Word: dyslexia
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...School of Design explains on his webpage—and repeats almost verbatim for anyone who asks—that when he was two years old his family was in a near-fatal car accident, and he feels very lucky to be alive. Since then, he has overcome severe dyslexia to graduate from college at age 19—without knowing how to read—and amassed eight degrees. Now juggling work on his ninth while teaching four sections for three different courses, he shows no signs of slowing down. “When I hit double digits...
...well enough in school to get into in Yale Law School after he graduated from the University of Michigan in December 1994. At that winter’s commencement ceremonies, the attorney general addressed the graduates and spoke about Bolger’s accomplishments in spite of his dyslexia. After graduation, he interned at the White House before starting at Yale the following September...
While studying in England, Bolger also began working with Pat Lindamood of the Lindamood-Bell learning processes to combat his dyslexia and slowly gained literacy skills. Now, he says, he is a “sufficient” reader, but still dictates most papers out loud because he has trouble spelling...
...DYSLEXIA Revealed when a child tries to learns to read...
...education in both the arts and academics revealed a truly self-made performer. Clad casually in jeans, sneakers and a button-down shirt, Patinkin first related his experience growing up on Chicago’s South Side as part of an observant Jewish family. As a child with dyslexia, Patinkin first discovered theater in a nearby youth center. Though initially “dragged there by this huge football player,” Patinkin fondly remembers the production of Carousel, as well as its director, Bob Condor. Patinkin especially remembers Condor saying, “What is this play about...