Tutorial L-14 Inspirational Stories
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Carole – Nurse
Length: 12mins.
Learning Difficulty:
• Carole spoke French as a first language and had to develop strategies for learning.
• She struggled at school and was ostracised by the other students.
• Carole is left-handed and was forced to do cursive writing with her right hand.
Support Received:
• One teacher kept Carole back to study the rules of spelling, she is now a good speller as a result.
Achievements:
• Carole was the top student in mathematics in year 11 and 12 and won an academic scholarship to go to University.
• Completed a Bachelor of Science and has become a health care professional.
Advice To Other Students:
• Parents and teachers have to try and read the signs of students struggling.
• Carole did not realise she had dyslexia until she had her own children.
• Do not ignore bullying at an early age as the fear of bullies, has long-term effects.
• Carole recommends the visual and audio learning that is available today for students.
Includes: Student Weekly Review L8 – L14
