ƏQLİ CƏHƏTDƏN ZƏİF TƏLƏBƏLƏRƏ İNGİLİS DİLİNİN TƏDRİSİNİN BƏZİ PROBLEMLƏRİ

It is estimated that the number of people affected by learning disability ranges from 5-20% of the population. It is possible that many of the ESL students whom we view as poor language learners are struggling because they too have learning disability. In many countries learning disabilities are not recognized or, in some cases, they are recognized but not dealt with. Many of us who teach ESL have found ourselves wondering at one time or another whether a certain student might have a learning disability that is impeding his or her progress in English. Yet many of us work in settings where we do not have ready access to consultation, guidance or referral advice and special needs professionals. It is the purpose of this paper to provide basic information about learning disabilities, also to raise awareness among English language teachers that there is a growing problem with students who don’t learn the same way as “normal” students and therefore need special attention. It will describe classroom behaviors associated with several common learning problems generally manifested by students who have learning disabilities and common sense techniques that can be incorporated into classroom routines to vastly improve the classroom environment for students having learning disabilities.