Dyslexia in the Foreign Language Classroom / / Joanna Nijakowska.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Nijakowska, Joanna,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)

This book addresses specific learning difficulties in reading and spelling – developmental dyslexia. Set in the cross-linguistic context, it presents issues surrounding dyslexia from the perspective of a foreign language teacher. It is intended to serve as a reference book for those involved in foreign language teaching, including experienced in-service teachers and novice teachers, as well as teacher trainers and trainees. It offers an up-to-date and reader-friendly study of the mechanisms of dyslexia and an overview of the current research on the disorder, in theoretical and practical terms. Its aim is to help teachers tackle one of the many challenges they face in the modern classroom: the organization of an effective foreign language teaching process for students with dyslexia.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Becoming Literate -- Chapter 2. Causes of Dyslexia -- Chapter 3. Dyslexia and Foreign Language Learning -- Chapter 4. Symptoms and Identification of Dyslexia -- Chapter 5. Treatment and Teaching -- Chapter 6. Sample Activities for Learners with Dyslexia Learning English as a Foreign Language -- Afterword -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Appendix 6 -- References -- Index