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Dealing With DyslexiaNov 22 '00 Write an essay on this topic.I am Dyslexic and I have been all of my life. However it took many years to get a diagnosis. When I was a small child I was often called "Stupid" when I failed my spelling tests. I was held back once because the teacher also thought I was "stupid". After years of struggling to get my grades up, studying hard for hours a night in 8th grade I had a teacher who didn't lable me "stupid". Instead she called my mom in for a conference and suggested that I be tested for learning disabilities. I went in for a series of tests and sure enough we found out that I was dyslexic. It was such a relief to find out that I really wasn't "stupid" after all. After years of hearing that remark over and over again it took it's toll on my self- esteem, I came to believe it and as a result would give up on things easy or just say to myself ,and to my sister, that I was too stupid to do anything. My sister really helped me a lot staying up with me and going over the spelling words until I had them memorized. I knew them by the time I went to school but I would get them marked wrong when I wrote them. Some of my letters I'd write backwards. With the help of my sister , my mom and that wonderful teacher I was given a new chance at life. I was given my tests verbally and to all of our amazement I made Honor Roll! I was also taught new stratagies in which to look at words so that I may see them more clearly. My advice is if you or anyone you know is struggling have them tested. A simple thing like Dyslexia shouldn't destroy a person's self- esteem and make them live in fear of trying new things. And please.... Don't call them "Stupid", because they are not.  |
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