Services - Irlen Training
Many individuals struggling with reading and learning difficulties go undiagnosed for years.
Educational and medical assessments often miss visual-perceptual problems that significantly affect learning and daily activities.
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You can make a difference!
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​​Professional Training: Irlen Screener Certification
As a Certified Irlen Screener you can help transform lives through comprehensive screening assessment
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​What Irlen Screening Identifies:
The Irlen Screener certification provides comprehensive assessment tools to identify:
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the specific light sensitivities causing struggles: slow reading rate, poor comprehension, skipping lines, re-reading
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the visual distortions including movement, blurring, and pattern glare affecting vision and mood
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depth perception problems affecting sports performance and spatial tasks
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environmental sensitivities to fluorescent lighting, computers, and bright spaces
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physical symptoms: headaches, eye strain, fatigue, nausea when reading
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Certified Irlen Screeners can provide
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immediate intervention through Irlen overlays leading to dramatic improvements in client reading performance and quality of life outcomes.
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comprehensive recommendations for classroom and workplace accommodations.
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referral to a diagnostician if more than reading is a concern.
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Who qualifies for Irlen Screener Training?
The minimum of a bachelor's degree is required. Screeners are likely to be professionals working with reading/learning challenges:
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Educators: Teachers, reading specialists, special education professionals, school psychologists,
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Healthcare: Occupational therapists, optometrists, speech pathologists, psychologists, counsellors - careers, life coaches etc.
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Support Professionals: Educational consultants, disability coordinators, vision therapists
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Certified Irlen Screeners receive
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Certification from the Irlen® Institute to carry out assessments.
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Work with individuals and groups
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Ability to join the Australian Association - AAIC.
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Ability to become an Irlen Diagnostician
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Your Next Step
Apply for the two day equivalent certification course with theory input, practical demonstration and practice.
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We can also provide one-on-one training at a time to suit you.
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Perhaps you are interested in becoming a certified Irlen Diagnostician?​
Irlen Diagnosticians carry out comprehensive Assessment & Testing:
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initial screening sessions
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advanced assessment to determine whether Irlen Spectral Filters will make a difference
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​determine individualized color requirements for Irlen Spectral Filters - the precision-tinted glasses and contact lenses that address specific light sensitivity wavelengths.
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conduct yearly rechecks.
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assess improvement for reading and academic activities as needed.
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Who Qualifies to become an Irlen Diagnostician?
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Advanced Professional Requirements:
Minimum qualifications include a teaching certificate or graduate degree in education, psychology, counselling, assessment, speech, occupational therapy or rehabilitation, health and medical field, or experience working with literacy programs.
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Progressive Training Path:
Prospective diagnosticians must work as certified Irlen Screeners, complete numerous screenings, and undertake training under mentorship of a regional director prior to being accepted for diagnostician training.
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Professional Network:
Certified diagnosticians provide the highest level of Irlen Syndrome assessment and treatment through precision-tinted lens prescriptions.
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Diagnosticians are provided with very intensive training, minimum of 5 days and are trained from the pool of screeners who are interested in and have demonstrated personal and professional suitability.