| dc.description.abstract | This study focuses on dyslexic learners in the EFL classroom. The research will focus on if Lingdys software impacts 8th-grade dyslexic EFL learners’ reading comprehension and spelling, and in what ways it impacts these skills. Lingdys Pluss is a dyslexia-friendly software, that supplies audio and writing support for dyslexics, in addition, it includes dictation and dictionary functions. In today’s society reading and writing are basic skills that all humans are expected to master, where both skills are highly valued in the National curriculum. However, the participants of this study are a part of between five to ten percent of the population lacking reading and writing skills due to dyslexia. The participants in this study are eight 8th graders, divided into a research group and a control group, with four learners in each group. The study used a qualitative approach where the following data elicitation material was used: a reading comprehension task resulting in learner texts that were collected and analysed, and a questionnaire. The findings suggested that there were huge differences between the groups’ reading comprehension and spelling, favouring the research group. Therefore, these results are promising when it comes to the application of Lingdys support in the EFL classroom. | |
