LD Blog

Despite having dyslexia, Alice Sutton of Wales (UK) has earned her way into a degree university program. As reported by Moira Sharkey of the Western Mail, Ms. Sutton hopes that her “hope my story will show other dyslexics that they can achieve their dreams.”

Alice was diagnosed with dyslexia and her teachers predicted she would scrape a few D grades in her GCSEs but that was before she found support and specialist teaching.

Alice moved to Rougemont School in Newport aged 12 and thanks to the help and support of her teachers in the dyslexia department she went on to gain B and C grades in her exams. She then studied for a two-year diploma in performing arts in Hereford and is now in her first year studying for a degree in drama, performance and theatre art at Staffordshire University.

Although I’m pleased to see stories about unusually high-achieving individuals with Learning Disabilities, those folks are rare examples, and it is stories such as Ms. Sutton’s that emphasize the case for providing educational services to students with LD. Of course, it could be that 15 years from now folks will be marveling about Ms. Sutton’s great achievements in her field or study.

Link to Ms. Sharkey’s article.