People with dyslexia are individuals with inborn "learning based disability." It is not a problem related to the education system and parenting. Children with dyslexia are born different but with special skills, which will make them excel in other fields to be strongest members of our society.
So, what exactly is dyslexia? As defined, dyslexia is a learning based disability that provides challenges to children in various learning processes and skills. Dyslexic children do not have a strong phonetic processing system but they are exceptionally knowledgeable individuals.
Illuminations Center for Dyslexia in Meridian uses various teaching methods to help students with dyslexia. The executive director of the institute, Leta Palmiter, explains how they help children to be best that they can. At this institute, they believe dyslexic children are like the oak trees.
"Children with dyslexia grow slowly just like an oak tree but they become the strongest members of our society just like oak trees are a strong tree," Palmiter explained. "And so if you water it, nurture it and take care of it like an oak tree then you will have something to be proud of later."
They also teach dyslexic children to build their future upon their own shoulders. According to Newscenter, Illuminations will also be planting a tree at Bonita Lakes Park on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 9 a.m. to help raise awareness about dyslexia.
Meanwhile, 30-year-old Jamee Miller, who is dyslexic is trying to help fellow dyslexics by developing a tool to assist them in reading. Miller and her "honorary dyslexic" husband Payden developed a pen-sized, text-reading scanner that reads text aloud while its users silently read along.
It's called Read 'n Style and is being developed by Hidden Abilities LLC, a business they started, The Washington reported. The couple develop the said pen to help children and adults with dyslexia. For more updates, follow Parent Herald.
