by mcl | Jan 1, 2019 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By Jenny Cox Holman Dyslexia doesn’t have to spell doom Reading to a classroom filled with third-graders, a young man named Steven dreaded their teasing and taunts. In the 1950s, Steven was the brunt of jokes as he struggled academically,...
by mcl | Oct 3, 2016 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By Holly Perkins A Personal Path with Dyslexia Affecting one in five people, dyslexia presents difficulties in reading and comprehension. Based upon Mississippi’s average class size, this means that there could be as many as five dyslexic students in each...
by mcl | Oct 6, 2015 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By Zach New The International Dyslexia Association released the definition of dyslexia in November of 2002. It states, “Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, which result in people having difficulties with specific...