Kaila and her mom, Darla Hatton, share their inspiring story. Kaila will impart how having dyslexia presents difficulties and successes providing for self-discovery and ultimately empowerment. Having dyslexia can impact education and can affect self-esteem, family dynamics, and other areas of life. Hear stories of their triumphs and challenges. From the “real world” trenches they will provide practical suggestions that helped Kaila including appropriate instruction, assistive technologies, self-awareness, advocacy, and effective networking. Come along as they reveal their epiphany of learning how to be defined by their strengths -- not their weaknesses. Resources and credible information will also be provided.
7. My hand getting tired Organizing your ideas into an order Spelling words the way they sound My Writing issues for dyslexic students Confusing words with similar ones Leaving words out Writing very fast before I forget my ideas
11. What helped me. Kurzweil 3000 Dragon Live Scribe Ginger Readio iPod / mp3 Creative ZEN Singing Coach Franklin Spelling Ace Garfield’s Typing Pal Go Binder Kidspiration Inspiration Inspire Data Technology
24. “ Dyslexia is a weakness in a sea of strengths.” Sally Shaywitz, M.D “ The strengths are as important to find and address as the deficits….All too often we focus on the deficit and not the asset, and we really need to focus on that as well.“ E. Emmerson Dickman, J.D., Former President of IDA
