I have a student who doesn �t seem to understand context. He �s intermediate and when I ask him to respond to a text or role play. He misses the point of the exercise.  Sometime I think my directions may be to vague, so I give an example, but it �s hard for him to get the nuances in the conversation and respond appropriately.  Is there anything that can be done. I feel I �m being to hard on him when I say what he "should have said".  Has anyone else dealt with this kind of learning problem?

 

All the best to you,

Thanks in advance

Belles

 

Far from me to label your learner and I am not saying that this is a case of dyslexia, but basically learning how to assist dyslexic students may help in this case.

 

Dyslexic learners usually find it hard to understand abstract concepts and sequencing.

There are a number of strategies that you can use to help this learner. For example, you can use visual prompts, giving them one instruction at a time or breaking the task in smaller chunks.

 

I suggest you read a bit more here: http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=EAFA1

 

however, you may need to register to open the document (it �s free).

 

Hope it helps