Accessibility and Neurodiversity in ESL

🎙️ ESL Talk: Season 9, Episode 4 🎙️

A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.

How do you design lessons that truly work for every learner in the room? This week, we're joined by Mehdi Hajizadeh — an English instructor with over 25 years of experience across EFL, ESL, ELA, LINC, ESP, EAP, and multi-level EAL programs for a deeply practical conversation about accessibility, neurodiversity, and inclusive lesson design in the ESL classroom.

Mehdi brings a wealth of expertise in curriculum development, academic coaching, and K–12 tutoring, with a career built around tailoring instruction to diverse learner needs across academic, workplace, and community contexts. In this episode, he unpacks how teachers can apply principles of universal design, metacognition, and inclusive practice to rethink the way they structure routines, deliver instructions, design activities, and approach assessment, all without adding more to their already full plates.

Whether you're teaching a multi-level class, supporting neurodiverse learners, or simply looking for smarter ways to reach more students, this episode will give you fresh perspectives and actionable strategies you can bring straight to your classroom.

Connect with Mehdi:

Email: mehdihajizadeh60@gmail.com

Instagram/YouTube:

www.youtube.com/@EnglishWithMeAndUncleMehdi | www.youtube.com/@mehdihajizadeh7761

🎧 New episodes drop regularly: subscribe so you never miss one!

🚀 Listen to all episodes at esltalk.ca

🌟 Connect with us on Instagram: @esltalkpodcast

📧 Want to be a guest or have a question? Reach us at: esltalkpodcast@gmail.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(125)

The AI Accent: Who’s Teaching the Teacher?

🎙️ ESL Talk: Season 9, Episode 9 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.Artificial intelligence is already reshaping language education. Students are using it to write essays, check g...

30 Sep 41min

Amplifying Marginalized Voices in English Language Education

🎙️ ESL Talk: Season 9, Episode 8 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.What does it actually mean to build a more equitable, inclusive, and responsive ESL classroom? This week on ESL...

23 Sep 49min

ESL Perspectives in Mexico... and Beyond!

🎙️ ESL Talk: Season 9, Episode 7 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.What does it mean to teach English in a country where it isn't the dominant language, where your students may n...

1 Jul 27min

Knowing English and Owning it!

🎙️ ESL Talk: Season 9, Episode 6 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.How do we help our students bridge the gap between knowing English and actually owning it? This week, we're joi...

24 Jun 28min

The Science of Handwriting in Language Learning

🎙️ ESL Talk — Season 9, Episode 5 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.Does handwriting still matter in a digital world, especially for multilingual learners? This week, we're joine...

18 Jun 43min

Tools for Online Tutors

🎙️ ESL Talk — Season 9, Episode 3 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.Online tutoring has never been more exciting — or more overwhelming. With new tools launching every week, how ...

3 Jun 29min

Visual learning in the ESL classroom

🎙️ ESL Talk — Season 9, Episode 2 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.What happens when a professional cartoonist steps into the ESL classroom? Pure magic. This week, we're joined ...

27 Mai 30min