Supporting Learners with Dyslexia in the ELT Classroom

This book provides specific support to teachers who need to accommodate learners with dyslexia in their ELT classrooms - guiding them through the main steps of the process with clear explanations, suggestions, and practical tools.

Areas covered include:

• the nature and causes of dyslexia
• emotional, cognitive, and linguistic factors connected to dyslexia and English as a foreign, second, or other language
• methodological guidelines for making English language teaching accessible for learners with dyslexia
• strategies for phonological and orthographic work
• developing communicative skills in oral and written language
• accessible language testing and assessment in classroom-based and official contexts