I am a future Spanish teacher in my third year at Salisbury University. How does inclusive teaching apply to me as a Spanish teacher? What special adaptions would i make for a student in my classroom with a LD? Are they even able to learn a foreign language like other students?
Thank you for your time in helping me answer my question.
Re: Spanish instruction
I would be interested in this question myself, my son is dyslexic, capd and has writing difficulties. He takes spanish at his school and I am wondering if this makes sense anymore, he is in 4th grade and I am wondering if time would be better spent taking something else.
It depends upon what learning difference is present. It is true that some people with learning differences manifest difficulties with learning learning, or reading and spelling, both of which are important to the learning of a foreign language.
Among the many adaptions that could be made in regard to students whose learning differnces pose an obstacle to the learning of a foreign language would be; excuse the students from the requirement altogether. excuse the students from the need to spell correctly in the foreign language, exuse those students with auditory processing issues from the need to speak the second language.
While those suggestions would represent major modifications of the curruiculum smaller accomodations that could be made could include excusing the student from timed tests and allowing unlimited time for test taking. Offering the student a word bank from which to choose when taking a vocabularly test. Using a textbook which is also available on tape. Having tutors and assistants to work with students who need extra help.