“The Good Start Method for English” or how to support development, prevent and treat risk of dyslexia in children learning English as a second language

• Authors: Katarzyna M. Bogdanowicz , Marta Bogdanowicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Children with developmental dyslexia and at its risk have difficulties in the acquisition of foreign languages, especially non-transparent English. The problems of such pupils concern various aspects of the language system but in particular relate to the ability to read and spell. The research literature dedicated to effective preventative methods and dyslexia treatment suggests that both children with dyslexia and at its risk need phonological awareness training and multi-sensory learning. It is also known that prevention and early treatment is more effective than therapeutic intervention used in older students. Experts in foreign language acquisition recommend that children have contact with longer oral texts and live language (e.g., poems and songs). A recently-published report on the methods of English language teaching in Polish primary schools shows that the lessons conducted there do not realise the majority of the aforementioned recommendations. As a consequence, they do not serve any pupils including those with dyslexia and at its risk. A method which meets most of the demands mentioned above is “The Good Start Method for English”. It is a new program of teaching the English language designed for five to seven-year-olds, which at the same time ensures support for the psychomotor development of children, leading to acceleration in learning progress.

Keywords

EN

risk of dyslexia; development’s support; prevention; therapy; early second language acquisition; English

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 265-269

Dates

published

2016-09-01

online

2016-10-20

Contributors

author

Katarzyna M. Bogdanowicz

author

Marta Bogdanowicz

• SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Sopot,

Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ppb-2016-0032