Dyslexia Narrative

Ever since I was young, I knew something was different about me. I’ve always had an active imagination and would write all kinds of stories, sometimes through pictures and sometimes through words. Not until I was in first grade did I notice my writing was different than my friends. It didn’t bother me though because I was too young to realize something was wrong; I was just different. One weekend, after playing restaurant with my mom and brother, my mom contacted my teacher to talk about some concerns

that I had dyslexia I didn’t completely understand what it meant, all I knew at the time was that I couldn’t read as fast as the other kids. It was especially hard to stand up in front of a class to read and just stumble/stutter through a paragraph out of our literature books. My parents weren't just concerned about how slow I read, but they were also worried about how it would affect my self confidence around others. The first thing that my parents did when they found out I had dyslexia was to educate

Over coming an obstacle The summer of 1996, my father and I made the long trip from Amarillo Texas to Dallas Texas. Once there I went through a series of testing that lasted a few days and at the end of the testing I was diagnosed with dyslexia. While only being 6 years old I was oblivious to the fact that my entire educational career was going to be anything but easy. Little did I know at the time, my diagnosis marked the first step of many, toward self-exploration and self-acceptance. While it

caused frustration and a hatred for going to school. It was not until I transferred to Roundtown in second grade that I got the help I needed. They had diagnosed me with dyslexia, a learning set back that will shape me into I am today. Dyslexia can be different for everyone person, but mine was called phonological core dyslexia. Right away the teachers at Roundtown worked with me to help train my brain to find new ways to learn. I worked

I believe that my learning disability of dyslexia,that caused me some difficulty in grade school,has shown me an appreciation for discipline.AT times learning was hard for me,and at times I was not motivated.Many times my difficulties also caused me to work harder to overcome,the disability,to master a subject.I found this true in math,where I had a very hard time in the fourth grade learning long division,and advanced multiplication.Sometimes my overcompensating effort caused me to excel.I believe

My parents had to meet with the principle , counselor and my teacher. My mom said it was the hardest meeting she ever had. This was the day they used the word Dyslexia. Dyslexia was my biggest “bully” ever! I began getting tested everyday and pulled in and out of class. I thought something was wrong with me. I met my dyslexia teacher Mrs.Cox and I loved her so much. Mrs. Cox totally understood the things that confused me and gave me solutions and ways to solve problems. I was given special

ready. I has never been ready. My mother had to wait three weeks for me to come out of her womb. We then rushed through times, jumped on an airplane and “BOOM!”: I’m in America. Experiencing words running through my ears, passing my eyes like I had dyslexia. I worked harder and harder despite what holds me back. Look, my opponents are 3 years consecutive champion and yes, of course I was hopelessly terrified. I moved the joystick forward anyways. “Forward, I say. Forward!” The game was getting nowhere

and the people I constantly strived to impress were now aware of my differences. I had dealt with dyslexia my entire life. I had made so much progress, but this experience made the years of hard work seem pointless. I went through so much- the extra classes, homework, and tutoring- yet, at this moment I felt as though I was a little first grader again,

where you came from you are going to have road blocks. You can either sit around and let those blocks take over your life, becoming a slave to them, or you can pick yourself up and fight even harder than you were before. When I was diagnosed with dyslexia I choose the latter, using the tools that I had to become stronger and to eventually become the person I wanted to. When I was in 4th grade I was pulled out of class to do some testing, at that time I didn’t even know what they were testing for

Topic: Dyslexia General Purpose: To inform the audience about dyslexia. The word dyslexia derives from Greek origin. The Greek prefix “dys” means difficult and the Greek “lexia” means read, so we can infer that dyslexia means “difficulty in reading” (Hennigh 1995). I. The definition of dyslexia. According to Gavin Reid in his book Dyslexia A Practitioner’s Handbook, ¬dyslexia is a “neurological disability that is characterized by difficulties with learning to read, write, and spell.” II. The history