Cannock olympic torch bearer tells of battle with dyslexia

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Schoolgirl Hannah Jukes has gone from coming bottom in every spelling test because of dyslexia to studying English at A-level. She will carry the Olympic torch later this summer. Her story as so many from people with Dyslexia is one of perseverance and brings hope to so many who struggle with the same disease.

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Dyslexic helps dyslexics

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A University of Derby student inspired by her own experience to examine the challenges dyslexic students face at University, was surprised and delighted to see her research published in a top psychological journal.

BSc (Hons) Psychology graduate Julianne Kinder, 41, from Belper, struggled with reading and writing throughout school but was only diagnosed with  after she began an Access to Higher Education course at the University of Derby in 2006.

Although she received support throughout her studies, Julianne still faced daily challenges producing written assignments. On discovering there was a  in knowledge about this particular aspect of the condition, she embarked on a study investigating how dyslexic students approach written university assignments.

The original study, completed as her final year dissertation, was accepted into theBritish Journal of Educational Psychology and published this month (June 2012).

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Dyslexia not detected or accepted in public schools

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By law, public schools must identify and serve students who have learning disabilities, which includes dyslexia, dysgraphia and other reading-related disorders.

But Marks says public districts don’t exactly make it easy for parents to get their child the help they need.

Speaking from personal experience it is a hell of process to work through the bureaucracy of the public school system to get your kid the facilities it needs for their Dyslexia.

Not everyone will be able to afford the money to get a private screening by a psychologist, because that was what it took for us to force the school district into action. Very disappointing and very frustrating. Read the story about the Chicago school system through the link below.

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Dyslexia and Creativity

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Soren Peterson, writes a nice article about Dyslexia and creativity.

Right-brained and left-brained, masculine and feminine, blue-eyed and brown-eyed: Are certain kinds of people more creative than others? Many of the super creative designers I have worked with seemed to have one thing in common; they suffered from dyslexia. Looking back in history, Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Jørn Utzon, Agatha Christie and Albert Einstein were all dyslexic. So, is dyslexia linked to creativity?

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