Children's survey

Do you understand your dyslexia; could you explain your areas of difficulties to a new teacher?
When I was younger and came home from school upset I drew ducks, now I just give Mum a hard time, (sorry Mum) what do you do when you have had a difficult day?
Do you get easily frustrated with your schoolwork?
How do your teachers treat you?
Do your teachers recognize your problems?
Are you getting enough help from your school?
Do you think that dyslexic people should be cured?
Do you think that teachers should be trained to teach dyslexic children the things they find difficult?
Do you think that you should be kept in at brake time to complete unfinished work?
Have you ever been humiliated by a teacher, if yes, how did it make you feel?
Do you know any really good websites about dyslexia for children?

I got replies from all over the place all helping me with my project. From question 6 I found out that children were not getting enough help from their schools which is ridicules.

Only one child thought that dyslexia should be cured the others thought like me, that teachers should be trained to teach dyslexic children what they find difficult.

Children cope in different ways with their dyslexia. When the children are in a bad mood after a bad day at school they do things like: cuddling the cat, watching television, playing on the computer, annoying Mum and lots more. One of the children said that she says rude things in her head about her teachers.

Most of the children were not bullied by other children; they were bullied by their teachers. When teachers humiliate and call them lazy and other names the children just give up. Some children then behave badly, then they are excluded, then they start to steel and may end up in prison.

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