[SENco-forum] Possible dyslexia & learning a foreign language

"Some  SpLD students cannot map (or blend) even basic combinations
(bl/blue/black)  and need a lot of onset/rime work with word families to get
both aspects to  stick. This lack is often overlooked especially when they
appear to be able  to 'read' albeit at a low level.  My only criticism of
synthetic  phonics is that it does not seem to always include this  area."

That's because a phonics program teaches phonics not phonological skills  
(back to the thread last week) so phonics is not all thats needed. Phonological  
skills do not naturally follow on from having good phonics skills and need to 
be  taught.  

"The very  title Specific Learning Difficulties always gives the impression
that there  is a finite list of problems, but every SpLD student has their
own  combination or strengths and weaknesses within that as they do as a
student  generally."

Exactly and  these may have different causes and need different approaches.  

MFL for those with APD is harder aurally/orally  so the written form would be 
more straightforward to teach and learn through  visual methods.

Best wishes,
Aly

Chair Auditory Processing Disorder in  the UK/APDUK
www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm 
www.apduk.org