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Dyslexia

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Rose (deflated)

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Date Posted: 00:02:38 09/11/09 Fri

Just wondered if anyone has had a similar problem?

I've been working as a TA for four years, I am also studying to soon become a teacher.

As a TA in a seconday school I am often placed into Maths, English and Science classes. Understandable as they are the core subjects. My problem is that like many pupils I work with I suffer from Dyslexia.

Obviously this has improved, but if I'm put on the spot (for example a teacher asking me to write key words on the board) I go blank and end up feeling totally deflated. A teacher has made a comment stating that If i can't even spell, how can i support in a classroom. This has made me question if I even have the ability to become a teacher?

I have great working relationships with the pupils and almost all the teachers i work with give me great feedback. I'm just wondering if anyone else has come across any similar problems?

One of the greatest teachers I had was dyslexic, but is this still seen as a term for being "slow"?

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Replies:

Subject	Author	Date
Re: Dyslexia	paula	22:40:39 02/24/10 Wed
Re: Dyslexia -- jelly, 21:31:54 03/16/10 Tue
Re: Dyslexia	Frederick Smale (Jubilant)	14:06:18 05/18/10 Tue