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Uwrt 1103 WP 2
Uwrt 1103 WP 2
FredLastPowell
ProfessorLynnM.Raymond
UWRT1103WP#2
8thSeptember2015
Whenifirststartedmiddleschoolilovedtoreadbooks,buteventuallyasthe
yearwentonthebookskeptgettingharder,andireallystruggledtoreadoutloud.My
mothernoticedthatiwashavingtroubleandtriedtohelp,atfirstshethoughtiwas
havingtroublebecauseinthenewbooksiwaslearningfromhadsmallerwordsand
theywereclosertogether.Shetriedgettingmesomebooksthathadlargerwordsand
thatiwantedtoread,someofthebooksshegotformewereCalloftheWild,andThe
LightningThieftwobooksienjoyedreadingtonoend,butiwasstillhavingtrouble
readingthesebooks.Wedecidedtogoandseeaprofessional.
Aftergoingthroughdozensoftestsandtalkingtotheprofessionalhefiguredout
thatihaddyslexia.Dyslexiaisalearningdisabilitythatisverycommonover10%ofthe
populationhasit,anditaffectsone'sabilitytobreakdownandunderstandwords.
Whenmymotherfoundoutthatihaddyslexiashespentalotoftimehelpingme
withmyreading.Westruggledthroughthedyslexiabyreadingloadsofbooksand
eventuallyiwasconfidentenoughtoreadmostwordsinclasses.ifitwasnotformy
momiwouldn'tbeinthisclasstodayandiwouldnotbetheconfidentindividualiam
today.