Hello and welcome back! In today’s episode, our hosts are talking all about dyslexia, in honor of October being Dyslexia Awareness Month. Before getting into the topic, Katie and Esther announce the “Funniest Back to School Story” contest winner. Congrats to Shannon! Shannon won a Free Self-Paced Refresher course and a $50 gift card to the Brainspring store. Our hosts also shared an honorable mention from Kim. Thank you both for listening and submitting your stories!
Next, Katie and Esther talk about Dyslexia Awareness Month, which is currently happening in the month of October. Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that affects a person’s ability to read. As you can imagine, there are a lot of myths surrounding dyslexia, and our hosts take a crack at them to determine which ones are truthful, and which have been debunked!
Myths:
Truths:
This may be surprising, but there are a lot of celebrities who have dyslexia! Some of those celebrities include:
Fun fact: people with dyslexia tend to be more creative and have a higher level of intelligence. They only use the right side of their brain to process language, while non-dyslexics use three areas of the left side of the brain to process language. And when you’re right brained, you tend to be more creative!
A long time ago, there was a stigma around dyslexia because we simply just didn’t know much about it. Now that we know more, it’s something we can talk more about and be proud of!
Help spread awareness by:
Dyslexia Awareness is extremely important, so make sure to share what you know, and know that there are resources available for you (especially on our website!).
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Hosts: Katie Hodgkins, Esther Moreau
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