How dyslexia can influence language learning?
What is dyslexia?
- it is a Specific Learning Difficulty
- it is NOT a disability
- it constitutes a difficulty with accurate and fluent word recognition
- difficulties with spelling and processing spoken information
What characterizes learners with dyslexia?
- short memory span while processing language input
- problems with constructing sentences
- difficulties with focusing when there is too many tasks at the same time
- smaller memory capacity
- problems with manipulating pieces of the language simultaneously
What are the difficulties caused by dyslexia in learning a foreign language?
- mixing up letters
- misread words
- slow reading
- difficulties with understanding the meaning
- problems with loud reading and paying attention to what they read
Areas of difficulties in learning a foreign language
self-esteem
personal relations
reading
writing
speaking
listening
memory
speed of processing information
sequencing
social interactions