To help my students who struggle with reading, I had to do some serious soul-searching

To help my students who struggle with reading, I had to do some serious soul-searching

Growing up, I was an A student. My grandfather skipped a grade; so did my mother. With the baton handed to me, I made the honor roll, joined honor societies, played instruments, sang, and took part in a range of extracurricular activities. Blah blah blah.

Many years later, I began working at an organization that assists students reading below their grade level. Some of them were not properly taught how to read or hadn’t received the additional help they needed from their schools. Many of my students have IEPs or have signs of dyslexia.

Read the full article here:
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2022/7/12/23204464/teaching-reading-dyslexia-literacy-empathy
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