Dyslexia: Some Background, Some Technology Tools
Reilly, Rob, MultiMedia Schools
Simply put, dyslexia is an inherited condition that makes it extremely difficult to read, write, and spell in your native language despite having at least average intelligence.
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As I read through the biography of World War II general, George S. Patton Jr., I was surprised to find that he was dyslexic. It seems from what his biographer Carlo DeEstes found, the future general was not just marginally dyslexic, he had great difficult reading. As General Patton noted in his memories, "I had trouble with my As, Bs, and what was that other letter?" I was even more surprised to learn that he graduated from West Point. But General Patton did overcome, or at least …
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Publication information:
Article title: Dyslexia: Some Background, Some Technology Tools.
Contributors: Reilly, Rob - Author.
Magazine title: MultiMedia Schools.
Volume: 8.
Issue: 6
Publication date: November/December 2001.
Page number: 70+.
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