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Inclusive Classrooms: Teaching Learners with Learning Differences

Every learner in the room can make progress in English.

For teachers who want to support learners with dyslexia, ADHD, autism and other learning differences in mainstream English classes, through practical, low-preparation strategies that help the whole class.

Who it is for

  • English teachers with students who have diagnosed or suspected learning differences
  • Teachers working with guidance counsellors (rehberlik) and inclusion teams
  • Schools developing an inclusion policy for language lessons

What you will be able to do

  • Use the key terms of special educational needs and inclusion with confidence
  • Recognise how common learning differences affect language learning
  • Adapt the teaching of reading, writing, spelling and grammar
  • Use multi-sensory and visual techniques that benefit every learner
  • Make tests and tasks more accessible without lowering expectations
  • Support wellbeing and know when to involve specialists and families

What the course covers

  1. Inclusion: terms and principles

    A shared vocabulary for working with colleagues and families.

  2. Understanding learning differences

    How dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dyspraxia and dyscalculia can affect learning a language.

  3. Multi-sensory teaching

    Movement, colour, sound and structure in everyday lessons.

  4. Skills, grammar and spelling

    Step-by-step strategies for each area of language.

  5. Accessible materials and assessment

    Layout, instructions and fair test adjustments.

  6. Wellbeing and mental health

    Recognising anxiety and stress, and creating a safe classroom.

How the course works

Online and tutor-led

Live sessions with your tutor and group, plus self-paced tasks between them.

Mentoring and reflection

Ongoing feedback from your tutor, and reflective tasks based on your own classes.

Dates and fees

Contact us for current start dates, fees and entry requirements.

Questions about this course

Will this course qualify me to diagnose learning differences?

No. Diagnosis is for qualified specialists. The course helps you notice signs, support learners in class and work well with specialists.

Are the strategies only for students with a diagnosis?

No. Most of them improve lessons for every student, which is why they are worth using every day.

Does the course cover working with parents?

Yes. It covers how to communicate concerns and progress to families sensitively.

Interested in this course?

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