LibGuides: English: ESL & Special Needs

ESL & Special Needs Links

ABC Splash
EAL Resources
Languages & Multicultural Education Resource Centre
Spelfabet
Dyslexia support services
This site is primarily a support and information site for Children and Adults who are dyslexic or think that they may be. It is also a site for parents and teachers offering quality resources and workshops for children and for them.
Barrington Stoke
"We work with the best writers and illustrators to publish super-readable, accessible books that help every child experience the joy of reading."
NeuroClastic
Primary purpose is to document the autistic experience through the lens and work of autistic individuals.

Helpful info.

About Autism
Document explaining some of the behavioural traits of Autism and ways of responding to autistic behaviours.

ADHD
A document explaining the background to ADHD and some of its symptoms.
Dyslexia
A document providing background information to dyslexia and strategies to respond to it in the classroom.

Click on the image to read about Jackie French, Australian author who has struggled with dyslexia and still written many books.

Phonics and learning to read

A great article explaining phonics and how important they are in learning to read.

What is phonics and why is it used to teach reading? (theconversation.com)

Dictionaries

Learn English

Learn English - ABC education Australia

Learn topical Australian English in context. Courses are offered with narration in Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Khmer; download audio and text lessons for free.

Tips for Reading

Immersive Reading
Step by step insructions on how to use Imersive reader, a function in Microsoft Word to help students read in a variety of ways and also to have text read to them.