A personal challenge of improving my writing while conquering dyslexia

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Taylor was concerned about one of his brightest and hardest working students. He felt guilty that her father was deported and he was powerless to do anything to help her. Gabby's mom recently moved back to Mexico leaving her with her grandmother, which made things even worse.

She was always a serious student but she seemed to give up on school, asking question and participating in lessons.

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Because of her lack of self-confidence using English, she was never very talkative, but she seemed really withdrawn and unhappy. Volunteering to help other students was Gabby's delight, she was not smiling unless she was at the front of the class helping the teacher, forever first to ask questions and forever pushing to learn!

You would find Gabby at the end of class politely asking to take any leftover snacks home to share with her grandma. Although her only friends were the students in her English Language class but she did not have any real close friends at school that she could confide in.

Taylor decided that he was going to eat lunch with her, to see what he could do to help her. Because of a fear of deportation she was always reticent of sharing with school officials or teachers.

Her Grandma has told her many times that they could be arrested and deported. You can tell me if something is bothering you. If there is anything bothering you about school, I would like to help you.

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At this point Gabby breaks down in tears with her face cupped in her hands. I want to become a doctor, but I do not think I will ever be able to go to college.

I try to help her after school to make and sell tamales. My dad sends money when he can to help with bills but it's not enough money. I think we are moving back to Mexico soon, I will start working as soon as we get back to our village.

The school in our village is very poor and sometimes the teachers do not even show up at the school. My grandma says she will send me to college when I am eighteen. I am proud of you and your dreams of becoming a doctor. And if you continue to do as well as you are doing now, you will be able to get scholarships to help you through school.

Taylor tried to comfort her. Gabriela loved learning and finding a new challenge.

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Math problems in any-form were her passion and hobby. Learning new math concepts were her way of having fun and working towards her dreams.

Living in a small travel trailer with her grandma, making tamales and selling them on the weekends left no time for toys or friends.About this List. These entries are from e-mail, online book lists, and the bibliographies included in books and papers. This will always be a work in progress in that I am constantly adding to it and correcting it.

Nov 22,  · Many people are aware of my passion for writing, but my journey from language naivety to proper literacy is shared less.

My parents and teachers have greatly influenced me in the travel, building me a road on which I have navigated. The Dys•lex´•ic Read´•er ~ Vol. 33 Davis Dyslexia Association International Issue 4 • Brain Scans Show Dyslexics Read Better with Alternative Strategies By Abigail Marshall flow (rCBF) among dyslexic and nondyslexic men.

Adult behavior modification is the method of changing the way an adult reacts either physically or mentally to a given stimulus.

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This process can be applied to anything from stopping a drug addiction to making your bed each morning. Steve July 31, at pm. All white people need to stand up and get rid of all nuggets in our country so we can get back to being the nil umber 1 country in the .

“Our challenge is to engage not just the child, but the whole family, in the child's development. I do this by building an inclusive community of support where teachers and families learn together. During the two blocks students may visit the dyslexia teacher, the ESL teacher, participate in a reading group, a math group, the computer lab.