Dyslexia Catalyst

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What does Dyslexia feel like?

What Does Dyslexia Feel Like?
☺ It feels confusing!
☺ You think in clever ways
☺ You talk really well
☺ You have great ideas
BUT
☹ You can’t spell very well
☹ Your friends write more neatly than you and you can’t copy off the board
☹ Reading is hard and even when you learn to read you can’t remember what you have just read!
☹ Riding a bike takes longer to learn
☹ It’s sometimes hard to concentrate
☹ It’s difficult to remember a list of instructions
☹ Sometimes words get mixed up when they come out of your mouth!
☹ The words and letters can jump around on the page
☹ Revision is very difficult and in exams you read the question wrong….oops!
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