I teach at a local community college and my students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and have varying levels of education. There are no placement tests, students enroll according to the course description (e.g. 'suitable for students with 2-3 years school English.') Now and again I come across adults who, for example, at some point require English for their jobs and then start a course twenty years after leaving school. As well as the usual difficulties with being in a classroom again, I suspect that some of them have learning problems, varying degrees of dyslexia (in the case of older students, they were never diagnosed, just considered to be 'slow' or 'stupid'.) Learner esteem is often a lot lower and groups are relatively big - 10-16 pupils - so I need to be very resourceful to make sure they don't get lost.
As well as that, I am often asked to tutor secondary school students with learning difficulties. I tell their parents that I am not trained to deal with dyslexia but the only alternative available to many students is to be sent to a tuitition institute to be taught in groups by equally unqualified teachers - so 1-2-1 classes with me are still the better option.
I'm in the process of educating myself a bit - and before you ask, no, unfortunately I don't have the opportunity to attend a course for teachers of students with LDs (not at the moment, at least) so I would appreciate it if teachers who have had students with dyslexia would share tips or experiences.
Thank you very much!!