Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Little words cause dyslexics big problems




Was or saw; on or no; dog or god? -When you have dyslexia the little words can hurt most.

Someone with dyslexia is often able to spell long words, like revolution and combustion only to get hopelessly caught out by words like cheese and oranges  -Inability to spell small words is one of the classic signs of dyslexia.  So I suppose the message in this might be -Expect it and go with the flow, or maybe, don’t sweat the small stuff.  

For a bit more  on this, check out misadventuresinspelling, which is the blog of a young author who’s dyslexic but not letting it hold her back in the least.


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