Dyslexia impacts 6-7 percent of students, according to the International Dyslexia Association. If you didn’t know, it’s a learning disorder that makes it difficult for students to understand and process language, and no one knows exactly what causes it.
Teacher Jane Broadis shared a poem one of her students wrote via Twitter:
Today in Y6 we looked at poems that could be read forwards & backwards. I was stunned by this one written by one of my 10 year olds. Please share – I would love her work to be appreciated further afield. I wonder if it could even find a publisher? pic.twitter.com/tmEQpiRrhq
— Jb5Jane (@Jb5Jane) February 27, 2019
Here’s a closer look at the poem:
Photo Credit: Twitter
Did you catch that last line? Once you get to the end, you can start from the bottom and read back up because the poem reads forwards and backward.
Understandably, Twitter can’t get enough of this budding poet.
Here’s one response from an adult who has dyslexia:
Wonderful! I was called stupid by my year 6 teacher. 3 years later diagnosed with Dyslexia.
We just see things others can not.— John (@John84YNWA) February 27, 2019
And another response from someone who struggled:
Thanks. My second grade teacher threw a paper in my face and asked if I was stupid. My parents got me dyslexia training through the Shriners. Result: 2 college degrees and a 40 year career as a journalist/writer.
— rgratcliffe (@rgratcliffe) February 27, 2019
Some of the responses praised the teacher, who responded with gratitude:
Thank you Toby – it is a privilege to help find, nurture and celebrate the talents of children.
— Jb5Jane (@Jb5Jane) February 27, 2019
It’s a brilliant and wonderful poem, and I’m sure this is just the beginning of a long career wordsmithing!
