The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) commissioned the National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC) to investigate the experiences of adult learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities as well as English language requirements, and to write a short review of the literature on this topic. This literature review aims to provide a background for the development of research on English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) and learners who are deaf or hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired, have mental health difficulties, are dyslexic, have physical disabilities, or learning difficulties. In particular it aims to identify gaps in our current knowledge in this field.
Literature review of ESOL for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
