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Dyslexia for a Day: If We Build It, They Will Come

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Last night something wonderful happened in a big university. A classroom full of students working towards their special education teaching credential participated in the simulation, Dyslexia for a Day.  Just think of the impact that 28 teachers can have…think of how many students with dyslexia they will come into contact with during their careers. The best part about the experience, not only did they want the information, they soaked it in and they wanted more. As is inevitable, there was a teacher in the class that has dyslexia and this is what she wrote [sic]:

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Dyslexia and a Day in the Life of My Inbox

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Writing articles and then publishing can be fun, satisfying and hopefully, helpful to those who read them. But every author knows that it takes a certain amount of courage to put your thoughts on paper, or on video, and send it out to the world. Every author knows, or should know, that someone will (and should) scrutinize anything that is published. In my case, I usually welcome the scrutiny because it keeps me on my toes. It requires that I do not become complacent or lazy. It requires that I do my due diligence and make sure I am as accurate as possible before I publish anything. If I make a mistake, and who doesn’t, I learn from each and every one.

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Dyslexia in the Schools: A Free eBook for Parents and Advocates

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Every teacher in every classroom in every school in this country (and beyond) will come across several, if not dozens, of students who just can’t keep seem to get the ‘reading thing’ down. The students are smart, articulate, and creative, yet they omit small words, read slowly, have difficulty spelling, and stumble, guess or mumble through multisyllabic words. They are placed in reading groups for extra instruction and still don’t seem to ‘get it.’ And during his or her career, every teacher in every classroom in every school will ask themselves, “How can I help these children?” The answer is to learn as much as possible about dyslexia, because the child described above has dyslexia.

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