Daloiso, Michele, <br/><br/>
Supporting learners with dyslexia in the ELT classroom / 
Michele Daloiso. 
 - viii, 205 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm. 
 - Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers .
 - Oxford handbooks for language teachers. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: 1.Literacy and dyslexia: an overview -- Introduction -- How do we learn to read in our first language? -- Key factors for successful reading acquisition -- Learning to "decipher" words -- From decoding to comprehension -- What is dyslexia? -- Dyslexia, a definition -- Stereotypes about dyslexia -- Dyslexia across languages -- What causes dyslexia? -- Dyslexia and the brain -- Dyslexia and the mind -- Dyslexia and behaviour -- Dyslexia and the context -- Summary -- Keys to activities -- Suggestions for further reading -- 2.Dyslexia and English as a foreign language -- Introduction -- Emotional factors -- Motivation -- Foreign language anxiety -- Cognitive factors -- Cognitive load -- Language learning aptitude -- Language learning preferences -- Linguistic factors -- First language versus foreign language context -- Foreign language learning profile of learners with dyslexia -- Summary -- Keys to activities -- Suggestions for further reading Note continued: 3.Methodological guidelines for accessible language teaching -- Introduction -- What do we mean by "language teaching accessibility"? -- What does "accessible" mean? -- Accessibility in the EFL classroom -- Language Teaching Accessibility Theory -- Accessibility in traditional EFL approaches -- Strengths and barriers in classic EFL approaches -- General principles for accessible teaching practice -- Applying the principles of accessibility -- Lesson planning -- Evaluating teaching materials -- Working on classroom climate -- Summary -- Keys to activities -- Suggestions for further reading -- 4.Working on sounds and letters -- Introduction -- The importance of teaching sounds and letters -- Scientific facts to consider -- Phonological and orthographic work in mainstream EFL classes -- Strategics for phonological work -- Implicit phonological awakening -- Explicit phonological awakening -- Strategies for orthographic work -- Introducing the alphabet Note continued: Working on spelling patterns -- nummary -- Keys to activities -- Suggestions for further reading -- 5.Developing communicative skills -- Introduction -- Oral language -- Listening -- Speaking -- Written language -- Reading -- Writing -- Dealing with vocabulary and grammar -- Vocabulary -- Grammar -- Summary -- Keys to activities -- Suggestions for further reading -- 6.Accessible language testing and assessment -- Introduction -- Classroom-based assessment -- Formal assessment -- Informal assessment -- Providing feedback -- Official examinations -- Accommodations to presentation format -- Accommodations to response format -- Accommodations to administration procedures -- Summary -- Keys to activities -- Suggestions for further reading. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780194403320 0194403327 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017385809 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB766065  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>018298318  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.<br/>Dyslexia.<br/>Dyslexic children--Education.<br/>Dyslexia.<br/>Dyslexic children--Education.<br/>English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1128  / .A2 D34 2017