Creating Success for Students with Learning Disabilities in Postsecondary Foreign Language Courses

Autor/inn/en	Skinner, Michael E.; Smith, Allison T.
Titel	Creating Success for Students with Learning Disabilities in Postsecondary Foreign Language Courses
Quelle	In: International Journal of Special Education, 26 (2011) 2, S.42-57 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0827-3383
Schlagwörter	Learning Problems; Second Languages; Learning Disabilities; Teaching Methods; Barriers; Statistics; Second Language Learning; Student Needs; Visual Stimuli; Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernproblem; Second language; Zweitsprache; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Statistik; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schulleistung
Abstract	The number of students with learning disabilities (LD) attending postsecondary institutions has increased steadily over the past two decades. Many of these students have language-based learning difficulties that create barriers to success in foreign language (FL) courses. Many institutions have responded by providing these students with exemptions or alternative courses. Although exemptions and alternatives are needed by some students with severe language difficulties, the literature is increasingly indicating that many of these students can successfully complete FL curricula. This is especially true when accommodations and specialized teaching methodologies are implemented in sections of FL courses designed specifically to meet the needs of students with LD. The purpose of this article is to describe FL course accommodations supported by existing literature and field-based experiences. The article also highlights the benefits of successful FL experiences for student with LD. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10