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Lature mingles relevant information about dyslexia with humor as she shares her experiences with students from primary grades through adulthood. As a teacher of over thirty-five years and as an advocate for persons with dyslexia--her experience and insight is invaluable to both parents, educators, and the general public. While Lature has dealt with professionals who denied the existence of dyslexia and was forced to watched the abuse of students, she has pushed forward with vigor and passion, sometimes at great personal sacrifice. DYSLEXIA: A TEACHER'S JOURNEY, Memoir, gives vital information and advice on what dyslexia is and how to help those often highly creative and intelligent persons with dyslexia. The back of the book list lists websites, books, and organizations that can help those dealing with dyslexia. Her fight for the rights of persons with dyslexia, will make readers laugh, cry, inspire, and inform them of the role they can have in helping all persons with dyslexia or suspected dyslexia. DYSLEXIA: A TEACHER'S JOURNEY, Memoir, can help present and future generations glimpse the past, best live in the present, and plan for the future.

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Ruth Fuller Lature earned a B.S. degree in secondary education and a M.A. in psychology from Austin Peay State University. She holds a second masters degree from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in elementary education. She participated in a summer program at Berea College to learn multisensory teaching based on Orton/Gillingham methods. Having developed a passion for persons with dyslexia, she helped found the Dyslexia Association of the Pennyrile, located in Hopkinsville, KY, which is an organization dedicated to helping persons with dyslexia. Having found her mission in life, she continues as Executive Director after forty-three years. She conducts dyslexia workshops and has been an adjunct professor at Hopkinsville Community College.

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