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Joanne shares her story about discovering she had dyslexia

Joanne shares her story about discovering she had dyslexia

Thursday, 8 April 2010

Hello my name is Joanne and I am ten years old. When I was in Year 2 my teacher told my mum she thought I had dyslexia.

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My Way!

Meet a movie star who happens to have dyslexia

Sunday, 31 January 2010

Ronan Carter might have dyslexia, but that hasn't stopped him from being a film star. Read about him here..

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Henry Winkler talks about living with a learning challenge

Henry Winkler talks about living with a learning challenge

Friday, 22 January 2010

First News My Way! ambassador Henry Winkler talks about living with a learning challenge 

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First News Editor Nicky Cox MBE

First News Editor Nicky Cox MBE

Friday, 22 January 2010

A message from First News editor Nicky Cox MBE about why she think the My Way! campaign is so important

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Ben Hunter aged  from Wales won the Young Person of the Year Award at Dyslexia Action’s Annual Awards. See why he thinks My Way! is so important.

Ben Hunter and Ryan King

Friday, 22 January 2010

Ben Hunter aged  from Wales won the Young Person of the Year Award at Dyslexia Action’s Annual Awards. See why he thinks My Way! is so important.

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Henry Winkler talks about being an author

Henry Winkler talks about being an author

Friday, 22 January 2010

Henry Winkler is a huge Hollywood actor, producer and director. (Well, he’s quite short, actually!) He’s most famous for playing The Fonz in a TV show called Happy Days but, now, he is the author of best-selling children’s novels in America about Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Underachiever. Bethany (12) met him and asked him a few questions about Hank...

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