05/29/2019 02:25:12 PMA group of teachers, parents and doctors struggled to read aloud a paragraph of mostly single-syllable words. The letters appeared fuzzy and out of order.
One doctor held up the paper to his face, hoping it would help. Others paused with doubt before almost every word.
“To,” read one woman.
“Almost,” said the proctor.
The word was “in.”
The exercise, held at Neuhaus Education Center, was designed to give participants the feelings of frustration experienced by children and adults with dyslexia. Tracy Weeden, a two-time graduate of the University of Houston College of Education, serves as president and chief executive officer of the Houston-based nonprofit, which specializes in dyslexia training and support.
Weeden, who administered the reading activity on a recent afternoon, asked the participants how they felt afterward.