DEVELOPING SOFT SKILLS IN TEACHING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Authors

  • Patrícia Kotlebová Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Education, Slovakia

Keywords:

soft skills, dyslexia, SEN, students with SEN, inclusive education

Abstract

Inclusive education is now an integral part of education in all types of schools. Research around the world shows that the urgency of the need not to exclude students with SEN is growing in importance.  Their abilities and skills compared to neurotypical persons differ to a large extent, but the use of divergence, if the educator can work with it properly, will bring benefits to all students within the teaching process. This paper focuses on research into dyslexia and how it can be used to develop soft skills within higher education. Imagination, along with communication and visualisation, are among the benefits of students with dyslexia and play a key role within the development of soft skills. In contrast to the benefits, the challenges named by dyslexic students in international research also need to be addressed. As part of a research project, we conducted research on students with dyslexia at PdF UK. The results of the research confirmed that dyslexia needs to be seen as a difference with possible high potential. On the basis of the differences in the cognitive profiles of dyslexic and neurotypical individuals, it is possible to build a new, non-traditional and modern way of creating soft skills. Applying a different way of looking at the issue of soft skills development and using visualization, different interpretation and a non-traditional approach will lead to an environment within which the potentials of both neurotypical students and dyslexic students will be exploited.

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Published

2024-10-22

How to Cite

Kotlebová, P. (2024). DEVELOPING SOFT SKILLS IN TEACHING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. Apps - Academic Journal of Applied Linguistics and Languages, 2(2), 23–29. Retrieved from https://ojs.tuzvo.sk/index.php/apps/article/view/128