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A Parent's Perspective — A Success Story (audio)
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By Julie from Indiana (Parent)
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about learning disabilities–students with disabilities

In this Parent Perspective, Julie, the mother of a middle school student with dyslexia, discusses how her son Scott's attitude and achievement levels began to improve after he began attending a school that was Orton-Gillingham based. Julie credited the positive changes in Scott's personality and schoolwork to her son's hard work as well as the staff and resources at his school.

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