Why My Dyslexia

From the time when I was a little boy, growing up in Graves County, Kentucky, I have had problems with my reading and writing. Things never seemed to click for me, a trait that the teachers attributed to a mild case of dyslexia mixed with a healthy dose of attention deficit disorder. I knew, however, that no disorder was the cause of my distaste of reading and writing. Rather, there was nothing really interesting surrounding me that would grab my interest in the classroom. The teachers I encountered never took any interest in what their students wanted to read or write; they developed assignments based on what the curriculum, a course of study developed by some politicians at the Board of Education, told them to

Discussions of dyslexia require a definition of the term, and this is where we can come into some confusion if we are not careful. In fact, the “problem” itself exists in the defining of the word, and thus the labeling of those to whom the definition applies. However, with some knowledge of the etiology of “dyslexia” we can begin to ply our beliefs off the population of “dyslexics” and start to gain some understanding of their experiences with language learning. This is, after all, the intention of this research. Guardiola (2001) also assisted in redirecting the academic focus in this direction, towards the etiology of the term and how its history has shaped current social work, education, neurobiology, and psychology perspectives.

Dyslexia is a term regularly bandied about the educational community and is a word that is likely to have been heard by most of the general public. For all its popularity, dyslexia is a term that is shrouded in confusion and ambiguity. This confusion was experienced first hand during SE1 and has been observed as something trainee teachers and teachers alike encounter regularly (PLL, 5/11/11], Appendix 1, pg2).

After completing homework assignments, I was constantly told to go outdoors to practice softball or shoot a quantity of hoops. As a child, I was never forced to sit down and read a little every day. Therefore when it came time to read, I had to teach myself on the spot and pronounce everything out. Students would give me an abnormal look and sit there eagerly waiting. At parent teacher conference, teachers would always complement how appreciative they are to have me in their class. Every conference I had in the past, I was always told I had a read disorder. My parents never had the tendency to look within my reading dilemma; meanwhile, teachers took everything under their consideration. Finally, I was specially taught how to pronounce every letter correctly, read full sentences, and comprehend what I

When I was child, I loved having books read to me, but never read them out loud. I loved whenever we read One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. When I would have these books read to me I did not understand why the letters did not make sense to me to make real words. I would try to sound them out but could not come up with a real word when I did. I started to memorize the books I loved because my parents would ask what certain words are and I did not know. All through the beginning years of grade school I was two to three years behind in my reading level. I thought this was normal because my teachers never tried to help me improve. In sixth grade, we would have to read a book out loud to the rest of our classmates, I hated this. I could pronounce the easiest of words. And the words I could pronounce I read so slow. A few weeks after this we found out I was dyslexic.

Second grade is supposed to be one of the most carefree years of school. Then I was diagnosed with dyslexia, all of a sudden it wasn’t so carefree. I wasn't great at reading and was told that I wasn't like the other kids. I had a hard time fitting in in elementary school, but I as soon as I got a car I was introduced into a lifestyle, cars. It didn’t matter how school went and if you could read well all what mattered was fast and loud cars.

Children in their younger years as well as older years face typical problems. If these problems are known as early as possible, there are major chances of it being cured. Dyslexia is one such problem that relates to a learning difficulty leading to problems associated with spelling, reading, and writing. It has become a common problem though with proper and adequate treatment it can become better and be cured too. It is a peculiar condition, as even though basic reading and writing is affected, the intelligence is not affected at all. Without doubt, it does create a challenge in daily life because we cannot pass through a day without reading or writing and if these basic

Dyslexia affects an estimated 15-20% of people, to differing degrees, and is a learning disorder which is categorised by a difficulty with reading and spelling. Individuals, undiagnosed but suffering from dyslexia, generally struggle with a conflict between their actual ability and how much they achieve; they do learn, but the way in which their brains process information is different to the majority of people.

When I was in first grade, I was having trouble spelling, reading, and recognizing the letters. Unfortunately, my parents were neglectful about my academic performance and did not care about the referral letters for my teachers. However, in eighth grade, I was evaluated by a professional see what learning disability I had. The learning disability was dyslexia. After being diagnosed, I would inform some people about my learning disability. After informing people about my cognitive condition, I noticed the person would help me too much when it came to reading, writing, and pronouncing words. Besides trying to help me when not asked too, I noticed people would look down at me. I started to notice how I was different from my classmates when my

In Kindergarten I remember having to read short story books. I was so bad at reading and felt so far behind everyone, it was extremely frustrating. The truth is I felt stupid. It was very exciting finishing a book successfully but I was not confident when reading. My teacher would get frustrated with me as if it was the easiest read in the world. If you fast forward about 15 years, I’m driving in the car with my little brother who is in, 6th or 7th grade. He should be at a fluent reading level by now. I asked him to read a billboard for me, confident he could read it. He said angrily that he was not going to read it because he knows how to read. Reading did not come easy for my little brother, he was informed of his dyslexia at a young age. I think my

Somehow after a full summer of working strictly on my handwriting, I still could not write in cursive. As much as I did not want the hardest third grade teacher, I got her. My parents told her what happened in second grade and how I could not write in cursive. The teacher told my parents that she could help me, and would help me and that she would be getting back in touch with them very soon. By Friday of the first week of school, this teacher had called my parents and had them come up to the school for a parent teacher conference. She told my parents that she believed I had something called dysgraphia. She said that with this being such an unusual learning disability, I would need to go to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children to be tested. The school said that to get into the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children it would take at least until spring of 2001. My Dad had a very dear friend who helped up with the process and paperwork of being able to get in and be seen at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children. Within about two weeks, I was in Dallas, being

Biological factors Dyslexia is the late or abnormal development of literacy skills caused by a neurological difference, and for the most part shows itself as a different way of functioning. The brains of dyslexics are wired differently to those of non-dyslexics and appear less ordered. Compared to the average person, information processing is organized differently in dyslexic individuals, and brain scans have shown us that different areas of the brain are activated. Research suggests that there is a high level of hereditary susceptibility to dyslexia, with several chromosomes identified as playing a role in the (abmornal) development of information processing. For instance, disorder of phonological processing in the area of language and the

A student is in school and the teachers have noticed a student who is struggling. They see that the student can’t read or solve problems as fast or easily as the other students. At home the student’s parents are pushing him to do better even after he says he’s doing his best. The teachers then decide to test him and it’s discovered that he has dyslexia. Now the teaches and the parents know that he is doing his best and just needs a little help, so they get him the help he needs and his grades start to improve along with his mood. As most individuals know, dyslexia is a learning disability that affects the brain and the most commonly is known to make those who have dyslexia see words backwards. This is true but isn’t the whole truth about dyslexia.

The first scenario deals with a seven-year-old child who has completed an IQ test which regarded her as having an IQ score of 67. This little girl is said to encounter genuine troubles her school work especially in examining and calculating. She is depicted as be insufficient in her social progression and encounters trouble with doing things that different children her age does, for instance, dressing herself.

There are numerous types of learning disabilities that so many people are challenged with on a daily basis, especially children. These learning disabilities are neurologically-based processing difficulties. According to the Learning Disabilities Association of America, these difficulties can interfere with children learning basic skills such as mathematics, writing and/or reading. They not only interfere with basic skills, but they interfere with skills on a higher level such as organization, time planning, attention, abstract reasoning and long or short term memory. When people here this information they fail to realize that learning disabilities can affect one’s life well beyond academics. It can impact ones relationship with their family,