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Pokrivčáková, S. et al. (2015). Teaching Foreign Languages <strong>to</strong> <strong>Learners</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Educational</strong> <strong>Needs</strong>:<br />

e-textbook for foreign language teachers. Nitra: Constantine the Philosopher University. 128 p.<br />

ISBN 978-80-558-0941-0<br />

Textbooks which support teaching dyslexic learners, e.g.<br />

English Zone (Teachers book has a special part Dyslexia: a Guide for Teachers, OUP)<br />

Solutions, (Teachers book has a special part on teaching dyslectic learner, Macmillan)<br />

However, there is still need of systematic pre-graduation education as well as special<br />

trainings for in-service training. The training must be very practical, not giving general<br />

information about the needs of the dyslexic learners but rather how <strong>to</strong> teach different subjects.<br />

Questions for discussion<br />

• Does reading equate <strong>with</strong> intelligence? Why (not)?<br />

• What are the signals the teachers can spot identify dyslexia?<br />

• Name at least 3 ways <strong>to</strong> support dyslexic learners.<br />

• Create your own Voki<br />

• Read the text Dyslexics Need <strong>to</strong> Read The End of A S<strong>to</strong>ry First <strong>to</strong> Understand & Remember and<br />

express your own opinion on the possibilities of applying the technique in teaching English<br />

as a foreign language.<br />

Websites you might be interested in:<br />

DYSTEFL – Dyslexia for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language - http://dystefl.eu/<br />

Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching - free online course -<br />

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dyslexia<br />

British Dyslexia Association - http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/educa<strong>to</strong>r/modern-foreignlanguages<br />

LDonline – The educa<strong>to</strong>r’s guide <strong>to</strong> learning disabilities and ADHD -<br />

http://www.ldonline.org/article/6065/<br />

TEXT mindmap – a <strong>to</strong>ol <strong>to</strong> draw mind map - https://www.text2mindmap.com/<br />

Memory game - www.math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/kids_games/memory_lights.html<br />

Eidetic games and puzzles - http://www.ababasoft.com/games/learning_disability.html<br />

Memory gym - www.memorise.org/memoryGym.htm<br />

Books for dyslexics http://www.quickreads.org.uk/resources<br />

Love reading 4 kids - Dyslexia Friendly Books -<br />

http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/genre/dys/Dyslexia-friendly.html<br />

Web Design for Dyslexic Users. Retrieved Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 25, 2015 from Davis Dyslexia Association<br />

International, Dyslexia the Gift Web site: http://www.dyslexia.com/library/webdesign.htm<br />

References<br />

BARTON, S. (2013). In Embracing Dyslexia. A documentary. Production companies: Production<br />

Companies: Learning Foundations, RiSE Scholarship Foundation, York <strong>Educational</strong><br />

Services`Available online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBIK0XVPbXo<br />

BUZAN, T. (2012). The Ultimate book of mind maps. Unlock your creativity, boost your memory,<br />

change your life. Epub edition, HarperCollins Publishers Inc.<br />

BUZAN, T. (2011). Tony Buzan website. http://www.<strong>to</strong>nybuzan.com/about/mind-mapping/<br />

CROMBIE, M. (1999). Foreign Language Learning and Dyslexia. Available online<br />

http://www.languages<strong>with</strong>outlimits.co.uk/Resources/Dxa1.pdf<br />

DAVIS, R. D. & BRAUN, E. (1997). The Gift of Dyslexia. Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read<br />

and How They Can Learn. A Perigee Book.<br />

Dyslexia Difficulties Mind Map. (2013). Teaching resources homepage. Available online at:<br />

https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dyslexia-difficulties-mind-map-6328548.<br />

EIDE, B. L. & EIDE, F. F. (2011). The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the<br />

Dyslexic Brain. New York: Penguin.<br />

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