The links below provide further information on the broad theme of Languages and Special Needs.

• Languages for learners with special needs

The European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education is an independent and self-governing organisation, established by our member countries to act as their platform for collaboration in the field of special needs education.

EU report Special Educational Needs in Europe: The Teaching and Learning of Languages (2005)

Young learners and Special needs: http://www.hungryfingers.com/learning.html

Language learning and inclusion:  http://hilarymccoll.co.uk/vi.html

Special educational needs:research and good practice
http://www.specialeducationalneeds.com/

Teaching primary languages in a special needs environment – from the UK primary Languages website

• Language learning for the blind and visually impaired
  http://www.allvip.org/

The ELLVIS programme – a Comenius project for visually impaired children
The European Language Portfolio for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.elpforblind.org/

• Resources for Learners

Lingu@net Europa
http://www.linguanet-europa.org/ 

• European Commission websites
  European Commission Languages Web Portal
  http://europa.eu.int/languages/
  European Commission: Education and Training
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/index_en.html
  Lingo: 50 ways to motivate language learners
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/policies/lang/key/studies_en.html

• Websites of other organisations

European Association of Education for Adults
http://www.eaea.org/

European Prison Education Association
http://www.epea.org/

Reseau Europeen des Associations de Langues: http://www.real-association.eu

• Other EU funded projects in similar areas:

Taste the Language:  http://www.tastethelanguage.eu/ 

The Language Café:  http://www.languagecafe.eu 

DEAFPORT : http://www.deafport.eu/what_is_elp.html 

SIGNS2GO project:  http://www.acm.no/signs2go/info/

• Study circles

The study circle method:

http://www.ruralfinance.org/servlet/BinaryDownloaderServlet?filename=1119479343759_The_Study_Circle_Method.pdf

A conference abstract:

http://www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/conference/d1-bm.htm

Handbook for the organisation of a multicultural study circle:

http://www.infonet-ae.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=135