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Lois Letchford, author of Reversed: A Memoir, shares personal accounts of her son\\u2019s struggles with learning how to read as well as her own in school with dyslexia. After being told by a teacher that her son was \\u201cthe worst child [she\\u2019s] ever seen in [her] 25 years of teaching,\\u201d she persisted with endless patience to help her son and began writing poems to pique his interest in reading. What is he doing now? Was she successful?

Quote:

\\u201cBelieve in your child, believe they are capable of anything--and tell them that.\\u201d

Resources:

Reversed: A Memoir by Lois Letchford

Poetry for kids by Lois Letchford

Website with articles and blog: https://www.loisletchford.com/

Twitter: @LetchfordLois

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