficulties and profile: goals, activities, scaffolding and observation criteria.
- Analyse real cases of learners with learning difficulties or a neurodevelopmental disorder, to identify needs and strengths and suggest suitable support.
- Discover the principles of graphotherapy and tools that support handwriting, to better spot and support writing difficulties within the orthopedagogue’s scope.
Teaching methods
Active, participative and professional teaching, alternating theory, hands-on tools and practice.
- Theory illustrated with real educational and professional situations.
- Interactive presentations and sharing of practices.
- Case studies of learners’ needs, difficulties and strengths.
- Role plays: interviews, analysing a request, feedback to a family, leading a session.
- Individual and group work; trying out reusable orthopedagogical tools.
- Reflective practice; digital and/or printed materials for participants.
Assessment and validation
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Initial placement
Before or at the start of the course, to identify your knowledge and needs.
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Formative assessment
Quizzes, multiple-choice questions, exercises, role plays and case studies throughout.
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Final assessment
At the end, to measure whether the objectives are met and how far you have progressed.
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Final exam
An exam run by AGIR at the end of the course validates the skills acquired (multiple-choice questions and a case study).
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Satisfaction and certificate
A satisfaction questionnaire after each module; a certificate of completion at the end of the course.
Fees and funding
Each module costs €200, i.e. €1,000 for the full five-module course. This covers all teaching costs for the session.
- Self-funded: a training agreement is signed with you before the first module.
- Funded by your employer or an OPCO (French skills operator): we provide the programme, quote and agreement needed for the OPCO application. With direct payment, the funder pays the association.
- Other funders (local authority, employer, support scheme): the agreement covers third-party funding.
How to register
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Send your application
A CV and a cover letter to formation.agircont@gmail.com. You can also call us on +33 6 12 90 18 96 with any question.
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Video interview
We check together that the course fits your background and motivation, and discuss any disability-related adjustment and the funding.
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Agreement and invitation
You receive the training agreement, then your invitation (programme, times, venue) and extranet access.