Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Vision
They say that eyes are one of the most important tool a person could have. Most especially when one is studying. It is hard for a pupil/ student to go to school everyday and facing each letter, each word, each sentence that they could rarely see nor understand. I for one had a visual problem while growing up. I was born with lazy eyes. I have Astigmatism. I was practically wearing a thick pair of eyeglasses since I was three. Until now I have to wear contact lenses, having a visual grade of more than three hundred. That is why I understand pupils who are having a hard time copying. I understand pupils who are having a hard time understanding a single word I say whenever I teach. Some pupils may not have Astigmatism or a set of lazy eyes but some of them just see words floating and jumping of the book. Pupils who have learning disabilities, specifically children who are dyslexic are seeing things differently. They may perceive the word "dog" as "poq" or they may see words running off the pages of their books. It is hard.
It is nice to know that nowadays, people are more knowledgeable about Special Education specifically, with Learning Disabilities. It is high time for us to have an open mind for our students/pupils. We may perceive those children "lazy" but we have to look again and those children might suffer from a disability.
