B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Dyslexia

Lesson Summary:
This Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) ESL lesson plan is built around the short video Dyslexia Isn’t Just About Having Difficulty with Reading and Spelling and explores the themes of neurodiversity, dyslexia, and the experiences of people with dyslexia. It helps learners develop essential language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing, and visual representation—through guided discussion, roleplay, vocabulary work, and reflective tasks.

Learning Objectives:
• To introduce students to the ideas of neurodiversity, dyslexia, and the experiences of people with dyslexia
• To extend vocabulary related to learning differences and empathy
• To build viewing, listening, and reading comprehension skills
• To strengthen writing and speaking through creative and reflective tasks
• To foster empathy and critical thinking about neurodiversity
• To improve visual literacy through multimodal composition activities

Lesson Activities:
• Vocabulary pre-teaching and prediction activities
• Viewing and comprehension of a short video
• Group discussions on neurodiversity and inclusion
• Roleplay task exploring dyslexic perspectives
• Reading and analysis of The Gift of Dyslexia: Seeing the World Differently
• Writing and reflection tasks connecting personal experiences to lesson themes

Learner Type:
Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1); mature teens and adults

Language Focus:
Vocabulary related to neurodiversity, learning differences, and empathy

Benefits for Teachers:

• Save hours of preparation with a fully developed, flexible lesson plan
• Engage students through compelling stories and real-world themes such as emotional intelligence, character, values, empathy, personal development, identity, relationships, global issues and social issues
• Build classroom routines that integrate multimodal literacy naturally and progressively
• Foster more inclusive and differentiated learning by using varied modes of input
• Rely on a trusted methodology backed by educational research and grounded in the theories of Vygotsky, Kress, Mayer and Krashen

Benefits for Learners:

• Develop communicative competence and confidence through integrated skill-building
• Expand vocabulary and improve listening and reading comprehension through repeated, meaningful exposure
• Think critically and creatively while exploring powerful social and emotional themes
• Strengthen emotional intelligence and intercultural awareness through affective engagement with multimodal texts

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This ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking short video and designed using the innovative Multimodal Approach, integrating listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and representing. Engage learners with real-world themes, develop communicative competence, build vocabulary and foster critical thinking through dynamic, research-informed activities. Find out more about the Multimodal Approach and join thousands of teachers transforming their classrooms with Film English.