How My Dyslexic Son Became A Writer

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Tue, 2017-04-18 18:00
Dyslexia is a very difficult to overcome disability. However, that does not mean that it is not possible. It just takes a lot of hard work and perseverance. Anything is possible if you take your own personal limits and shove them into the great big abyss of you can’t affect me.

My eleven-year-old son, who can barely read at a second-grade level and struggles to put a single word on paper, is more of a writer than I ever was at his age.

That’s what one young man did. He took his disadvantage and did the unthinkable. He became a writer, a proud achievement especially for one with Dyslexia. Read as this parent tells their story about how their child succeeded in a way nobody thought he would.
Give your kids a language-rich environment where reading literature, poetry and the newspaper is an ordinary occurrence, where moving viewing includes discussions, where read-aloud are opportunities not just to follow the hungry plot line but a chance to notice the skill and craft of a master writer. These experiences do more to form writers than all of the workbooks and writing programs combined.
~ Brave Writer

Key Takeaways:

1
Students with dyslexia thrive at different things.
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Finding the creative side of a student with dyslexia is a way to grow self-esteem and knowledge.
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Listening to stories may be more beneficial for a dyslexic student for their first read of literature.
Read the full article here:
http://nottheformerthings.com/2017/02/20/dyslexic-son-became-writer/