Enhancing Inclusive Learning and Communication Skills with the Aid of Educational Videos

Cultivating communication skills has been one of the main goals set by the educational process. However, students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD) are usually less competent in keeping up with the rest of their classmates as they face difficulties not only in their reading and writing skills but also in their communication competence. Fortunately, educational technologies, which are readily identified as information and communication technologies (ICTs), take advantage of a wide variety of applications and devices, which have substantially affected all aspects of language teaching and learning. More particularly, educational videos are powerful pedagogical tools that expose students to real-life language use and thus help them develop their comprehension, improve their linguistic skills and eventually build their confidence. The main focus of this study concerns the benefits gained when inclusive education is technically assisted by educational videos in an attempt to reinforce communication competence both for children with special needs and their typically developing peers.