Dyslexia for teachers of English as a foreign language
I. Contact details
Contact name
Joanna NijakowskaContact e-mail address
jnijak@wp.plContact website
www.dystefl.euName of the institution
University of Lodz, Faculty of Philology, Chair of PragmaticsAddress of the institution
Narutowicza , 65, 90-131, ŁódźII. Good practice introduction
Title of the good practice
Dyslexia for teachers of English as a foreign languageLanguage of the good practice
EnglishPrimary target group of the good practice
TeacherPrimary target country of the good practice
PolandTags
- Motivate students(for learning)
- Cross-sectoral cooperation
Keywords
dislexia, learning difficulties, teaching methodsAbstract
The project was an international cooperation of Poland, Hungary, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Germany and Austria within the Lifelong Learning Program.
The project focused on dyslexic students and gave methodological help to their teachers. The project aimed to reinforce support for dyslexic students in mainstream education through foreign language teacher training. It addresses a gap in the field of English language teacher training where the needs of dyslexic students are frequently neglected. It provides both a solid theoretical foundation about the nature of dyslexia and practical suggestions for classroom teaching, task and curriculum design, and assessment.
The course is unique in its focus on dyslexic language learners, in its approach to teacher training and in providing freely downloadable booklets and a complete set of self-study materials with a wide repertoire of useful teaching methods, techniques and tools.
As a second step, based on this Comenius DysTEFL teacher development course, the horizon of the project was widen and popularize in the DysTEFL2. Needs analysis and research were compiled beside the self-study materials.
III. Good practice details
Impact of measures taken
Complete self-study materials are available in several languages on the project website.
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2017.10.20. 14:08:26
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