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Subject: The School thinks my son is dyslexic


Author:
Donna
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Date Posted: 05:13:44 06/23/08 Mon
My son is 11 although he has a reading age of 16 years and 3 months, he has problems with some areas of math, mainly problem solving, he also has problems with his written english, spelling test are fine because he learns them of by heart but he forgets them when he is writing stories etc. We live in Ireland so he has to learn Irish which he struggles with, but he doesn't have a problem with languages as we lived in france for 2 years and he is near fluent.

His teacher recomemded that we ge him assessed which we did, and they believe that he may be borderline dyslexic. But not enough to give him extra help. Im really confused because although i know he has problems with some areas of his education, id always put it down to the fact that he spent 2 years in france just learning french so other parts of his education suffered. So i guess the question is, is it possible to be dyslexic with such a high reading ability and verbal vocabulary. I would also love for someone to advise me on ways to help him with his written english.

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Subject: Help for my dyslexic boyfriend


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Heidi
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Date Posted: 23:25:01 07/07/08 Mon
Hello, it looks like it has been awhile since anyone has posted, but I hope someone will see this and give me some advice. My boyfriend has dyslexia, he has a lot of trouble with writing and organization. He is in college and is getting good grades, but he is having trouble deciding on a major. Anyone have suggestions on what careers are good options for people with dyslexia? Thanks!

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Subject: I did it


Author:
John
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Date Posted: 14:46:21 06/14/08 Sat
This is a testament to all who have, or those know people that do have dyslexia. It has taken many years, but I finally graduated from nursing school with an A and a B average. If you want something bad enough you can achieve it, it may not as easy as to compared to others, but the result is worth all the pain, time, and effort. If you can believe you can achieve, never let someone or some institution set your mark in life you must seek it and shatter the myth that people with dyslexia cannot be successful. The only person that you need to be in competition with in life is your self.

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Subject: hyperhidrossis


Author:
lesley Hemming
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Date Posted: 01:55:51 07/17/08 Thu
I have a dyslexic student who also suffers from hyperhidrosis - excessive hot sweaty hands. She is very self concious of this and suffers badly with anxiety.
The problem we have is she is unable to hold a pen or pencil properly because with the sweat it slips. Therefore any writing she does is very slow because she has to keep wiping her hands. There is an operation she could have but there are big risks with it. Does any one know of any pen holder which would improve her grip or any techniques for reducing the sweating.

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Subject: dyslexia symptoms


Author:
Jacqui
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Date Posted: 04:59:34 03/25/08 Tue
I am a teacher who has a primary age son that I suspect has dyslexia. His teachers have never raised this with me but, in my studies, I am recognising symptoms of dsylexia in my son. For example, he is considered "good" at maths, but struggles hugely to remember his multiplication tables. He also cannot remember, or follow, a 2/3 step instruction and his organisational skills frustrate him and me alike! When he reads aloud, he often mis-reads the building block words but can still get the general gist of the text. Until recently, he has claimed to hate reading but since moving to 'real' books, he is developing more of an interest. He is talented at sport and is also very good at construction tasks. I am very proud of him.

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Subject: Friends


Author:
Myselfasiam
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Date Posted: 23:37:16 12/04/05 Sun
Hi people!

I have struggleswithDyslexia for my whole life... and it is just normal for me, sometimes i wish it would just go away... but I really just came on here to fond people with sililar problems and difficulties. my friends and family try and understand but i know they can never fully get it. and i would relaly like to be able to talk to people about their frustrations and share mine and also talk about whays we do things to help ourselves! I'm 21 so if your a young adult or know soembody who is i would love to hear from you...

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Subject: Our son needs help


Author:
Gillian
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Date Posted: 23:53:44 06/21/08 Sat
The last time I posted something here was about a year ago.
Our son , who is bilingual (Engl./German), is dyslexic and was failing Second Year University in the UK and was just drifting. He was persuaded to come to Germany and he applied for various job-training courses (over 80 applications) which were all unsuccessful, mostly because of his failing the tests because of his dyslexia, but also because many employers – in our estimation – found him to be “overqualified” and too old at 22.
He applied to two universities here again to re-start and was given a place at one of them which is about two and a half hours drive from here. He went into a flat-share as he had done in the UK.All went well initially, but now we find he has been letting the workload get on top of him again and he is afraid of failing the end-of term exams in mid-July. He has also said he is unable to cope with a “household “ and with studying/ getting organised.
As in the UK, he has not applied to the University in order to have his dyslexia recognized so that he will have more time in exams etc. We have been very patient as his parents but our son is now 23 and we feel we have not progressed since a year ago.
Has anyone experienced similar difficulties themselves or in their own children?
Will he only ever manage if he lives at home?
Any ideas how we can get our son out of this vicious circle?

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Subject: stuck


Author:
nina
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Date Posted: 06:38:24 11/12/07 Mon
Hi everybody!
Ii am having saber proplems coping with my dislaxia right now. I am germen but because of the fact that I am dyslexic I am studdiing at the university of Dundee, Scotland. I was adviced not even to drie attending uni in Geremany as ther is no help wahts or ever for lerning disabilities, the notion is that people who can nighter read nor write are not supposes to go to university. Actually they are not even supposed to get higher education at all, my time at school was therefore quite a hassle. With made me suffer from a low selvesuficency, anxietys to go to school, … (the whole pacage coming with my illness). Aftrer school I took a jear out, during whith I went to spin to lern Spanish this was great and I had no proplems what or ever in this ytear. My first yer at uni had its ups and doens however proplems really began in second yer again, therfor I am repeating it now, this has not helped my selvesuficency at all. Now I am bolutelly horrible again, back at the times wwhn I did not get up in the mornings because of being afraid having to do work, back at being afraid of Sundays because Moday means uni,… . I am getting help from my uni the disability service is giving me stickers to put on top of my essays, I am getting more tin in Examas, as well as a scribe, I can scan my books with tekes me vorever and a day, and I can record my lectures, non of this help sems to be suficint for me. My first question now is, if someone cold help me with the decision if I should stop uni. The second one is relared to the help, with kind of further help are you getting? Is there a pertucualr uni you could recomamd me,… .
I am appreciation any help!!!
Thnks a lot!

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Subject: Does dyslexia "come and go"?


Author:
Theresa Baiocco
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Date Posted: 17:45:48 04/28/08 Mon
I work in Student Services at a university and am waiting for medical documentation from a student with dyslexia, who is requesting accommodations in her classroom. One thing she said today caught my attention: she said that there are times when she can read just fine, but most of the time the words are all jumbled. I thought it was a permanent, constant condition. Can anyone tell me if they know whether people with dyslexia have periods of time when they are able to read OK?

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Subject: Earn $40.00 Participate in a Research Study in Boston


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Kerry Howland
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Date Posted: 15:28:34 05/22/08 Thu
We are looking for adults age 18-45 with dyslexia to participate in a research study at Boston University. In the study, we will give you some measures to assess your reading. You will also participate in a story task where you will learn some new words. Participants must have normal vision and hearing. They must be native English speakers (no bilingual speakers) with no history of severe mental illness or neurological disorders. If you are interested and think you might qualify, please contact khowland@bu.edu to find out more.

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Subject: Dyslexia scholarship information


Author:
crazytennischick1113
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Date Posted: 09:41:26 03/13/08 Thu
Hey Im trying to find scholarships for people with with Dyslexia, like myself. so if you find any information please post it! thanks

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Subject: Number Dyslexia?


Author:
Alex
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Date Posted: 18:35:47 04/22/07 Sun
Is there such a thing as dyslexia for just numbers? i researched and found dyscalclia, which sort of seems like what i have, but not quite. i'm excellent with remember numbers and patterns, and mathematical calcualtions and directions. i just have trouble reading numbers aloud sometimes because i tend to mix them up in my head. is that still considered dyscalclia? a less sever form? or something totally different?

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Subject: Teaching aids


Author:
rachel22536
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Date Posted: 07:57:11 05/12/08 Mon
I have recently started the cerificate in teaching of children with dyslexia.
I work for a training provider and we regularly have learners with dyslexia on our courses, i have recently purchased some coloured overlay rulers, to help these students with their work and they have been a great success, I am currently trying to build up a box of resources to enable me to help our students. Does anyone have any recommendations for further resources I could get.
Any suggestions greatfully received

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Subject: coping with dyslexia at university


Author:
Liz
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Date Posted: 02:23:57 11/15/06 Wed
i just wonted to say that dysleyia does not have to hold anyone back, my spelling is so bad i often don't know what i have put. But after becoming sick and tired of being in a mind numbing job, i went back to university to study Law,not an easy task when writting is hard for you. i am now in my 3rd year and can say that the law school has been grate and helped me so much. i have found that many lawyers and top juges in this country suffer and it has never stoped them. and i don't plan on letting it stop me.
i hope that from now on everyone has the chance to be what ever it is that will make them happy in life.

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Subject: Just dreaming


Author:
Paula
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Date Posted: 12:21:50 04/02/07 Mon
I am in college right now to become a teacher. I worry I will not be a good on since of couse I have dislexia. When I was younger I always wanted to get out of school, but now I feel like I have a calling to go back to school and help students who are haveing the same problems I use to have and still face today. You see I am getting mostly As in class. I have been on the Deans list quite a few times. The problem is that I have a problem with spelling. Infact I have to do spell check on everything I turn in. I also have my mom check for spelling problems. How do I even know I will be a good teacher if I have problems spelling. I really want to help students like my teachers have helped me. I never thought I would say this but I really want to be a teacher. WIll I be good enounght or am I just dreaming?

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Subject: Don't give up!


Author:
Crystal
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Date Posted: 20:19:38 04/10/08 Thu
My mother was told when I was 12 that no kid making 90% in her classes could have dyslexia, there where wrong. At the end of grade 11 I was so stressed I went finally came out and admitted that I could read, and I need help. I was tested and found that I could only read and write at a grade 5 level but I comprehension was above university, explaining my good grade. In grade 12 when I was talking about going to university I was taken aside with a group of 'professionals' at my school and told that I could try but that I should look at going for 5-6 year and taking lighter class loads, that told me it would be to hard to do in four year. This month I will become the first member of my family to graduate university and I did it in 4 years.

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Subject: Come join my dyslexia face book site


Author:
Stephen McCue (happpppppyyyyyyyyy)
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Date Posted: 09:04:23 03/15/08 Sat
Hi my name is Stephen. I am a dyslexic dyslexia teacher. I have just set up a new face book site for dyslexics. You cna chat, meet other dyslexic,share you music, artwork etc. Have is visit see what you think. The link is:

http://stevesdyslexia.ning.com/

It's new but I have high hopes for my new site.

dyslexics of the world unite to make a better dyslexia friendy world

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Subject: Dyslexia in college students


Author:
Rossana Gomez (Dyslexia test)
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Date Posted: 16:16:31 04/01/08 Tue
I am studying a masters in educationa and am writing my thesis about college students w/dyslexia. I can't afford to pay a dyslexia test for each one of my students. Could anyone help me diagnose dyslexia in a correct but unexpensive way?
Thanks

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Subject: Seeking Survey Takers: Self-Perceptions in Dyslexic College Students


Author:
Judd
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Date Posted: 13:35:08 03/21/08 Fri
Hello!

As part of an undergraduate Psychology thesis being conducted at Dominican University I am looking for Undergraduate College Students who have been diagnosed with Dyslexia (also known as Reading Disorder or Written Expression Disorder) to participate in a survey that would take 15 - 20 minutes to complete.

The survey involves filling out two questionnaires regarding an individuals self-percpetions and seven demographic questions.

Thus, if you are a College Student who has been diagnosed with Dyslexia (also known as Reading Disorder or Written Expression Disorder) and would like to particiapte please e-mail me back at judd.rubinstein@students.dominican.edu with an e-mail address where I can e-mail you a survey for you to complete and then e-mail it back to me.

Thank you very much.

-Judd

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Subject: STRATEGIES TO ALLEVIATE HEADACHES


Author:
Amita
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Date Posted: 12:05:27 03/18/08 Tue
I am a dyslexia certificate student and am currently tutoring an eight year old.
After some research , I gave my student some facial tapping exercises as recommended by the Handel Institute.This exercise called Face tapping, stimulate the trigeminal nerve .With additional hatha Yoga exercises(the lion pose and hand palming and frequent sips of water,her improvement is remarkable.
I understand that she has stopped her continuous yawning during the dayand is more able to withstand longer periods at copying from the noticeboard.

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Subject: Can anyone help


Author:
Crystal
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Date Posted: 06:57:19 03/04/08 Tue
Hi, I'm currently in College, but everyone I know including myself believe I have dyslexia. Do anyone know how I can tested? Remember I'm in college.

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Subject: Text to Speech aids ? ? for college students


Author:
Tanda Crandall
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Date Posted: 11:01:35 09/27/07 Thu
My daughter is attending college and is having such a hard time with keeping up with the reading. Has anyone any advice on Text to Speech computer programs so she can scan in her reading material and then listen to it? It took her 3 days to read 100 pages of her history text.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Tanda

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Subject: Need help for changing of career


Author:
Alok
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Date Posted: 12:10:00 03/13/08 Thu
Hi , I am studying diplmo engneering in india . Recently i was diagonised with with this disablitly . Now that it been too late to opt for other coures , is there any alternative way to survey for making a living . I am out of answers , so i thought this might be the last hope . Please help me.

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Subject: so glad to see I am not alone!


Author:
Beka
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Date Posted: 12:51:50 09/27/06 Wed
I am so glad to see that I am not alone....I have a dyslexic son who is in his first year of college (age 19) and he is SO terribly frustrated.They promised all sorts of help, some of which he has gotten, but in a paper he recently did, "they" did not catch ANY of his grammar and punctuation mistakes...and THEY are the experts! He has a chance to redo it, but the teacher said to him "what is your problem, you've had grammar since the first grade".
She is aware of the problem, but doesn't seem to get it.
So now, of course, he is very frustrated and feeling quite stupid, which we have fought against for so long.
He said today.."I don't know why I ever thought I could get a college degree, there is no way"....and he has only been in school for five weeks.
Does anyone know what I can say to him? I have been supporting him the best way I can, but eventually he is going to have to do this for himself, and I have no clue how to help him emotionally.
Thanks for letting me vent....we are all there at some point. Someone said to me recently, "just be thankful that he is not blind, or deaf, or in a wheelchair.....I agreed, but then thought...if he was, at least they would know what they were dealing with! I don't expect a teacher to say "what is wrong with you, you were born with eyes, why can't you see"!

Beka

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Subject: Are there college schlorships students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities?


Author:
Gloria Cooley
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Date Posted: 12:22:22 05/01/06 Mon
My daughter is a junior in high school. At age 8 she was diagnosed with many dyslexic characteristics and audiotory processing disorder.I am wondering if anyone knows about college schlorships for students with learning disabilities?

Thank you for any response. Gloria

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Subject: help with starting to read - any suggestions


Author:
Owen
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Date Posted: 12:55:37 01/02/08 Wed
Hi I would like someone to tell me how to start reading I am 16 and going to college im severly dyslexic and need to start trying to read and write. Any suggestions -

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Subject: New Resource DECIPHERING DYSLEXIA


Author:
Dylan McGinty
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Date Posted: 09:59:11 02/20/08 Wed
Following the trials and triumphs of four people facing a lifelong struggle, DECIPHERING DYSLEXIA is an essential new documentary about this most common cause of reading, writing, and spelling difficulties.

Featuring extensive portraits of dyslexic children and adults, and their families, DECIPHERING DYSLEXIA demonstrates the best scientific and educational intervention strategies and presents the latest research into possible causes.

Used with its truly remarkable website DECIPHERING DYSLEXIA is a wonderful resource for a variety of collections. The website includes Clips, sections on Dyslexia Basics, Diagnosis, Intervention, a Fact or Fiction area, and online interviews with experts and people with dyslexia.
http://www.knowledgenetwork.ca/dyslexia/index.html

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Subject: where to go to school


Author:
deann (sad)
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Date Posted: 00:45:09 02/08/08 Fri
i leave in cal i want to go to college just don't know where i am in rialto so any help please

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Subject: Dyslexic?


Author:
Suzie
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Date Posted: 20:02:04 12/17/07 Mon
Hi.. I am currently teaching a student, who has a lot of trouble writing answers. He has not been diagnosed as dyslexic and doesn't have any problem reading. I am not even sure if he is dyslexic. He's an only child and his parents are not willing to face the fact that he may have a problem.

When teaching him, I discuss questions and answers with him, and he gives me the correct answer. Sometimes I give him the question with the model answer and ask him to read the answer and then write his own answer based on the given answer. ( I do this to help him to organize his answers). when I get his answer script however, I wonder if I have taught him anything at all as his answer is meaningless and does not reflect anything that I have taught him or the things that were written in the model answer script.

It seems to me that he has difficulty actually writing the answers... when orally communicating the answer to me he doesn't seem to have a problem at all. I am very worried about him, as he has failed this exam once before and is spending a lot of money on tuition. He is also very keen and hardworking.

If you do have any advice on how I can help him I would be very grateful.

Thanking you in advance
Suzie

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Subject: This is a must see video on YouTube of famous Dyslexics


Author:
Tina Jones
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Date Posted: 20:34:34 01/15/08 Tue
This is a must see video on YouTube of famous Dyslexics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_qGJ9svUbM&feature=related

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Subject: OOps, forgot website for color code post


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Chris Bogardus
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Date Posted: 14:39:15 02/10/08 Sun
The color code can be found at www.geocities.com/carjug .Enjoy

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Subject: Research Project in Dyslexia - Real Help Wanted


Author:
Chris Bogardus (Hopeful)
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Date Posted: 14:31:43 02/10/08 Sun
I want a co-conspirator for some research. I made a website, www.geocities.com/carjug , which features a vowel sound color code. It works, here's the preliminary results:

1) Color codes do not affect dyslexia. Six confirmed dyslexic people tried the site, none benefited.
2) Some people do experience an increase in fluency when they use the color code. I suspect they have decoding problems, I do not believe they have developmental dyslexia.
3) Fluent readers have no interest in the stuff. This includes teachres and researchers.
4) Several schoolchildren tried it and "lapped it up".

I believe the resource is ready for testing with children, and I want for some professionals to see it work. If you need a research topic, then consider giving this project a whirl. It is a lot of fun to watch someone read fluently for the first time!
Chris Bogardus 828-406-9580

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Subject: Dyslexia and curriculum strengths and weaknesses.


Author:
Dale Lowe
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Date Posted: 12:53:55 01/27/08 Sun
Students with dyslexia may exhibit superior skills in other areas such as problem solving, (fixing things, science experiments, elecronic circuitry), creativity, for instance in art or drama, spatial awareness, or be exceptional in areas involving coordination such as sports. On the other hand, they may exhibit difficulties within particular strands of a curriculum area, particularly when it uses written symbols which represent abstract concepts,(algebra and chemistry are examples), or symbols that do not have a direct connection with the idea or concept being represented,.Chemical symbols Fe (iron) and Na for sodium are examples. Algorithms, one type of mathematical problem solving, may present those students who find sequencing difficult, with more of a challenge thanother students. They would also find timetables problematic.

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Subject: Algebra and Dyslexia


Author:
Becky Kelley (Frustrated)
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Date Posted: 11:29:22 12/10/07 Mon
I'm trying to help a student at college who is dyslexic. He has taken basic math two times now and is very dedicated, but it looks as if he is going to fail the class again. Does anyone have any suggestions for things that he can do to help improve his math scores? Any help is appreciated. Thank you!

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Subject: Contact the Today Show


Author:
Dawn
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Date Posted: 06:01:45 12/07/07 Fri
Hi everyone! Today, December 7, 2007, the Today Show on NBC, did a short segment on Dyslexia. In the segment it mentioned an English Billionaire, Richard Branson. It mentioned a few other famous Americans and basically stated they found their way and overcame the disorder. As we know, not EVERY person has the same level of dyslexia. Some can be severe, others not so severe. Many can not simply OVERCOME it on their own. I have already emailed the Today Show and asked them to do another "informational" segment. We HAVE to get the word out on this disorder. We have to inform parents, let them know what exactly to look for in their children. It's the season for giving! Please give TWO minutes of your time to email them. Lets get together and help our kids! Send your email to today@msnbc.com

THANK YOU!

Dawn Gill

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Subject: Hope this is helpful


Author:
Arthur Currie
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Date Posted: 07:10:17 09/11/07 Tue
Hey,

I run a proofreading service, and we're doing a discount for dyslexic students. Basically you get 20% off if you put this code in the subject line of any work you send us:

ZW1348

We're at www.bullet-proofs.com

Hope this is of some help.

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Subject: email


Author:
Brittany
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Date Posted: 22:07:27 11/26/07 Mon
Sorry, I forgot to include my email address. If you're interested in sharing your experiences (please see entry below) please contact me at brittanyphibbs@hotmail.com. Thanks.

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Subject: Interview


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Brittany
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Date Posted: 15:59:37 11/26/07 Mon
Hello,

My name is Brittany and I am a journalism student at the University of North Texas. I was given the assignment in my journalism class of writing an article on the subject of my choosing. I am writing about learning disorders in higher education and would really love some input from someone here who is either a college student or has completed college and has been formally diagnosed with dyslexia. If you are willing to talk about your experiences and how having a LD affects you, please email me for a short interview to be done before Friday. It will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

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Subject: college scholarships for dyslexic students


Author:
Tami
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Date Posted: 16:25:11 10/21/05 Fri
My daughter is wonderful. She has deslexia and is getting ready to go to college next year. Are there scholarships that she can apply for to help with college? Tami

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Subject: needed help


Author:
william
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Date Posted: 18:31:24 11/13/07 Tue
I attained college and am register with the dyslexia service at my school but I am having issues for getting help. I have repeated asked and have been looking for a tutor for a Probability and Statistics class but the school has been slow in offering one. I have gone to my teacher, TA, and a tutoring program with other students who don't have dyslexia. I was given a list of people to contact for tutoring but everyone didn't respond to my emails. I even talked to the head of the dyslexia service. I am running out of options for my class and feel that I am being treated fairly. Is their anything I can do?

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Subject: Dyslexia awareness


Author:
Bloss
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Date Posted: 09:44:35 11/04/07 Sun
I am doing a research on dyslexia in the black community. Is there any literature on the awareness of dyslexia in the black community? Is there any literature to substantiate the claim that black students in the UK are marginalised and therefore might receive the support that is needed?

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Subject: how we can improve concentratuion


Author:
harsh nagpal (tensionfull mind , fear of something always)
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Date Posted: 02:27:07 10/09/07 Tue
how can i tell you what is in my mind. i always think i have no knowledge.i am b.tec 2nd year student. i poor english .how can i improve our english. i always want a girl frnd but i hve no power of purpose him,i always change girlfrnds in mind ,like for one week another then after another but in origenlity i have no . my elder brother is piyush but accodindly time am elder this tim becouse he is diploma 1st year student & m is you no .my brother suffering from fever last 2 years he is think also like me i think but i dont know .my problem is also more in studies this very difficult problem to me , i think am procastinating person . so please help me i discuss my many problems after sometims ok please send yours ideas to get solve my problem

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Subject: dsylexia


Author:
stacey
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Date Posted: 17:45:00 09/21/07 Fri
hi iam looking for help !!
my 10 year daughter has just been told she has dyslexia .She has problems with reading writing spelling.Iam looking to get her help that doesnt cost alot.every progam i looked at is costly.She is a very well behaved child iam looking for sameone that is studing or sameone that would like to help suppor her with her reading.Iam on the gold coast can any one help with same advice.thanks stacey

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Subject: I want to go to College


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Jacklyn
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Date Posted: 23:46:34 08/30/06 Wed
I was diagnosed (misspelled that word) in first grade with dyslexica. From that point on I had no additional help until the seventh grade. My teacher at the time who was also dyslexic found out and she started giveing me the colored things to read better. That was all she could offer me. After that year it was back to the norm. Fighting so hard to make just above failing and often failing. My parents thought that being dyslexic was no excuse and I was expected to do just as well as the next kid. I ended up doing some crummy home school course to graduate. Once i was done the thought of going to school was a joke. I would have rather live in poverty than put myself through anymore humiliation. But now time has passed and i have been hearing of all the help that dyslexic people are getting these days. I never heard of people actually helping the dyslexic to a point where they are thriving. I think i would love to go know. I just dont have the fundings. And though i may could get a grant or something like that im afraid of having to pay it back if i fail. Is there funding as well as a help program for the dyslexic to get into? For the first time in a long time I feel a spark of hope and I want to try to get all the information I can. Maybe just maybe i could go back to school and not be afraid. Im still young. Almost 24. So if I try now, i would not feel too too old to go back to school. If anybody knows how to help me please do.

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Subject: problems in college


Author:
laura (exhausted)
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Date Posted: 09:37:21 07/01/07 Sun
Hello everyone..

So I'm almost out of college after what feels like spending a lifetime trying to get through. For the past two years I've only been taking a couple of classes a semester because I couldn't deal with taking four. Oh, I'm dyslexic. On a scale of 1 to 10 I guess I would probably be a 10. But I have been remediated within an inch of my life because I spend seven years at a school for dyslexics.

Anyway, I'm now taking a writing intensive English class (two writing intensive classes are required for my major which is sociology). My problem is that we're working on writing our resume and a resume cover letter. Besides the fact that I know I shouldn't mention my dyslexia on a resume (although I think any future employer needs to know that!) my teacher keeps suggesting other skills, etc. for me to list on the resume. She has even asked about language skills which has to be a joke considering it took me thirteen years to learn to speak, write, and read English which is my native language.

To say that this has been causing anxiety is an understatement. And now that I think about it the whole thing is hurting my feelings because the fact is if I HAD more skills I would put them down on that stupid resume.

Also, a big part of our grade is class participation. A lot of writing in class which in my case looks and sounds totally crazy because I don't have time to get it cleaned up. The work that I do at home doesn't look or sound half bad, but I spend hours and hours and HOURS getting it that way.

If anybody has any suggestions on how to deal with this teacher and class I would really appreciate it. I know if you're dyslexic writing is probably not your favorite thing in the world so any help is doubly appreciated. Oh yes, I plan on talking to my teacher tomorrow, but I honestly don't think she gets it. Which is a whole other problem. I'm 25 years old and all I've done so far is try to get through school. Tired of having to deal with this stuff, but I guess one more time won't kill me.

Thanks, Laura

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Subject: Hungry for noleg


Author:
Danielle
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Date Posted: 12:43:04 09/20/07 Thu
I'v been dyslexic my hole life. I have read a few books explaning wat it feels like to be dyslexic. I have told other pepole what it is like to be dyslexic. Enough with explaning what it's like to be dyslexic. We are dyslexic, we know exactly what it's like. I wan't to knwo what makes me Dyslexic and why I am how I am. I also wouold like to know how "normal" pepol think and learn. So far the Dyslexic world has been trying to explan dyslexia to the rest of the world with minimal sucsess. Let's try reversing that. (we are good at reversing things)Maby if we understand how the "normal" person thinks it will answer some of the question we have all been asking.

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Subject: e-Books


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daniel
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Date Posted: 19:17:06 08/26/07 Sun
Hello
I am a student suffering from a severe reading disability, I was diagnosed at age seven, and together with my friends have fought all my life against discrimination. I Am fairly intelligent, exceeding at university level this was only achieved through determination and added help from friends.
I am currently studying for veterinary science and use several reading and writing programs.
My query is finding scientific books compatible with read and write gold.
I’m looking for anything, electronic libraries, e-bookstores, even companies that scan books.
I tried several bookstores but they all place so much copyright restrictions on the books that I cannot download them or print them or even attempt a scan from their file.

kind regards
Daniel
Queensland Australia

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Subject: petition


Author:
tracey
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Date Posted: 03:39:02 09/08/07 Sat
Did you know..
Around 10% (1 in 10) people have dyslexic tendencies, with about 4% severe and 6% mild to moderate problems. Dyslexia can affect all backgrounds and abilities, from people with literacy difficulties to people with advanced doctorate degrees. Most people associate dyslexia with reading and spelling difficulties, however, difficulties include poor short term memory, you also have dysbraxia what is co -ordination fine motor skills and balance, then there is dyscalculia what is maths. I suffer from this entire thing and was not diagnosed until I was 20! when dyslexia if picked up in the early years between the ages of 4-7 can be helped and can make a big difference in the future that is why I want EVERY child to be tested when they begin school, so theses learning difficulties can be helped and the child can have a happy school life and not have to worry about being "stupid" and do not want other children to suffer in silence like i did.

Please sign the petition to help out the younger generation!!!!

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Im-not-stupid/

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Subject: Dyslexia and Sign Language as a Language Requirement Substitute


Author:
Deborah King (Concerned Parent)
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Date Posted: 06:25:36 04/11/07 Wed
My son, who is 22 years old, has struggled with learning challenges since kindergarten. We had him tested throughout middle school and high school and he was diagnosed with ADD. He falls under the radar because he is so well behaved and tries so hard. His junior year in college proved to be a disaster. He failed 2 classes and received D’s in the other two classes. The classes were extremely difficult – calculus, accounting and two English courses. We had him go through another battery of tests to discover he was dyslexic. It all began to make sense, especially with the difficulty of foreign language.

One of the choices at the University he attends for foreign language is Sign Language. He has taken two semesters and received D’s in both classes after getting tutored and completing all required assignments. We are trying to work with the University about alternative testing methods for the last semester Sign Language. We are not getting any results so I am resorting to the internet to gather facts about dyslexia and sign language teaching methods. Our son’s learning ability is also challenged because of his processing speed. As his mother and advocate I believe everyone is entitled to an education and the accommodations needed for people with learning challenges. He is a bright young man who is dedicated to his studies. Can you help me find some information on this subject matter?

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Subject: Foreign Language Problem


Author:
Lida (Anyone else?)
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Date Posted: 18:01:41 06/18/07 Mon
I was diagnosed with dyslexia in my last year of high school(a long time ago). They felt that I had acquired all the coping skills I was going to be able to learn and offered no training. So, my first try at college was a failure, but I am smart and made a little life for my self. In my late 30's I got a wild hair and decided to try college again (the use of personal computers opened a lot of doors for me).
Now I am one semester away from a B.A. in psychology and I want to go to graduate school but I have a big problem, foreign languages. My school requires 4 semesters of a consecutive language and I can not pass. I have tried French, Spanish, Italian, and even American sign language. I have read that this may have to do with my dyslexia but my school insists that there are no learning disabilities associated with foreign languages.
Does anyone know it this is part of dyslexia or another LD? Is there any strategies for learning languages? I would change to a school that does not have this requirement but I live in Hawaii and there are not that many alternatives, plus I would have to take at least 12 credits with some other college.
Any ideas, suggestions or just a similar story would be appreciated.

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Subject: having to take a forign language in collage


Author:
Mike
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Date Posted: 20:28:02 03/09/06 Thu
I am dyslexic and also havea righting diorder,I have been in collage for a while now and am doing quite well for an older student. the problem is I have been required to take a spanshi course ,, and the teacher is refusing the acomodation that My IEP has given me. It has left Me frustrated and wondering what to do.. the dean has talked with Me about the issue but is unsure what acommodation to give me since it is a forighn language and at the same time I am having to deal with a teach that does not care that I have a problem and is in willing to help or alow acommodation . please if any one has any ideas on what can be don ... HELP!!!
thanks Mike

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Subject: hoppless professors


Author:
JQ
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Date Posted: 15:21:05 05/11/05 Wed
I am a first year theology student,
I had a meeting with my personal tutor today where I complained about doing a presentation, stating the oral factor to my dyslexia. He told me he had never heard of dyslexia having an effect on spoken language.
this lack of understanding was unsurprising (how many non-dyslexics understand it) but than he imformed me he had been disability officer for some years. I am gravely concerned and totally p***d off
I feel like I am spending most of my time these days educating people about dyslexia normally PHDs
does anyone know how I feel?

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Subject: Help needed with dyslexia research


Author:
Richard West
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Date Posted: 03:27:22 08/20/07 Mon
Please could you help me ?

I am a research student investigating the accessibility of Web 2.0 for people with dyslexia (Web 2.0 is a term often used to refer to new types of websites that involve a high degree of social networking and user collaboration)

The main focus of the research is "social bookmarking" - the ability to share your lists of favourite websites with other people.

I am looking for both people who have dyslexia, as well as those who do not, to complete an online questionnaire. The findings from this research will raise awareness of the accessibility issues that people with dyslexia face whilst using these online services, with the aim of improving how they are designed in the future.

The survey can be accessed by following the link below :
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=bAJNmGPgyvNDrL4OHlrdjw_3d_3d


If you can complete this short questionnaire I would be extremely grateful. All responses are anonymous, and kept in the strictest confidence. If you have any questions regarding the survey please contact me, Richard West at abbn202@soi.city.ac.uk

Many thanks

Richard West
Centre for HCI Design
City University
London, UK

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Subject: College majors


Author:
Trish
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Date Posted: 12:17:49 03/03/05 Thu
I was wondering if there are any certain Majors or job fields that are better suited for dyslexics. Does anyone know where there is information on it?

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Subject: Dyscalculia


Author:
Laura
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Date Posted: 03:08:27 08/15/07 Wed
Hi, i waas just wondering if anyone can help me. I am currently struggling with Maths. I have struggled all through school and now i am at college studying Maths i seem to still struggle. I have bad sense of direction/bad mental maths/ can not do times tables/ can not co-ordinate my left and right hand when playing the keyboard or percussion/can not read music. I received Support For Learning through primary school and then it stopped when i went to high school. I can not seem to understand what the questions mean when i am reading them. It all looks like a foreign language to me. I was in the bottom Maths classes throughout 13 years of education. Although thankfully i past all my Maths exams. When i was 16 years old i managed to achieve a Standard Grade Foundation Level 5 and when i was 17 i managed to achieve a Higher Still Intermediate 1 Grade C both are the lowest levels you can get. Will i always struggle with Maths?

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Subject: college surch


Author:
Amy Walton
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Date Posted: 22:47:30 08/06/07 Mon
I am a dyslexic student currently living in MN and is looking at colleges in the USA for nixed year. I have been home schooled over seas most my life. I have been dyslexic for as long as I can remember. And now I am trying to find a college that is going to soot my needs the best. I know the only way I am going to possibly make it through college is if I get accommodations and help during my college years.

I am determined to get through college but I am fear full that the work will be way to over whelming for me. I was wandering if anyone had any recommendations for colleges that provide good support. I know every college is required by low to offer something but I was wandering if there where any out there in particular that anyone would recommend.

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Subject: grad school and frustrated


Author:
Shelly
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Date Posted: 19:36:40 07/19/07 Thu
im so FRUSTRATED! im in graduate school and im really frustrated with the comments that professors make, i need accommodations, and although they give it to me because they are legally required to do so they make me feel so stupid. then there are times when i need to put on with pure ignorance for example, im supposed to get double time for exams so 1 professor said that "the test really shouldnt take so long double time is built into the system its really an hour test and the whole class has 2 hrs for it so see there is your double time"! does anybody else experience these kind of ignorant remarks? im so sick of dealing with them! at first i didnt disclose that i was LD but i wasnt doing so well and really needed the accommodations so i swallowed my pride and went to the disabilities office now im regretting it, i should have kept it to myself and relied on my own compensatory techniques.
also how do u not let it all affect your self-esteem, there are still times when i feel so stupid and like Im in way over my head!
i feeling very frustrated right now, i thought by this point in my life i would have come to terms with who i am my strenghts and my weeknesses but i guess i failed that i still wish more than anything else just to be able to do simple things like everyone else, y does all this have to be so hard?!
i just reread what i wrote and realize that i sound very negative so i apologize but thats how im honestly feeling right now

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Subject: Dyslexic who thinks in sound, not visually


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Gina
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Date Posted: 14:23:11 02/01/07 Thu
I am the mother of a 22 yr old dyslexic who has started a degree this year, in his lifelong passion of music technology. This is brilliant when it comes to the practical stuff. One struggle however, unsurprisingly,is doing essays. Most suggestions for help are based around using visual things, like mind maps, which don't work for him. He describes that he thinks mostly in sound and I was wondering if there is anyone who is also like this or who knows any places we could find information that would be helpful around study skills and in particular essay writing for a dyslexic whose dominant sense is sound not vision. He has voice recognition software already, and it's useful, but he finds it hard to create an essay plan and then translate that into an essay even when he knows what he wants to say. He describes he is looking for a different kind of 'format', like a mind map, that can help him plan the content and order in a way that helps rather than hinders turning what he has in his head into an essay.

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Subject: daughter in college just found out she's dyslexic


Author:
Donna
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Date Posted: 20:42:26 12/11/06 Mon
My 18 yr old daughter is a freshman in college, they just told her that she is dyslexic and should quit school. She is so upset she can't think straight, Her dream was to go to this college, now it has been shattered. What do I do from here, where do we go for help, can she stay at the school, should she quit, I keep looking at all these different web sites and Im getting just as confused. Thank you for any help. Donna

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Subject: answer to jewel Tucker


Author:
Joanne Longley (Helpful)
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Date Posted: 00:27:00 01/05/07 Fri
Dear Jewel T. you ended your message with "Please
someone help me" First of all you need some help
with your writing "skills." You also need to get
your self to the College or town or city Library.
When there look for the following self help books:
"the gift of dyslexia"by Ronald Davis or "correcting dyslexia" By Shelly Shimzworth ( my spelling is way
off ) there are many dyslexia self help books. Understanding dyslexia will help you. I am very dyslexic
and have trained myself to write which was no easy task
as I think in pictures only. The written word is a seperate
language for us. Anyhow use your "gifts and talents to
bring you out of the place you are in. I have lived my whole life with this and you can turn it into a tool.
Resently I learned my only son shares dyslexia also I was
upset when he told me. But he explained quickly that every
person experiences it to a degree and that he thinks in pictures but has no difficulty seeing words. For me words
can jump off the page at times. You will find your way you
will see your dreams come to pass maybe not the way you think but it will all work out. peace and happyness Mrs. Longley

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Subject: dyslexia and affordable schooling????


Author:
Joanne Longley M.Ed. (Questioning????)
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Date Posted: 04:18:15 01/10/07 Wed
Dear Jenny, That is a great Question affordable Schooling for dyslexic
students. There is grant information for dyslexic students
at the top of this page only good for USA I believe.
There are many groups to support LD students. Affordabilty,
to my knowledge has not been addressed. If anyone has different information Please share it. Mrs. L

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Subject: Landmark College a school for the dyslexic


Author:
Joanne (Happy to help)
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Date Posted: 04:16:12 01/28/07 Sun
Dear Dyslexic, Someone here talked about Landmark College
in Vermont. Also do not forget On-line or distance learning.
All type of programs are offered on-line today. Once I
took a class at UNH over the TV station channel 11 that was in the 80tys. EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS. and best wishes
Joanne

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Subject: dyslexia


Author:
Joanne S. Longley (Sad)
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Date Posted: 06:09:41 04/11/07 Wed
Dear Kevin,
It sounds to me that the system in the UK
just as the system here in the USA moves slowly. I say this as person
with a master degree in early childhood education and
no teaching certification as my self dought and dyslexic
fear got the best of me during student teaching. I have
seen inclusion taking place here in the USA as a teaching
assistant putting a deeply retarded person in the rear
of a class room so they have the illision of learning does
not add up to inclusion. Daily living skills are of great
importance to those who need to build them. talk soon JL

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Subject: dyslexia


Author:
Joanne Longley (Mrs.)
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Date Posted: 04:42:22 10/12/06 Thu
Also please contact me via e-mail for any questions I could answer about dyslexia. There is a news letter which
I would advice anyone who can to sign-up for monthly e-news.
The book the "gift of Dyslexia" has been helpful to myself
and my students. God Bless and help you Always Mrs.L

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Subject: yes or no


Author:
sam (confused)
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Date Posted: 08:53:45 06/16/07 Sat
Hi everyone,

I am a little confused at the moment. I am study a MSC at uni and a lecturer recommened me to go for a test for dyslexia.

Talking to 3 other learning support people they suggested a possibility of having dylexia. I find processing info quite slow, my short term memory is poor, and every project i do i get pulled up on clarity, spelling and grammer.

I took theonline assesment which cost around £30 and that also indicated dyslexia. but i went to the educational psychologist and i was border line, processing was down, short term memory was (apparently not that bad) - however they let me use my coping stragies which i usually do to remember things. Anyway he said he did'nt want to give me the label of dyslexia....these tests are they sensitive enough for diiferent forms of dyslexia? i mean i am in the ta and on the army website it says people with dyslexia have problems with drill - sequencing and learining the drills. I have that problem and its really frustrating.

I feel a bit lost and confused....whether i have it and it was missed on test day (i was having a good intelligent day that day) or i have a mild form.

can anyone advise?

cheers

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Subject: Disclosing to others


Author:
Jane (sad)
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Date Posted: 13:03:33 08/24/06 Thu