Dyslexia, Learning Differences, Slow Processing Speed, ADHD, More

REVERSE POEM ON DYSLEXIA. A teacher in England was killing time and explaining “reverse poems” to her class, getting them engaged in writing a few lines of one. A student, a girl who is not dyslexic, chose the subject of dyslexia for her poem and continued to work on it in the classroom over lunchtime, according to “Today.” Find the poem.

LEARNING DIFFERENCES are the topic of an article at SmartBrief and a topic of interest to pretty much everyone here. From the article: “When students experiences failure on a regular basis, or are unable to experience success regularly, they’re robbed of their confidence and joy. A learning difference doesn’t mean that a child is disabled or has a disorder. He or she just has a different way of learning; that’s it! It’s the responsibility of the adults in students’ lives to get them from little people to big people with confidence and joy in their hearts. With or without learning differences, all students are entitled to experience happiness and a sense of accomplishment on a regular basis.” Read more.