Accommodating students with dyslexia

---

24-Oct-2020 14:41

However, reaching their goals will mean their learning strategies may have to be a little different (Ibid).According to Kormos & Smith (2012), there are three main areas that teachers can take into consideration in order to successfully make the classroom inclusive for dyslexic learners: A language teacher might need to consider both the talents and the difficulties that the learners in the class possess to ensure that groups and pairs work well together.In this current globalized world where being able to speak a second or even a third language is often important for one’s progress in life, I strongly believe it would be incredibly unfair to deprive dyslexic students of equal opportunities in education from learning a foreign language in a modern classroom setting.Including dyslexic learners in a language class may seem very challenging, if not daunting for language teachers. Therefore, this article is specifically focused on providing simple strategies that a teacher can implement to ensure that students with dyslexia, as with all students in a language class, reach their goals.

Language teachers have a responsibility to provide the help, attention, and encouragement a dyslexic learner may need to compensate for any deficits that they may have (Ranaldi, 2003).

2011), there is the likelihood that a teacher will have, in a class of let’s say twenty students, at least two learners exhibiting difficulties with the acquisition of literacy-related skills, i.e. They base this on figures published by both the British and the American Dyslexic Associations.

---