Comments on: Personal stories

By: JohnL

JohnL — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:52:09 +0000

Elona, thanks for dropping a note. I hope that the videos turn out to be good. Please let us know your reviews and your students’ reactions.

By: Elona

Elona — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:53:19 +0000

Regarding high achievers with learning disabilities. Excellent point. When I go into school tomorrow I’m going to have my students view the You Tube links-if the school hasn’t blocked them. Thanks for the heads up.

By: JohnL

JohnL — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:05:45 +0000

Liz, thanks for the add-in. I was thinking of your list (and the few similar items I’ve added to LD Blog) as a wrote this post. I should’ve linked to your list.

Richard’s is a bit different, though, in that it’s not so much folks who are in the news.

By: Liz Ditz

Liz Ditz — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:01:20 +0000

Phooey. Let me try that again with better breaks between the individual video links. Not a complete listing, just a start YouTube: The Struggle Through School YouTube: Dyscalculia YouTube: Learning Difficulties Awareness YouTube: Dyscalculia: It's More Than Math You Tube: Public Service Announcement from IDA--Frustrating

By: Liz Ditz

Liz Ditz — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:00:01 +0000

John, there’s another source these days: YouTube. Here’s a smattering. I’m posting this list later this week (I stockpile posts on Sunday for the rest of the week) but I know I’ll forget to come back here and post the links, so here goes:

Not a complete listing, just a start

YouTube: The Struggle Through School YouTube: Dyscalculia YouTube: Learning Difficulties Awareness YouTube: Dyscalculia: It’s More Than Math You Tube: Public Service Announcement from IDA–Frustrating

I don’t vouch for the quality of the content — I’ve not watched all of them — but it is again, a start.

By: Liz Ditz

Liz Ditz — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:57:25 +0000

I’ve been compiling such stories under the heading, “high achieving dyslexics” for a couple of years. I’ve lost count — over thirty, anyway. The method? I have a Google Alert for “dyslexic” — I read most of the stories; if the story mentions that the story subject has dyslexia, I write a post. Here’s the list:

High achieving dyslexics.

No, it is not scientific, but it is better than nothing.