How are students with learning difficulties treated in your country? What type of support do they get? Are they given the opportunity to learn English? (Please tell us which country you are from in your response.)
Examples of Learning Difficulties
- Dyslexia
- ADHD
- Autism
- Dysgraphia
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hello i'm from Algeria...
Do any of you know any students or kids who suffer from ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)?
Unfortunately in my country too Sri Lanka the support for people of learning difficulties are poor . We are far behind
@Nadira Have you had experience teaching anyone who has signs of dyslexia?
I did have a brief experience where the student could not pronounciate and I did not realize then that the problem was due to her tongue .
Thanks for sharing information about Algeria. It's great to hear that there are special services to help people with learning disabilities in your country.
Fanoos sounds really interesting! Thank you for translating the meaning of the name. It's a beautiful name for a learning center. I am going to look into it a little more, as I'm doing a little research on this subject. Thanks for the tip!
Do you know if students with learning difficulties are given the opportunity to learn English in your country?
Hi Nafis,
That is an excellent example! Have you noticed that people with disabilities are treated differently in Canada compared to Iran?
Hi, Dear Tara, oh! definitely! I felt there is no difference between disabled or those who are not disabled in Canada. They have equal chance to live their own life to their own desire and accomplish whatever they want or long for. Sky is the limit.The only difference is that disabled use some aids or get some extra help nothing more than that. That's it. This is how I feel and have seen in Canada.
In Iran, for example, if someone can't use stairs or has wheelchair, there is no special facility to help them go where they want. In the buildings, there are some elevators but how about the stairs outside of a building. So, they can't really go inside or they should suffer so much to go in.
I remember once there were two students in my university and they became so famous after that because they were twins and their heads were attached together, so, it was extremely difficult for them to even walk. One day, I was waiting for university bus to pick me up and they also came because they also was studying in my university. I felt bloody terrible for them. They could not go up the bus steps. It took 30 minutes for them to be able to go in the bus. I was watching them how they struggled and felt so terrible how life was so tough for them. Life was so unbearable for them that finally they decided to do surgery. It was a 50/50 chance for being alive after operation. I heard them on an interview on TV. They said we were so exhausted to live such a life and therefore, we preferred to take risk and did the operation. They did the operation. I remember it clearly. Finally, they couldn't bear their separation and they died in the middle of the operation.
Life is so tough in some countries. That's why I appreciate my life in Canada and everything I have so much. These are very normal and ordinary things that we usually take them for granted. But, to me, it's like a miracle happens every day in my life that I can live in a free country and do and accomplish my dreams. The only thing I should do is to be willing and work hard. No limit!
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