ABSTRACT
In some of the studies from Canada or the UK, for example, children speaking a diversity of different languages, with 20 or more languages represented as a first language in a given classroom, including Chinese, Persian, Arabic, and others, might be included. For example, Zambia features seven official languages and also English. India may be more complicated, because so many different languages are spoken in it. Moreover, there are many scripts that are mapped onto these languages. There are indeed some skills related to phonological, morphological, or orthographic processing that transfer from one language to another. In contrast, reading of English required both phonological and orthographic strategies. In many places in the world, English is a language of education, privilege, or of commerce; learning English often is associated with climbing a given social ladder. The chapter focuses on dyslexics learning English in particular.
