When
I was a kid I struggled really bad with words, reading, and spelling. Words
have failed me since I was little. I was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) when I
was in elementary school. They put me on a medication that helped me focus and to
keep the words from moving around on the page. It is a lot more difficult to
concentrate with some of the numbers and words moving around on the page as I
read, but it is something I have got to overcome every day. Reading a book
takes me longer because I constantly have to reread sections, but I eventually
get it done and understand the book. It helps me a lot if I have the book or
paper read to me. I can understand it a lot easier that way. I would prefer my
teacher stand in front of the room and talk about the words rather than me
trying to look them up myself because I can understand it better through
another person explaining it. In class I would get distracted if someone moved
in their chair or if someone simply walked past the classroom door. Because of
these distractions, I would lose what word I was on. My teachers in the past
have helped me with this issue by letting me take tests and quizzes in small
groups or in a room by myself. I feel like I misuse words sometimes in sentences
because I don’t know what it means. Although I am getting better at spelling
words and using them in the right way and not having to rely on spell check all
the time.
While
reading and words are a struggle to me, my listening skills are a strength of
mine. I have learned that I do much better on assignments and tests when they
are read out loud to me by my teacher. This is one of the reasons I enjoy Country
music so much. I am able to connect with words much easier this way. Hearing
the words with the rhythm of the song makes them easier to remember. I have
listened to George Strait all my life his words have a great impact on my life.
I find music a lot more enjoyable than
having to read a book by my self. I find when I read the words in the book I don’t
understand them as much as if I have an audiobook or if I listen to someone
else read them to me.
i struggle with the same, it gets hard with school sometimes but hard work pays off in the end. keep working hard and you will conquer that struggle.
ReplyDeleteSkylar I was the same way, but you can't let that slow you down you got to look at the good things and know that it will be all worth it in the end.
ReplyDeleteSkylar we sound like the same exact person. I have always struggled with school since I was little. I struggle with numbers of words.I was also diagnosed with ADHD and ADD as a child.Don't let these things let you down though be positive and you can fight through it!
ReplyDeleteIs great to hear you have are doing better! if I can help you on anything count on me . Although I'm not very good my self ,maybe helping you or others will help my self too.
ReplyDeletei feel good that u doing better day by day .
ReplyDeleteSkylar, I appreciate this thing you said about music's connection to memory. That's precisely why students, quite some time ago, were required to memorize poetry. Poetry generally contains a rhythm. And that rhythm taught students vocabulary, grammar, formal language, and the natural order of language. We've lost the art of memorizing poetry - to the point that students now hate poetry and balk at the idea of memorizing a poem. Few of those students don't realize how many songs they have memorized, and memorized with little effort. You wanna increase your memory, your attention span, your vocabulary, and your confidence with language, start memorizing some poems. It's financially cheap. It's a skill that becomes easier with time. And it's a PROVEN method - even moreso than medication! - for building all the things listed above.
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