Dyslexia Success Story | Going to Harvard With Dyslexia
When Laura Schifter's parents learned that she had dyslexia, they were told that they shouldn't expect much from her academically. Thankfully, they didn't believe that. In this inspiring dyslexia...
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So, I have two older sisters, and my parents saw pretty early on that I wasn'treading as well as they had learned to read. And I would make stories up basedon the pictures, or I would memorize things and try and pretend like I was reading.And I knew I was struggling. I remember other kids kind of laughing when I tried toread out loud. Then I was evaluated and found out I had dyslexia. And right afterthat happened my parents were told that they would not be able to expect muchfrom me, that I would not be successful academically, that they shouldn't reallyexpect that I would do well in school.Luckily for me they didn't believe that, and they had seen my mind work and theythought, "You know what? She's really smart, and so we ...
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So, I have two older sisters, and my parents saw pretty early on that I wasn'treading as well as they had learned to read. And I would make stories up basedon the pictures, or I would memorize things and try and pretend like I was reading.And I knew I was struggling. I remember other kids kind of laughing when I tried toread out loud. Then I was evaluated and found out I had dyslexia. And right afterthat happened my parents were told that they would not be able to expect muchfrom me, that I would not be successful academically, that they shouldn't reallyexpect that I would do well in school.Luckily for me they didn't believe that, and they had seen my mind work and theythought, "You know what? She's really smart, and so we ...
