tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207220699612432457.post9014635388738721236..comments2023-09-15T12:00:22.712-04:00Comments on Teh Dyslexic Storytellers Blog: Guest Post - Dyslexic Professor Duane SmithBrother Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280244830253507832noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207220699612432457.post-32223006568646040962010-11-23T11:44:53.564-05:002010-11-23T11:44:53.564-05:00Hi there. I am not dyslexic but I wanted to share ...Hi there. I am not dyslexic but I wanted to share my thoughts with you. I taught for seven years at a community college and experimented heavily with varied approaches to learning. I moved all my lectures out of the classroom experience, for example, and shared them with student in podcast AND PDF (print) form. For students, classroom time was spent discussing, analyzing, and critiquing, rather than listening to someone speak. <br /><br />Interestingly, when my students were given the "option" with to listen to or read their lectures, 30% of the did BOTH at the same time, only 15% chose to listen, 40% read and 15% toggled between reading and listening. <br /><br />Higher education has been challenged to increase the percentage of degree attainment from 40% to 55% of 25-34 year olds. That's an enormous challenge.<br /><br />My hypothesis is that college learning environments need to be more inclusive to accommodate the wide variety in learning preferences (which is intended to include language challenges like dyslexia, as well as ESL students, international students, etc.).<br /><br />I'm feeling like I made an important connection here, as you are a dyslexic community college professor. <br /><br />Maybe we can stay in touch. You can find me on my blog at http://mpbreflections.blogspot.com or on Twitter at brocansky.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Michelle Pacansky-BrockAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741293307003893760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207220699612432457.post-15562285982590031502010-08-09T18:06:58.909-04:002010-08-09T18:06:58.909-04:00My first blog ever.I'm writing this article on...My first blog ever.I'm writing this article on behalf of my little brother Billy who turns 12 this year.My brother was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2008.Well Billy is the last born in my family and dyslexia was a whole new thing for us and in Uganda.In nursery school Billy struggled with learning how to read and write plus with speech but we all thought it was a phase.Then time came for primary school,Billy failed every interview at the popular private schools in Uganda.This was devastating for my family.Finally a local school took him out of pity.At the school,Billy failed every subject.At the end of the end of the year Billy was terminated because he grades were too low.One teacher said to my mum "your son is too stupid,we can't help you".Billy moved to another new small private school where he had to repeat his first year of primary school and the teachers were frustrated by him.Billy began to hate school and withdraw.Even his school friends began to realize he was different and began to tease him because of his problem .Once he came home and told me that he's friends said he was stupid.He went to ask me "what does stupid mean?".I couldn't answer.Well at the end of that school year termination again.So later on my family learnt about dyslexia.Billy was tested and found to have severe dyslexia.In Uganda,dyslexia doesn't exists in our education system.My parents and I began looking for the necessary help and ended with nothing.The schools with the necessary facilities were way too expensive for my family.Those schools pay 10000 US dollars a year .So my family has opted for home school which is very tricky.We take turns.Oh well the story is much longer than this.I'll keep u posted on Billy.Feel free to comment and give advice :).Alogorithm Circle ,Ugandan charpterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437278798606589965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207220699612432457.post-61500461980407856272010-08-09T18:04:47.582-04:002010-08-09T18:04:47.582-04:00Hi I'm telling my 12 year old brother's dy...Hi I'm telling my 12 year old brother's dyslexia story in Uganda.Dyslexia is a new concept to Uganda , knowledge about it is 0.Dyslexia in Uganda is my storyAlogorithm Circle ,Ugandan charpterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437278798606589965noreply@blogger.com