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Welcome to our News section
Here we share the latest articles and summaries covering our project’s key events and milestones as they unfold from partner meetings, training sessions, pilot programs, awareness campaigns, and other activity reports.
The Role of Technology in Inclusive Language Education
In today’s world, learning foreign languages is truly essential. However, traditional language education methods might present some challenges to children with learning difficulties, such as dyslexia. That is, because...
Students with Learning Difficulties and Foreign Language Acquisition
Learning a foreign language, such as English, can be demanding for everyone and especially for children. Learning a foreign language can provide access to different cultures, allow interaction with...
Enhancing inclusive education through digital resources: First findings of the FOCUS Project
Our article on the EPALE platform. EPALE (Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe) is an online platform supported by the European Commission, designed to promote and enhance adult...
CREATING A DYSLEXIA FRIENDLY CLASSROOM
Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that primarily affects reading, writing, and spelling abilities. It is estimated that between 5% to 10% of the population experiences some form of...
Teaching Foreign Languages to Children with Specific Learning Disorders: Challenges and Effective Teaching Strategies
The teaching of foreign languages to children with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) presents a series of peculiar challenges that require a targeted and innovative teaching approach. The recent focus...
Unlocking Potential: How Embracing Neurodiversity Empowers Learners
The human brain is as diverse as humanity itself. This core principle underlies the neurodiversity paradigm, a growing movement that challenges the mainstream views of neurological differences. Traditionally, conditions...
Highlights from the FOCUS Project Meeting in Vilnius
In late June 2024, the Erasmus+ FOCUS project team gathered in Vilnius for an important meeting aimed at advancing efforts in language education for children with learning difficulties. The...
Collaborative Learning and Digital Tools in Inclusive Education
There is a growing recognition of the importance of collaboration between different professionals in ensuring pupils’ success, particularly in the field of inclusive education. This collaboration is particularly relevant...
Navigating the Challenges: Foreign Language Teachers, Children with Learning Difficulties, and the role of Digital-Based Learning Tools
Teaching a foreign language to children with learning difficulties presents formidable challenges, but the integration of digital-based learning tools offers a ray of hope in overcoming these obstacles. Foreign...
FOCUS: Empowering Language Teachers for Inclusive Education
As we begin our journey towards our project’s set of goals, we are currently dedicated to introducing innovative methods, practices and tools in teaching foreign languages to children (6-12...
Turning the FOCUS to inclusion
In December 2017, the EU adopted the European Pillar of Social Rights, a document highlighting the importance of social, educational and cultural dimensions of EU policies for building a...
Our Project Kicked Off in Ptuj, Slovenia
Our FOCUS project had its kick-off meeting in November 2023, in Ptuj, Slovenia. It was a two-day meeting, organized by the Public University of Ptuj, and took place on...
