Dyslexia for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language

Reflection on Learning

Think about any students you have already taught, or who you went to school with, who exhibited any of the characteristics that have been highlighted here.

Consider the following questions:

• What was your initial reaction to these students?
• How did their peers respond to...

Go to the Student Interview Form.Read through and analyze the suggested questions for an interview with a dyslexic learner about his/her experience of learning a foreign language and the difficulties he/she encounters. Refer back to the areas of difficulty you read about in Unit 3 and try to add ...

Look at a set of cards with descriptions of different ways you can accommodate learners with dyslexia in the foreign language classroom.  Are there any suggestions which you find implausible or unfeasible in your teaching context? Which ones and why?

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hink over the following questions:

• What?s your opinion methods recommended in Task 2?  Would you use them? Do you think they are easy to use in mainstream classrooms?
• Mind maps are one of the methods recommended for teaching dyslexic students. Do you prefer linear lists to mindmaps or vice ...

Based on your Task 2 study Choose the text that would be suitable for your current learners and make appropriate changes using RoboBraille (optionally). Think about the topic, length, layout, language complexity.

Please open a new topic by writing your name in the "title" space.