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La lezione “DSA friendly”: una didattica inclusiva a

favore degli studenti con difficoltà

Inclusive teaching for students with difficulties: possible general criteria on how to structure an
‘SLD-friendly’ lesson

It is now well established that reading and writing difficulties and Specific Learning Disorders (“SLDs”) in
general are lifelong disorders. Today, scientific knowledge on the subject is expanding and it is possible to
think that many people with SLDs can now make progress in their studies. UniMORE’s participation in the
‘Far Mo Innovative and Inclusive Academia’ project has made it possible to investigate and collect a range of
information on the teaching practices used in teaching, the opinions and related issues of teachers.
The use of Assistive Technology and different forms of communication; the provision of clear, concise
and well-organised teaching materials; providing a programme, bibliography, timetable and deadlines in
advance; allowing the use of compensatory tools; make known how the exams are to be conducted; divide
each lesson into several sections of limited duration (45 minutes) coinciding with a single topic; establish
a continuous student/teacher dialogue, these are just some of the actions that can be activated by both
teachers and students. Attention to people with SLD is something from the more recent past. In the Italian
situation, an important goal has been reached on the formal identification of various forms of protection for
students with SLD in the school system, but there are still few references concerning the university context.
Something is, however, starting to change.

ormai comprovato come le l’insinuarsi di un pensiero che, probabilmente, per
difficoltà nella letto-scrittura e lungo tempo ha portato molte persone (sia i DSA
i Disturbi Specifici dell’Ap- stessi che i rispettivi docenti) a reputare non idonei

prendimento (DSA) in gene- o capaci a intraprendere o a progredire all’interno
È rale siano disturbi che perman- dei percorsi di studio, coloro i quali dimostravano
gono lungo tutto l’arco di vita, nonostante possano difficoltà nei processi di apprendimento. Per que-
essere quantomeno trattati grazie a specifiche sto è importante parlare di DSA anche in età
attività. Oggi, la conoscenza scientifica sull’argo- adulta.
mento si sta ampliando sempre di più, così come La partecipazione di Unimore al progetto “Far
l’attenzione all’interno dei sistemi educativi e Mo Innovative and Inclusive Academia” ha
formativi; in questa direzione, allora, è possibile permesso, in generale, di indagare e raccogliere

pensare che si stia progressivamente riducendo

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