TOOLS FOR THE DYSLEXIC:LEARNING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH A NON-DYSLEXIC WORLD WHEN YOU VIEW THE WORLD COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY

This is a sad truth of our educational system as many teachers will not work harder to help all of their students. In fourth grade our teacher would write notes for us to copy from the board and I would write them in my notebook completely incorrectly. Remember, this is something you can learn to live with and overcome with determination, dedication and hard work. Personally, I believe teachers will sometimes overlook dyslexia because it takes more energy out of their class schedules to help a student learn. Yet, following many parent teacher conferences, the teachers still seemed to 'miss the boat" on how to help me learn. 99 G. While traditional schooling probably proved to be difficult for you because of the way you look at the world, hopefully you encountered a caring teacher who understood your learning disability and showed you how to learn information in a different way. If you were never this lucky, this article is for you because I believe I am a dyslexic and never had the opportunity to meet a caring teacher who was dedicated to helping me learn.

PUBLIC SPEAKING

If you are obviously thinking about what you say, the individual you are speaking with will be impressed and will find that you are a "careful" individual, more professional and smart. " This can be an extremely embarrassing mistake to make when speaking with an employer, someone you're interviewing with or new people you just met. What I have found is the simple task of thinking carefully about what I am about to say will help me compile my words together getting the right pronoun or verb tense in my mind before I start to speak. You will probably find this to be a simple yet very effective tool in combating the flip flopping aspect of the dyslexic mind.

VERB AGREEMENTS

Part of being a dyslexic who has learned to live with this means you constantly think about what you are saying and writing and correcting yourself whenever you notice a problem. Do you find this is an area you need to work on? Do have trouble speaking and getting your verb agreements to match? For example you state, "Your good work is a testament to the dedication you had for your company. " Most individuals will be impressed with the idea that you understand correct verb usage and have the confidence in yourself to correct yourself.

WRITING

In this fast paced business world of today, e-mails are usually answered quickly and efficiently, so you mustn't worry that your business pace will be slowed down in any way because of it. When writing letters, papers or memos, the same holds true. You may find that writing is easier for you to do as a dyslexic.

TAKING STANDARDIZED TESTS

" Once you have answered your own question, underline the key phrases in the sentence. Please note:this must be an exam that you took in the past where you had studied all of required material thoroughly, otherwise, these tools will not help you in figuring out how to combat standardized tests. If you answered a question where you seemed to miss what the question was asking of you, you need to do the following. 21. The feral cat population is heavy in certain parts of the country. It will help you develop the mindset for taking the given exam and will help you understand exactly how your instructor wants you to take the exam. By looking at other exams, this will help you understand the format of the standardized test. First, underline any key phrase in the question sentence. Once you have picked the appropriate answer, fill in the circle on your answer sheet. Cats "dumped" by their owners in certain locations such as rivers, mountains and shopping centers

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INSTRUCTIONS

Through understanding what dyslexia is, to understanding how it affects you personally, you will find the tools, resources and strength to not only combat dyslexia in your adulthood, but also learn how to live with it through the rest of your life. That way, you can double and triple check everything you wrote, (and what they wrote), so you can make sure you are answering their questions in a professional and appropriate manner. Items like GPS are also very useful to the dyslexic when driving because the GPS will recalculate the route for you when you make a mistake. I have conquered much of my problems with school, and my problems in the work place as I understood the dyslexic things I do and came up with ways to combat it. Dyslexics often have to take more time to prepare for the type of exam they will be taking so you will find it is imperative to study the types of test questions in addition to the material you will be tested on. Reading instructions can be extremely difficult for dyslexics because dyslexics may switch everything the instructions said in their head. Instructions are not difficult to follow provided that you take the appropriate steps you need to take to follow them.