https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw Record your reaction to Dr. Gentry's commentary about being dyslexic. I chose donuts because I know he would like it! en-us 2017-05-01 00:49:07 UTC 2017-05-06 23:52:46 UTC hello@padlet.com erinrboiles https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/169319023 While reading this article, I think I could honestly say that I was in awe by his story. The creative way that he taught himself left from right to the struggles that he still faces today are proof that the road to success is not always an easy one. It is a struggle at times but is worth it in the end. Besides, you never know the lives you will touch along the way.]]> 2017-05-02 02:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/169319023 https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/169567625 Jennifer Bonilla
How frustrated he must have been. Knowing left and right are the basis of so many things we do. We take for granted that kids know (or eventually know) left from right. He had to figure it out on his own. 
I have noticed that some students with dyslexia  do not say explicitly what it is that they struggle with. They sit, wait, drag their feet, but seldom directly ask what they need to know. Is it the shame of not knowing something so basic, or is it their natural tendency to try to figure it out on their own?]]> 2017-05-03 00:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/169567625 christina_stewart1 https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/169797134 I am amazed at his description of what is difficult for him. I have always struggled to understand dyslexia and how it affects students. Students are often unable to tell you what is difficult/frustrating or why.  I did not consider that students with dyslexia would struggle with essential skills like knowing their left from right. 
I also found his descriptions of letters interesting. Everything is remembered in a visual way. Things face forwards or away.]]> 2017-05-03 20:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/169797134 martin_lauren12 https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/169815622 Dr. Gentry had us read this article in his classes to remind us of the struggle that students with reading disabilities can face. He once said that he knew which way the pages of his book were orientated because of the layout of his classroom and I often do that for my own students now. He reminds us to never take a student's background knowledge for granted. We need to teach explicitly and always know that every student is capable of success. ]]> 2017-05-03 23:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/169815622 delilah_fernandez0703 https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/169887528 Dr. Gentry's story is truly amazing and inspirational. I get very emotional reading his story as it is quite similar to my brothers. Unfortunately, my brother never had teachers like Dr. Gentry, therefore, could never develop a passion for reading and writing. 

-Delilah Fernandez]]> 2017-05-04 10:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/169887528 https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/170084739 Dr. Gentry is inspiring because he didn't let his challenges stop him from pursuing great accomplishments. I loved his account of how he used visual and tactile cues to help himself. I have not thought about how students with dyslexia may need those types of supports.]]> 2017-05-05 02:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/170084739 https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/170091154 Elizabeth Olmos
Dr. Gentry has an amazing story about his journey. Dyslexia was not well studied when Dr. Gentry was young. Therefore, he was expected to learn just like the rest of his peers. I am astonished at how he became pedagogically aware of his learning. Visuals, touch, and people around him were ways in which he discovered his learning abilities. I love his story!]]> 2017-05-05 03:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/170091154 phoebe_whitney23 https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/170332949 Phoebe Whitney

Dr. Gentry has been my professor in at least 3 classes at Tarleton and I thoroughly enjoyed each one. His story is inspiring because it shows that, with perseverance, even those of us with flaws, disabilities, or weaknesses can succeed in life. Just like Dr. Gentry, if students with dyslexia can be taught how to succeed, then it will not define them.
Dr. Gentry is very intelligent, as indicated by his 4.0 G.P.A. in all his college pursuits, however, not all children with dyslexia that we teach will be as self-sufficient as he.  As teachers, we must intentionally plan successful avenues of learning for these students. We must also help them discover and learn to use the tools they already have within them to succeed in every day life. ]]> 2017-05-06 23:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/liscolvin/8z69pr5b46kw/wish/170332949