Barbara Dianis, CEO and Founder of Dianis Educational Systems, spoke to Lon Woodbury on Parent Choices for Struggling Teens hosted on L.A. Talk Radio, about her experience with defying dyslexia and how she now teaches others how to overcome the learning difficulties associated with this learning disorder.
Lon Woodbury is an Independent Educational Consultant. He has been working with families in crisis since 1984. Today, he publishes Woodbury Reports and runs Struggling Teens, Inc. He is also an author of Kindle books about struggling adolescents.
Who is Barabara Dianis?
Barbara Dianis from Texas has a master's in education. She is also an author and public speaker. Her various roles include serving as a coach for parents, students with ADD or ADHD, or students requiring academic help. This special Ed teacher lives in Dallas, Texas.
She has been developing learning systems for schools, counseled parents for 21 years and has tutored numerous students in how to overcome learning problems. She is the author of Don't Count Me Out! and Grade Transformer for the Modern Student Early High School Edition.
How to Go About Defying Dyslexia
Barbara started out the interview by explaining the nature of dyslexia, a learning disorder where a person reverses the order of letters or numbers.
Barbara evolved her teaching experience from her own difficulties as a youngster. She had dyslexia as a child and was told that she would not go to college. Refusing to give up, she taught herself to correct her errors. Over time, she stopped making mistakes, her dyslexia almost completely gone.
Her biggest dream was to become an academic, to go to college like the rest of her family, who were educators. She not only did well enough in school to go to college, but in college, she won awards for academic excellence.
Dyslexia is much more of an issue than most people suspect. In fact, as much as 15% of school age children may have it. However, due to strong compensatory skills, this learning disorder may not be discovered.
Sometimes, only later in High School, when the pressure of a more rigorous curriculum appears do teachers notice a student's lack of understanding of course material. "Focus affects understanding," explained Barbara, "and understanding affects focus."
Developing strong self-esteem and building motivation is a strong way to begin defying dyslexia.
One of the things she teaches her students to do is to use positive self-talk. Students mentally repeat phrases like, "school is fun," or "learning is neat" to bolster their own belief that they can do well in their grades and go on to enjoy the rewards of higher education.
As a teacher, Barbara focuses on helping students understand what they are strong in and what they are weak in when it comes to academics. Much of her teaching stems from her own experience as a child when she had dyslexia. She knows that students who work hard have a good chance of doing well academically.
Any student who is sufficiently driven can begin defying dyslexia.
Lon Woodbury is an Independent Educational Consultant. He has been working with families in crisis since 1984. Today, he publishes Woodbury Reports and runs Struggling Teens, Inc. He is also an author of Kindle books about struggling adolescents.
Who is Barabara Dianis?
Barbara Dianis from Texas has a master's in education. She is also an author and public speaker. Her various roles include serving as a coach for parents, students with ADD or ADHD, or students requiring academic help. This special Ed teacher lives in Dallas, Texas.
She has been developing learning systems for schools, counseled parents for 21 years and has tutored numerous students in how to overcome learning problems. She is the author of Don't Count Me Out! and Grade Transformer for the Modern Student Early High School Edition.
How to Go About Defying Dyslexia
Barbara started out the interview by explaining the nature of dyslexia, a learning disorder where a person reverses the order of letters or numbers.
Barbara evolved her teaching experience from her own difficulties as a youngster. She had dyslexia as a child and was told that she would not go to college. Refusing to give up, she taught herself to correct her errors. Over time, she stopped making mistakes, her dyslexia almost completely gone.
Her biggest dream was to become an academic, to go to college like the rest of her family, who were educators. She not only did well enough in school to go to college, but in college, she won awards for academic excellence.
Dyslexia is much more of an issue than most people suspect. In fact, as much as 15% of school age children may have it. However, due to strong compensatory skills, this learning disorder may not be discovered.
Sometimes, only later in High School, when the pressure of a more rigorous curriculum appears do teachers notice a student's lack of understanding of course material. "Focus affects understanding," explained Barbara, "and understanding affects focus."
Developing strong self-esteem and building motivation is a strong way to begin defying dyslexia.
One of the things she teaches her students to do is to use positive self-talk. Students mentally repeat phrases like, "school is fun," or "learning is neat" to bolster their own belief that they can do well in their grades and go on to enjoy the rewards of higher education.
As a teacher, Barbara focuses on helping students understand what they are strong in and what they are weak in when it comes to academics. Much of her teaching stems from her own experience as a child when she had dyslexia. She knows that students who work hard have a good chance of doing well academically.
Any student who is sufficiently driven can begin defying dyslexia.
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