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Dislegi: guide for teaching English to Dyslexic Students. 

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Dislegi: guide for teaching English to Dyslexic Students. 

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Manual of Ideas for Teaching English to Dyslexic EFL students UDL (1)

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PPT Dyslexia - Dislegi: Sessions 24th January.

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PPT Dyslexia - Dislegi: Sessions 24th January.

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Dyslexia: short video in English with substitles in Euskadi

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Dyslexia: short video in English with substitles in Euskadi

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Dyslexia: short video in English in Spanish subtitles

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Dyslexia: short video in English in Spanish subtitles

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Somos una asociación sin ánimo de lucro que se creó en 2015 en respuesta al número creciente de familias que demandaban apoyo entorno a la dislexia en Gipuzkoa

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Session 7th November 2022. Neurodiversity: Focus on Dyslexia.

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Session 7th November 2022. Neurodiversity: Focus on Dyslexia.

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Here is the PPT for the session on Neurodiversity and Dyslexia. Below you will see some useful links for ideas to help, more informarion on the signs of dyslexia and advice: Scroll down:

Here's the recording: https://owncloud10.lacunza.es/index.php/s/5NmPdgRoe1S4mVY

The Cambridge Guide for supporting learners with dyslexia:

Supporting learners with dyslexia preparing for A2 Key, B1 Preliminary and B2 First - for Schools exams - a teacher's guide (cambridgeenglish.org)

Cambridge information for exams and people with special needs - listening:

Reading Papers (cambridgeenglish.org)

Microsoft video on helping prepare powerpoints that are easier for people with dyslexia:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/video-design-slides-for-people-with-dyslexia-a2158953-84d7-4894-8f6c-1c9968709041

Free materials to help ss with dyslexia

Free Dyslexia Resources | Homeschooling with Dyslexia

Erika brought up a good point about students that are colour blind. Here is an article with ideas to help people that are colour blind. You will see from the article that most of the problems are between certain colours or in some cases not seeing colour at all. This means that if you avoid certain colour combinations and make sure that there are strong contrasts between letters and the background ( not as strong as black and white though) then we should be ok:

How to Use Color Blind Friendly Palettes to Make Your Charts Accessible - Venngage

If you have questions, extra advice or suggestions you can write them in the comments.

And here's a video showing you how to change the background colour in ActivInspire. Once done for the first flipchart (page) it automatically does it doe all.

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1. What is dyslexia?

Dyslexia comes from the Greek 'dys' meaning 'difficult' and 'lexis' meaning 'word', so it describes a 'difficulty with words. Dyslexia affects the learning process involved with reading, spelling or writing (or a combination).

Other activities may also be affected, including spoken language, maths, memory and organisation. There can also be difficulties with auditory and/or visual perception. Dyslexic individuals often have enhanced problem-solving skills, excellent spatial awareness and high levels of creativity.

A BBC survey highlighted some strong links with entrepreneurial success, with 40% of the 300 self-made millionaires interviewed for the programme reported as dyslexic.

Dyslexia is described as being on a continuum or spectrum, meaning that it can impact people differently.

The kind of challenges to education and work can include:

reading and understanding new terminology

taking notes in meetings, seminars and presentations

organising information and revision

planning and writing letters, emails, essays and reports

maintaining a consistent quality of work

meeting deadlines

filling in forms

personal organisation.

2. How can technology help people with dyslexia?

Dyslexia can't be 'treated' or 'cured'. Still, many of those affected develop effective strategies for successfully managing its impact and recognising and making good use of the many positive aspects that a dyslexic brain gives them.

Common technologies to help with reading, spelling and writing include voice recognition programmes, text-to-speech software, and spellcheck.

Mind mapping and note-taking applications, as well as electronic calendars, can assist with organisation.

Adjustments to how documents and web pages appear can also make reading more comfortable.

3. Help with reading for people with dyslexia

Changing the physical appearance of text can make it easier for people with dyslexia to read. Below are options for changing the physical appearance of text:

Changing the physical appearance of text

Select colours you find most helpful for both the text and background

Adjust the 'font' size or use the 'zoom' facility to increase or reduce the letter size

Increase the spacing between rows - to 1.5 or 2 times

Choose a font that you are more comfortable with

Many dyslexic people are sensitive to the glare of the white background on a page, whiteboard or computer screen. This can make the reading of text much harder. The use of a coloured background or coloured filters can make reading more comfortable.

Many dyslexic people are sensitive to the glare of the white background on a page, whiteboard or computer screen. This can make the reading of text much harder. The use of a coloured background or coloured filters can make reading more comfortable.

Converting text to speech

Text-to-speech software reads text from a computer screen and is an efficient way to get information from text without reading it. Text-to-speech software is also a good way to proofread as incorrect words or spellings are often more obvious when heard.

Scan with Optical Character Recognition

You can use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software to scan typed or printed documents into text that your device can read. There are also many apps available for smartphones that can take a picture of a page and perform OCR to create a text version of the page which can then be spoken out and/or saved.

Reading pens are about the size of a marker pen and can scan over a printed document and have it read aloud through a built-in speaker or headphones. Most reading pens also have an inbuilt dictionary so you can hear the definitions of words.

4. Help with writing for people with dyslexia

Here are some tips for help with writing if you have dyslexia:

Checking and correcting spellings

Word processing programmes have tools for checking spelling and grammar and will either highlight errors as you type or automatically correct misspellings.

You can also use voice assistants such as Siri, Cortana, Google Assistant or Amazon's 'Alexa' to ask how you spell words you are struggling with. Just ask, "How do you spell...?"

Predictive text

Predictive text tries to predict or 'guess' what you are about to type and complete the word for you. These can be used to reduce keystrokes, save typing time and improve spelling. Smartphones use word prediction as standard, but it is a feature that is available on many other devices and in many other programs.

Voice recognition

Voice or speech recognition software enables you to dictate text to your computer and, with some programmes, to control how it operates. It is often a very effective and productive method for writing, correcting, editing and formatting text on a computer (and, potentially, a host of other activities) and is a good way to bypass difficulties with spelling as the software will generally do this by itself.

5. Help to get more organised

Mind-mapping software

Organising information into well-structured documents and reports can be very challenging.

Mind-mapping allows ideas to be jotted down quickly and visually without initially worrying about structure or order. You can then add links between the ideas to give a visual structure to the connections between themes and ideas, which can also help with memory.

Mind maps can either be drawn by hand or by using specialist software.

Most mind mapping software offers the choice to export into various programs such as Word, PowerPoint, web page (HTML) or pdf.

Free and paid-for versions are widely available online and within the App stores for iOS, Android and Windows.

6. How important is training for people with dyslexia?

Whilst many people can access what they need from software without training, this can mean that some tools and understanding about more efficient workflows remain undiscovered.

Training tends to be most effective when it is spread over time and geared towards the individual's specific needs, focusing on their particular tasks, abilities, and challenges. Periodic training help users to practice and consolidate new skills in between coaching sessions.

7. How can employers and education providers help people with dyslexia?

Under the Equality Act, employers and education providers have a duty to ensure that disabled employees and students can perform effectively.

You are disabled under the act if you have an impairment with a 'substantial' and 'long-term effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.

To meet the Equality Act requirements, employers and education providers may need to make ' reasonable adjustments' to ensure that disabled people enjoy equal access to perform successfully in their chosen career or course.

Any adjustments required do not necessarily need to cost a lot of money. What may be reasonable would depend, among other factors, on the size and nature of the organisation. This could include:

introducing some changes to work organisation/deadlines

providing personal training and support

making use of relevant assistive technologies.

Given the prevalence of dyslexia, making such reasonable adjustments in your workforce could help to increase productivity through improved staff motivation, loyalty and efficiency, along with reduced stress, sick leave and staff turnover. From an Education provider standpoint, making reasonable adjustments could improve student engagement, retention and outcomes.

Without appropriate help and support, dyslexia could prevent individuals from gaining qualifications, accessing training or applying for promotions. Furthermore, employers or education providers who fail to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people are vulnerable to discrimination claims under the Equality Act.

8. Useful contacts for people with dyslexia

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Dyslexia comes from the Greek 'dys' meaning 'difficult' and 'lexis' meaning 'word', so it describes a 'difficulty with words. Dyslexia affects the learning process involved with reading, spelling or writing (or a combination). Other activities may also be affected, including spoken language, maths, memory and organisation.

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E-Books? Study shows dyslexic comprehension better with printed books.

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E-Books? Study shows dyslexic comprehension better with printed books.

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E-Books? Study shows dyslexic comprehension better with printed books.

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Study shows that dyslexic university students have better reading comprehension of longer texts when reading from a printed book rather than an ebook.

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Questions - Please add discussion questions in the comments. Maybe someone in the group can help. 

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Top tips to help your students feel more confident and able to share their ideas.

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How To Get your Students Speaking in Class | National Geographic Learning: In Focus

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A combination of factors can often inhibit our students from speaking out loud – so how can we get our learners talking?

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TESOL Conference in France November 2024/ The importance of mental health, well-being of students and teachers/ maximising brain potential

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TESOL Conference in France November 2024/ The importance of mental health, well-being of students and teachers/ maximising brain potential

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We regularly organize high quality events which are opportunities to keep up-to-date with current trends in teaching, to share knowledge and experiences and to meet and network with other teachers.

TESOL France operates through an Executive Committee responsible for, amongst other things, organizing events, publications and membership. But we also have correspondents in the different sectors (primary, university, etc.) who keep us informed of the preoccupations and needs of their sector.

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Upcoming Events Latest Conference News: Conference registration open now ! Conference Schedule will be published very soon! You can consult plenary information on the Colloquium page . Thank you for coming to Spring Day! It was an incredible day to coming together, sharing and networking.

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Teaching languages to students with dyslexia- Guide- Boelo van der Pool

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Teaching languages to students with dyslexia- Guide- Boelo van der Pool

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What is dyslexia? - Kelli Sandman-Hurley

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IH Youtube channel for recordings of Webinars on various topics. Links below ( IH channel and Dyslexia webinar)

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IH Youtube channel for recordings of Webinars on various topics. Links below ( IH channel and Dyslexia webinar)

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IH Youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/@ihlanguages/videos

Dyslexia in Language Learning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sFNZmlKepY

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Resources and Approaches for Teachers: Dyslexia Association by Anna Sutton from the British Dyslexia Association, 

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Resources and Approaches for Teachers: Dyslexia Association by Anna Sutton from the British Dyslexia Association, 

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This webinar gives some useful insight into how people with Dyslexia see the world and ways we can help them in our classrooms. It starts off a bit slow, but starts to get much more interesting after a few minutes - keep with it! Below you can view more infromation with more link:
Thanks for joining us! (mailchi.mp)

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DAW Webinar Resources and Approaches for Teachers

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Teacher's Guide to managing students with ADHD 

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Teacher's Guide to managing students with ADHD 

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Understanding ADHD - part of the Neurodiversity series. Mini-conference 09/12/22

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Understanding ADHD - part of the Neurodiversity series. Mini-conference 09/12/22

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Here are the useful links shown in the session. They are on the PDf, but will be easier to access here:

https://www.instagram.com/the_mini_adhd_coach/

https://www.instagram.com/howtoadhd/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiwZQNYlGQI&t=1s

https://www.youtube.com/@HowtoADHD

https://www.instagram.com/adhd_couple/

https://www.instagram.com/adhdoers/

https://www.instagram.com/izzieandadhd/

https://www.instagram.com/blairimani/

https://www.instagram.com/neurodivergent_insights/

https://www.additudemag.com/

http://www.feaadah.org/es/

https://www.adahigi.org/es/

https://chadd.org/

https://adhd-institute.com/

www.russellbarkley.org

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Cambridge teacher's guide for supporting students with Dyslexia - with a specific focus on exams A2,B1 and B2

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Cambridge teacher's guide for supporting students with Dyslexia - with a specific focus on exams A2,B1 and B2

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A very useful guide with types, lesson plans and activities