Life Changes

Hello my name is Jade Hood and I am twenty years old. I have been struggling with dyslexia almost my whole life. I found out I was dyslexic when I was in elementary school starting the fourth grade. Dyslexia is a very hard thing to deal with especially when it comes to reading, writing, and spelling. I have never given up no matter what; I just realized I had to work harder than most people. High school was one of the biggest struggles I had to deal with, not only because I had dyslexia but because I had a teacher who did not like me and he made sure he did everything in his power to estrange me. At first it, I began to relinquish than my Mom told me; “If you give up what do you have to show for?” That was my motivation every time he told me I couldn't do something. I worked my hardest to prove him wrong. My mom always scollaborate with me no matter what. Now I work for an elementary school with grades levels first to fifth. It makes me feel boastful that I can help younger children with reading and writing knowing I suffer from a learning disorder. For example I work with one of my student’s everyday with her reading and writing, she also suffers from dyslexia. I show her more ways she can break down the words and sound them out. I have even come up with some games for their memory such as; contraction, matching games, and word searches. I've noticed it’s easier for them to learn when you see the pictures or when you make a song out of words so you can remember the words in a rhythm. So far I see a lot of improvement in her reading, writing and even in her test scores. She always gives me a hard time but it is worth it in the end.