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delphian-domine
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 Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 7:45 am Post subject: Dyslexia and foreign languages? |
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| Can anyone point me in the direction of any resources about learners with dyslexia and learning foreign languages? I've got a meeting next week about one particular learner who has just been diagnosed - but I know really next to nothing about the subject. |
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NilSatis82
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delphian-domine
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Wow, thank you! It's really appreciated 
I'm thinking about opening a specialist MFL dyslexia class in my school (extra-curricular), but despite several colleagues being specialists in dyslexia, not one of them has any experience with it in relation to learning foreign languages. One of them is fortunately fluent in English, so... we'll see. |
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Master Shake
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I taught a dyslexic agnostic insomniac a while back. She used to show up for the lessons absolutely exhausted. She had had been up all night the night before wondering if there was a dog.
Sorry, everyone. I have to do a couple of those every year to stay sane. |
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stonethecrow
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delphian-domine
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Master Shake wrote: |
I taught a dyslexic agnostic insomniac a while back. She used to show up for the lessons absolutely exhausted. She had had been up all night the night before wondering if there was a dog.
Sorry, everyone. I have to do a couple of those every year to stay sane. |
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scot47
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| Dyslexia, like ADHD, is an invention of mad psychologists. |
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Sashadroogie
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| Too right. An invention to excuse teachers and educators from taking responsibility for their failures... |
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delphian-domine
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| Dyslexia, like ADHD, is an invention of mad psychologists. |
ADHD - I wouldn't call myself a specialist, but from my observations, you can normally see a distinct correlation between home environment and the presence of the symptoms of ADHD. Quite agreed though that it's an invention to excuse bad child care - be it from teachers or parents. It's interesting how many "ADHD" kids are completely ignored by their parents.
Dyslexia - it's a catch-all term that doesn't do any good for anyone. I've seen quite a few cases where the parents have never bothered to read to/with their children - is it a surprise that they then struggle with reading later? |
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Master Shake
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:44 am Post subject: Dyspraxia |
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I did an online special educational needs course a month ago.
There's a new -xia word in town and it's called dyspraxia. It's a 'developmental coordination disorder' and the symptoms are basically being a spacey klutz - constantly forgetting things you need, having terrible penmanship, taking ages to tie your shoes and being crap at sports.
I think it's a catch all for behaviors which didn't fit in with ADHD or dyslexia.
Why can't people just be clumsy dorks anymore? |
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