Bellingham Dyslexia Tutor

Richard Branson has been very outspoken about his dyslexia and a great inspiration!

I stumbled across this school reports from the Easter break, 65 years ago. It felt very fitting to hear that I was “very backward” in spelling and reading – as I get set to launch my audiobook next week! In case you can’t read the handwriting, here are a few highlights:

Classics: “Very keen, but handicapped by a bad memory. Some progress.”

Mathematics: “The first half of the term saw a great improvement in his work, but once he began to get onto really new processes his keenness declined, and his standard dropped.”

French: “A slight improvement this term but his work is still below standard.”

English: “He is still very backward in this subject, especially in spelling and reading - constant practice in the latter is necessary.”

Drawing: “If he took a little care he could be good.”

Going through school with undiagnosed dyslexia wasn’t at all fun, but I’m glad I didn’t let it squash my big ideas. I hope this inspires anyone out there who might be struggling at school right now. Just remember there’s a whole lot more to life out there, and one day you’ll be able to look back on these reports and smile.

For all you language geeks out there, this is by far the best podcast series I’ve listened to so far.

Episode 161: Y U and I Have a Problem | The History of English Podcast Episode 161: Y U and I Have a Problem Posted by Kevin Stroud 17 In this episode, we explore the complicated history of the letters Y, U and I, and we examine how they gave birth to the letters W, V and J. We also look at the Gothic script of the Middle Ages which influenced how those letters were us...

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