My Experience With Learning Disability

At the age of twenty six, I was tested and diagnosed with a learning disability called Dyslexia, although there are different forms of this learning disability I suffered the lack of comprehension in which I had difficulty recognizing and understanding the written language. I mention this because I hope to give a better perspective of my educational experience with different teachers throughout my life. Before being diagnosed, I struggled through school beginning in kindergarten. Because I refused to read aloud for my teacher, I was retained. This was a problem throughout my educational years. When I graduated high school I had no intentions of attending college for fear of not succeeding. I started college and stopped several times when things became too difficult to tolerate. An English Professor, who I learned had some of the same …show more content…
All the tests deciphered that I did in fact suffer from a learning disability. The weight of the constant fear of being incapable of learning was great. To think a simple blue filter could help me with my comprehension was astounding. When I think of becoming a teacher and helping a student as I was helped gives me pause and thankful for that professor who suggested I be tested in the first place. I am confident that I could assist any student with different ways of instruction to ensure the lesson is learned and understood, Using the three keys to success in my day to day practice as a teacher will make me grow to understand better the reasons why I chose this profession. Becoming a teacher is huge undertaking. With this comes huge reasonability. Reasonability’s to mold minds that are sometimes resistant is a huge