November 17, 2010 at 8:10am
3TV, Arizona News
Good Morning Arizona
By Catherine Holland
Phoenix - - Blessed with an accomplished career, Gary Lehrer beat the odds, climbing the corporate ladder in a $13 billion organization. But none of that success came easy. Lehrer is dyslexic, but he didn't know it for years.
As Kaley O'Kelley explains, that's why he's helping kids with dyslexia at an east valley school where teachers are working to change their students' lives.
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
The Arizona Republic
By Amy B. Wang
Focus on: Dyslexia
Misconceptions Persist For An old Disorder
Gradually, Shayan fell behind in kindergarten, then first and second grades, after repeatedly being told by school officials to wait and see, his parents brought him to a developmental specialist. Tests confirmed the Scottsdale boy was severely dyslexic.
Studies have shown dyslexia affects up to 15 percent of the population to some degree, according to Dr. Marj Jones, Executive Director of of the Arizona Literacy and Learning Center.
"There's a large amount of adults that are out there that don't realize what they have, or they don't know how to fix it," said Gary Lehrer, who was diagnosed in his mid-20's, which he called a turning point in his life.
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