In spite of the fact that the investigation has successfully placed its aim on advancing dyslexic children's performance, there have been a few challenges. The investigation was conducted in Arabic and English lessons which were hard to access because of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, and the school put strict rules to follow in order to maintain students' safety and health. Moreover, the lack of cooperation among the school staff made it much more difficult to join the classes. For professional development, future studies will focus on improving cooperation with educators and notifying them about the investigation earlier. Furthermore, involving this investigation in the school and acquiring parents' consent was easier;
nevertheless, having the family's contact information earlier will provide enough time to apply the investigation. Besides, this study will apply data collection tools that were previously discussed, whereas some adjustments will be included to develop the results. For instance, questionnaire questions will be more specific to collect accurate data in advance to support the research. In the semi-structured interviews, a further interview will be applied to collect enough data and sufficiently comprehend the influence of intervention methods on the participants.
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APPENDICES
Appendix A Principal’s Permission
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Appendix C Intervention strategies: Collaborative activities. Students presenting their country at the end of the class.
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Appendix D Intervention strategies: Completing language training tasks. Students practicing the languages.
46 Appendix E Questionnaire: Student A