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Dyslexia and the learning of a foreign language in school: where are we going?

✍ Scribed by Margaret A. Crombie

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 120 KB
Volume: 6
Category: Article
ISSN: 1076-9242
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0909(200004/06)6:2<112::aid-dys151>3.0.co;2-d

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✦ Synopsis

The difficulties which many dyslexic students encounter in the learning of the English language often extend to the learning of a foreign language in school. Although this problem has been acknowledged for some time, and although the learning of a modern foreign language is a core element in the Scottish curriculum, there has been little research into how modern languages can be presented to offer the best learning opportunities to dyslexic students. Dyslexic students are likely to benefit from a multisensory approach to the learning of a modern foreign language, and it seems likely that they will need to utilize similar strategies to those used for learning their first language. Strategies are discussed with a view to making modern language learning more appropriate for students with difficulties in learning.

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