IH Celebration of Diversity: Webinar 5

Welcome to the IH Celebration of Diversity: Global voices on nurturing inclusive practice. This is a space to champion Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) in our classrooms, staffrooms, and throughout the International Education industry.

Our mission is to foster an environment where EDIB principles are not just embraced but integral to the very fabric of what it means to be part of a worldwide community.

Join us for a series of engaging and educational events, featuring presentations and interactive seminars. These sessions are thoughtfully crafted to equip you with the tools and confidence to apply EDIB principles in your role, whether you're a teacher, administrator, or industry professional.

The fifth webinar of our series will take place on Friday 26th April 2024.

This webinar will be recorded and emailed to everyone who registers. If you do not want to appear on camera, please turn your camera off. There are no certificates of attendance provided for this webinar,

Session Details:

Session Title: Dyslexia in Language Learning

Speaker: Boelo Van der Pool

Bio: Boelo has been active in the language teaching industry since 1994. He’s a language coach and dyslexia expert. In that role, he has participated in various international projects on dyslexia in education. He specializes in dyslexic language learning and trains teachers around the world in that field.

Session Abstract: Between 10% and 20% of the population has dyslexia, and many of us don’t even know it. Dyslexia is a different way of processing the information in our brains. It’s, thus, also a different way of learning.

Therefore, teachers need to be aware of what dyslexia is, how to recognize it
and, most of all, how to adapt their classes to make them dyslexia friendly. The good news is that this is all possible. The even better news is that whatever we do for our dyslexic students also works for the neurotypical ones.