What it is like to be dyslexic

1. What it is like to be dyslexic by 5th graders Sophie and Lauren

2. What is Dyslexia? A learning disability that makes it difficult to read, spell, write and remember things – even though we are smart.

3. What is Dyslexia? Reading • Letters get mixed up • Read slowly • Difficult to sound out long words

4. What you see The brown dog was fast and quick.

5. What we might see The drown bog saw fast and puick.

6. What is Dyslexia? Writing • Spelling is difficult • Handwriting is not good • Cannot read the notes we took in class • Mind moves faster than we can write

7. Copying from the board Imagine trying to take notes in class…

8. Copying from the board Imagine trying to take notes in class… As you copy information down, the teacher moves on and you haven’t gotten all the information yet.

9. Copy these words THE BOY WHO LIVED.Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

10. Copy these words Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

11. Copy these words Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

12. Copy these words perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

13. Copy these words were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.

14. Copy these words

15. What is Dyslexia? Math • Difficult to memorize math facts • Mental math is challenging

16. Mental Math When we try to hold two numbers in our head to add them, we forget the numbers. 13 + 17 =

17. Mental Math When we try to hold two numbers in our head to add them, we forget the numbers. 13 + =

18. Our strengths:

19. Our strengths: • Great imagination/creative minds

20. Our strengths: • Great imagination/creative minds • Empathy

21. Our strengths: • Great imagination/creative minds • Empathy • Good at solving problems

22. Our strengths: • Great imagination/creative minds • Empathy • Good at solving problems • Good at working in groups

23. Our strengths: • Great imagination/creative minds • Empathy • Good at solving problems • Good at working in groups • Excellent vocabulary

24. Our strengths: • Great imagination/creative minds • Empathy • Good at solving problems • Good at working in groups • Excellent vocabulary • Great at building things

25. Famous Dyslexics

26. Famous Dyslexics Steve Jobs founder of Apple

27. Famous Dyslexics Albert Einstein Physicist Nobel Prize winner

28. Famous Dyslexics Orlando Bloom actor

29. Famous Dyslexics • Walt Disney – creator of Disney empire • Thomas Edison – inventor of light bulb • Bruce Jenner – Olympic gold medalist • Richard Branson – founder of Virgin Enterprise • Charles Schwab – founder of Charles Schwab • and many more…

30. What we’re good at:

31. What we’re good at: Sophie – cooking Lauren – speed skating

32. For more information: Visit the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity website: http://www.dyslexia.yale.edu/

33. For more information:

34. Acknowledgements Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling And thanks to The Reading Group for their support!