One Dyslexic Woman's Story Shows the Importance of Trained Teachers

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Wed, 2016-05-04 12:10

In this video interview, Lindy Mabry discusses her experience after being diagnosed with dyslexia in the third grade, and how hard she had to work to overcome her disability. Mabry had a hard time reading, writing, and spelling because of her dyslexia. For her, words tend to appear backwards, upside down, or sideways.

Mabry believes an early diagnosis of dyslexia is a great help for kids in their learning journey. Because she had teachers who weren't willing to help with her dyslexia as a child, she asserts that teachers and educators should be trained on how to handle students who have learning disabilities. She has since been able to garner success, currently working to become a teacher herself, and stresses the importance of not giving up.

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"My goal is to eventually become a teacher...I really wanted to become a teacher, because you know, I have teachers that were not so great and not so willing to put up with my disability. And so I really wanted to become a teacher and be an inspiration to the kids to show or tell them that they are worth something"

Key Takeaways:

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Lindy has a hard time reading, writing, spelling because of dyslexia. In her experience, words appear backwards, upside down, or sideways.
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Early diagnosis of dyslexia will be a great help for kids in their learning journey in order to get the support they need.
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Teachers/educators should be trained on how to handle students who have learning disabilities.
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