How can I overcome my learning difference?

 

Introduction

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Hello, all, in this segment of Learning for All, I will be going over how to overcome your learning difference. 

 

In each blog post, I will introduce the topic, explain what the topic is, then share my experience with the particular topic. My sources of information will be hyperlinks at the end of each post. Alone with hyperlinks in paragraphs. 

 

What do I mean when I say how to overcome your learning difference? I am sharing ways to make you the driver of your learning difference. 

 

First and foremost, your learning difference is what makes you unique and awesome, never get discouraged for being different.

 

To overcome a learning difference is to understand how your mind works and to figure out a way to make all the confusion become clear. 

 

Tips and Tricks for Reading 

 

If you have any type of learning difference that is associated with word processing or reading, here are a few tricks.

 

Go over daily what each consonant and vowel's sounds, repeat each letter at least twice a day. Especially with vowels that have two sounds, for instance A, say ah and Uh. over and over. The tip here is to mix all the letters each time, so that you do not memorize the order of sounds, but rather learn what each letter sounds like. 

 

The science behind this method is to keep reinforcing each sound so that the brain can focus on the sounds and visuals. 

 

Take notes on what letters are hard and easy to remember, spend more time on what is hard and less time on what is easy. You should always spend time on each letter, never neglect any letter.

 

You need to have patience not only in yourself but in the process, never get bogged down. Always keep your head up and be positive. 

 

Yes, this may seem to be a little childish, however, constant practice will make the sound be permanent.  

 

Once you figured out what each letter sounds like, make sure you take a part of each letter to form a word that is challenging (I still do this). Sound out each letter, for instance the word mascot sound out the M then the AS the C and finally the OT.

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This simple trick helps, so many people learn how to read, remember you may be different but when it comes to learning you are extremely capable. 

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Another great way on how to learn how to read, is simply by trying to read, and when you have a word that stumps you search it up, by either the internet or ask a friend “Hey what is this word saying?”

 

When you are figuring out what to read, pick something that you actually like. For me, I always picked the ‘Diary of A Wimpy Kid’ books or even comic books. The idea here is to have constant practice.

 

You are not going to do something unless you have to or is interesting. Do not make reading a have to make reading fun. 

 

When it comes to books you have to read for school, for example history textbooks for sophomores in high school. Try to get an audio version of the book and have a hard copy of the book as well. When you are listening to the book, follow along with your eyes on the hard copy. This process will improve your reading ability and reading comprehension. 

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My Personal Experience 

 

I have hard time/ continue to overcome my learning difference, I learned the alphabet at the end of first grade, I learned how to read in the fifth grade, in the eighth grade learned how to have reading compression, and it was not until my junior year of high school before I could write paragraphs or papers on my own. 

 

I know that learning how to read takes time.  I would always hear success stories of other people with learning differences, be able to navigate college. I strived to be one of those people. 

 

One of my mentors told be me that “In order for you to ride a bike, you need to learn how to walk.”

 

For me, I needed to practice the fundamental, learning what each consonant and vowel's sound makes. 

 

I used every single trick that I stated, I still read textbooks with the audio and look at the book at the same time. When I see a word I do not recognize, I ask a friend or search the word on the internet. 

 

I will go line by line on a book so that I am focusing on what the words actually mean.

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Progress is steady sometimes you may seem like you are going backward or staying the same. In reality, that is not the case, each day you practice learning how to read you are getting that mush better than you did yesterday. 

 

In the next blog for Learning For All, I will go over the benefits of having a positive mindset and how to look at life that much better. 

 

Thank you for reading.

 

Sources

https://www.talkspace.com/blog/learning-disabilities-school-stress/

 

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/autism-learning-disabilities/helping-children-with-learning-disabilities.htm

 

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/learning-disabilities/Pages/Learning-Disabilities-What-Parents-Need-To-Know.aspx

 

https://yourdost.com/blog/2016/02/how-to-overcome-learning-disorders-in-children.html?q=/blog/2016/02/how-to-overcome-learning-disorders-in-children.html&