Nan Paget on tue 11 feb 03
I used to tutor (in California and then in Massachusetts) both youth and
adults who suffered from reading problems such as dyslexia. I used a strong
phonics program and tutored in my home, a private setting, as these people
are often used to covering up their problem with various techniques such as
being the class clown, acting out, or fooling friends into helping. You
could look for a private tutor or volunteer such as a retired teacher, but
be sure to look for the strong phonics component, and a friendly, positive
approach. Nan Paget
From Fred Paget, Marin County, California, USA
Hank Murrow on tue 11 feb 03
On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 10:14 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
> I've a very long time friend who is badly dyslexic. He is an incredible
> artist and sculptor, working in sterling silver, gold, platinum,
> pewter.
> He does some really amazing things with his medium, but the dyslexic
> thing is killing him off, both as an artist and as a person. I want to
> help.
>
> Can anyone point me towards help for adult dyslexics?
Dear John;
Check out my friend Richard Wanderman's site @ www.ldresources.com
Richard struggled with the problem for years, finally finding
encouragement at the U of Oregon pottery studio, and later developed
computer programs to self-coach one's way out of it.
Cheers, Hank in Eugene
Chris on tue 11 feb 03
i don't know if this is helpful or not, but the university that i go to used
to have a sculpture professor who was dyslexic, since he could not read the
texts for class that the students needed to read and none of these were
available as books on tape AND he could not read the students papers, he
got a special flatbed scanner that had OCR (optical character recognition)
as well as a program that could read all of this back to him. It was time
consuming but effective.
chris in arkansas
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 12:14 AM
Subject: Off-Topic - Dyslexic Artist
> Forgive me for being off of clay for a moment, but I have something
> bugging me that I hope some Clayart List members) can help me with.
>
> I've a very long time friend who is badly dyslexic. He is an incredible
> artist and sculptor, working in sterling silver, gold, platinum, pewter.
> He does some really amazing things with his medium, but the dyslexic
> thing is killing him off, both as an artist and as a person. I want to
> help.
>
> Can anyone point me towards help for adult dyslexics? I have searched
> the net for stuff, and found that support is pretty great in the UK,
> but not in the USA. I would like to help this man get a grant or some
> other help from somewhere so he can put in his own studio so he can
> make a living. He has a sharp mind and never forgets anything, but can't
> hold regular jobs because he can barely read and does so with great
> difficulty. He has become pretty beaten down by all the events that have
> happened to him revolving around the dyslexia and has been severely
> taken advantage of because of the reading thing. He is 53 years old and
> struggling just to keep himself with food and housing, much less be
> productive with his art work.
>
> If anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate hearing from you.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Rodgers
> Bormingham, AL
>
>
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John Rodgers on wed 12 feb 03
Forgive me for being off of clay for a moment, but I have something
bugging me that I hope some Clayart List members) can help me with.
I've a very long time friend who is badly dyslexic. He is an incredible
artist and sculptor, working in sterling silver, gold, platinum, pewter.
He does some really amazing things with his medium, but the dyslexic
thing is killing him off, both as an artist and as a person. I want to
help.
Can anyone point me towards help for adult dyslexics? I have searched
the net for stuff, and found that support is pretty great in the UK,
but not in the USA. I would like to help this man get a grant or some
other help from somewhere so he can put in his own studio so he can
make a living. He has a sharp mind and never forgets anything, but can't
hold regular jobs because he can barely read and does so with great
difficulty. He has become pretty beaten down by all the events that have
happened to him revolving around the dyslexia and has been severely
taken advantage of because of the reading thing. He is 53 years old and
struggling just to keep himself with food and housing, much less be
productive with his art work.
If anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks,
John Rodgers
Bormingham, AL
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