Dyslexia

Why dyslexia?

What came to my attention

• Missunderstood students.
• Students' confidence and motivation were very low.
• Students labbled as lazy.

Asking questions

• Why are these students struggling?
• What can be done to help them?
• What are the difficulties for teachers.

Why do we need to be aware of dyslexia?

What is currently known about dyslexia

• It is a neurological issue.
• The fibers in the brain are connected differently.
• It is genetic.
• Developing dyslexia can be noticed at primary school level.
• It mostly affects reading and writing areas of language learning in the L1 and L2.

What is currently known about dyslexia

• Dyslexia affects 1 in 5 people.
• Dyslexia is not an issue with vision but with the way the brain processes the infomation.
• Dyslexia can be placed on a sceptrum and can have a variety of intensities.

Overlaps

• Dyslexia usually can be linked to other learning difficulties.
• It is very rare for a person to only have dyslexia.
• In some cases dyslexia can have a higher intensity due to these overlaps, and affect other aspects of language learning.

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 Where the text is from.

 Where the text is from.

 Where the text is from.

Mind maps

Signs of dyslexia in second language learning

Signs of dyslexia in second language learning

Second language learning and dyslexia

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Dyslexia in Japan

What can we do?

Methods to support dyslexia

Methods to support dyslexia

Methods to support dyslexia

Making adjustments to materials

Making adjustments to materials

Teaching reading and writing skills

Teaching reading and writing skills

How realistic is it for us to make adjustments

Inclusion and benefits

Thank you

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