Description

In 2025, Reshara Alviarez conducted a study for CASLT’s Success for All: Supporting Learners With Exceptionalities in the Language Classroom project. The study consulted 11 educators across Canada with the aim of determining ways to ensure that all learners, including those with exceptionalities, succeed in the language classroom. This session will discuss the findings of the study as well as provide an overview of the Success for All project deliverables, including the teacher handbook, administrators’ guide, teacher toolkit, and asynchronous online course. Participants will learn practical ways to make language learning more accessible to students with exceptionalities by looking at lessons, assessment charts, and modified evaluation strategies in the upcoming project deliverables.

This webinar is part of CASLT’s Success for All project, a series dedicated to supporting language educators in fostering inclusive learning environments. Between December 2025 and May 2026, this four-part webinar series will explore key topics such as understanding diverse learner needs and barriers to language learning, inclusive strategies for classrooms and whole schools, and practical classroom methods and resources.

The project defines “learners with exceptionalities” as learners who may require specialized support and accommodations due to behavioural, communicative, physical, and/or intellectual exceptionalities. Our definition is intentionally broad and inclusive, recognizing that terminology in this field evolves and that individual preferences may differ. We strive to use respectful language that promotes dignity, equity, and belonging for all learners, and we welcome feedback as our shared understanding continues to develop.