Schools can be a hard place to fit in when it comes to friends and teachers. Some students may get made fun of by their peers and some may get criticized by the teachers. Sometimes it is not the students fault that mistakes are made. Sometimes a child may have to deal with dyslexia.
Wisconsin advocates push dyslexia awareness after new Missouri law #dyslexia
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Children with dyslexia aren’t at fault; they just need a little help.
In Wisconsin there are advocates that are trying to push dyslexia awareness into the school systems. This can be something that could help a lot of teacher and students because more people will be aware that sometimes the mistakes that are made are not made because the person just does not understand sometimes it is a case of a mix up.
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Halverson said as a teacher, she was never trained on how to identify the learning disorder.
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The state of Wisconsin is behind on acknowledging and working with dyslexia in students.
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Following new legislation in Missouri, advocates in Wisconsin are pushing for laws and schools to become more aware of dyslexia.
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The major argument is that dyslexic students cannot benefit from an education system which does not recognize or test for dyslexia; to not identify this learning disability in children prevents students from getting the help they need to learn.
