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A Mother/Tutor's Gratitude

On March 8, 2016 in Learning Disabilities, Parenting by Doug Sprei (LAE)

Guest author, mother and reading tutor Penny Auchmuty penned this loving letter to her son, published on her blog, Dyslexia - Our Story.

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Dear Payne, On the eve of what will be the start of tutoring a new student, there are a few things I wanted you to know. Because of you- I will use all the knowledge I now have about dyslexia and reading struggles that I didn’t have when you were their age, to help them. Because of you- I promise, I will never tell them to try harder because I now understand that’s a horrific thing to say to a dyslexic student. Because of you- I will not get frustrated with them when they have difficulty spelling a word or remembering a sight word, I will show them a different way, a better way. Because of you- I will make sure to let them know how awesome they are. Because of you- I now know what Orton-Gillingham is. Because of you- I am now a tutor helping children like you learn to read. Because of you- My life has taken a turn in a direction that I never envisioned. Because of you- I now have an irrepressible drive and a mission to make a difference. Because of you- I feel like I’m a better person. Thank you. Penny Wagner-Auchmuty is a founding member of Decoding Dyslexia-West Virginia and Decoding Dyslexia-North Carolina along with her husband Neil and children, Payne and Kaitlin. She is a volunteer Augustine Literacy Project Tutor for ReadWS (Read*Write*Spell) in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina. Penny trained in 2014 to become a volunteer IEP Partner for North Carolina’s Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC.) Her blog is Dyslexia: Our Story.

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