Learning+Disabilities

//Post links to information, resources, and materials for helping students with learning disabilities to learn world languages here.//

[|At-risk Students and the Study of Foreign Language in School]// - //Excellent article

[|Foreign Language Acquisition: LD in Depth]


 * [|Common Signs of Learning Disabilities] - A list, organized by pre-school, elementary, and middle school

The Washington Post. (2003, December 15). [|Recognizing productivity problems]. //All Kinds of Minds.// Retrieved October 23, 2006, from http://www.allkindsofminds.org/release.aspx?id=29 A short but insightful interview in which Mel Levine encourages parents and teachers to focus on the sources of breakdowns instead of generic labels, to emphasize what a student needs to do next, and to help students get organized.

[|Students with Learning Disabilities Accessing Foreign Languages] - A tips sheet for teachers, with links to many other useful resources

[|Teaching Foreign Languages to At-risk Learners] - An ERIC Digest that advocates for direct instruction approaches

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