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Dyslexic learners in the EFL classroom - Coggle Diagram
Dyslexic learners in the EFL classroom
What is dyslexia?
difficulties in reading- accurate and fluent word recognition
difficulties with spelling and processing information
affects academic progress performance and other parts of life
affects other aspects of using and producing language
Dyslexic learners
Strength and weaknesses
Individual skills, needs
very different, vary from students to students
shorter memory span
smaller working memory
reduced phonemic awareness
difficulties with perceiving difference between sounds
problems with sound-letter association
Specific Learning Difficulties
not disability
difference: acquiring new knowledge and skills
need adjustments in teaching process and the environment
give assistance in developing efficient strategies
Other difficulties: dyscalculia (diff. with mathematical skills), dyspraxia (problems with fine motor skills)
Most important concluisons for teachers
help studenst learn how to overcome hurdles
praise the studenst often
encourage them all along
motivate them by setting up clear and achiavable goals
Dyslexia in foreign language learning
Difficulties with memorizing new vocabulary
more practice and revision opportunities
more encounters with a word
Problems with spelling
Process and difficulties
shorten, divide reading texts
use illustrations and glossaries of unknown words
prepare quick and easy comprehension questions
give students easier reading tasks
Technology improves learning
multisensory techniques
games