Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching – Online Course – FutureLearn

Learn more about dyslexia and gain practical teaching tools and insights to help dyslexic students learn foreign languages Discover teaching strategies to help dyslexic students learn a foreign language Dyslexia affects 10-15 of the population Dyslexic students are often either exempted from the study of additional languages or they underperform in foreign language classes On this course youll discover the most up-to-date dyslexia definition and how it affects a students ability to learn languages Youll explore the latest strategies for teaching dyslexic students and have access to a host of dyslexia teaching resources The materials and tasks in the course are designed to also be applicable to a variety of language learning contexts including teaching English as a foreign language