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Subject: Re: Correction methods for dyslexic adults

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Anna Hill

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Date Posted: 05:18:11 09/22/09 Tue
In reply to: Nicole 's message, "Re: Correction methods for dyslexic adults" on 07:10:36 07/30/09 Thu

Hello Maggy and Nicola

I agree with Nicola for alternative ways to deal with having dislexia

I have dislexia and have found learning a struggle at childhood and adult stage. I was diagnosed with dislexia at eh age of 19 and due to this was treated as lacking in concentration at school, eassily distracted and sometimes not interested even though I took it seriously and tried my best at all times!

It is very frustrating when you are told you are not interested in something becuase you are struggling and all it needs is for someone to inform you in a different way. I was first diagnosed at 19 when I could not pass my driving theory test second time round. I really wanted to drive so I had a private test costing �150 and was diagnosed with an apauling short term memory, struggling to read and understand and a low concentration span including a struggle to read black and white content and language difficulties to prounonce the right words when communicating.

This however, did not stop me going on to graduate with a beauty therapy and management degree.I had to take extra time in exams and have a nopte taker in lectrurs and a support teacher to help me understand what was expected of me. I graduated with a 2.1 which i am very pleased about!

However, this did not prep me for what was to come (THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. It is expected that you can read,write etc.. like everyone else and this becomes a massive battle for me. I have been dicriminated by an old manager who implied i was stupid and could not do the role. This lead me to feel thick and usless and question how can i be when i have got a busoness management degree 2.1? From this I have worked out some tactics which may help you too:

1)Write/set reminders
2)Ask regular questions to understand the subject
3)Write notes when being instructed to do something
4)Coloured screen on your computer
5)Read with a coloured overlay
6)Sat Nav
7)If there is a particular word you cannot prounce practice it over and over again
8) Exams - write notes and re-write them time and time again9)Exams-learn your notes over and over again (like a parrot)

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