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Subject: Re: Trying not to feel stupid

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Steve McCue

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Date Posted: 03:50:24 12/11/03 Thu
In reply to: Deidra 's message, "Trying not to feel stupid" on 17:54:08 09/23/03 Tue

I have always been crap at exams, even with extra time and a computer to work with. At university I always achieved 80 to 90% marks for course work and 35 to 40% on exams and I had to revise damd hard to get 35 to 40%. I tried everything to revise but nothing worked that well for me. Anxiety and stress make it harder for us dyslexics to perform just like everyone else. I know what you are going through because exams used to freak me out. I did use a lot of relaxation techniques, visualisation etc. I took regular study breaks only revise for 20 minutes at a time then rest. I became a much more pro-active learner writing down interesting points asking myself questions on what I was reading etc.I used spider diagrams and key words to map out answers in exams. The thing is to find out what works for you and use them.

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Re: Trying not to feel stupid	louise	04:28:11 03/10/05 Thu