Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Difficulty with studing?

Have you ever had a hard time with studing? Never knew really how to study? Well your in for a treat im going to tell you about some studing tips that has help me.
1. Have a giant calender in the hoise that everyone can see.
-you can put the day you recive something
-the day something is due
2. If you have a big project comming up put it on the calender.
-put the day you got the project on rhe calender
-then put the date rhat ot is due
3. Highlighting
- highlighting you notes with diffrent colors such as yellow are the name of people,orange is imprtant dates,blue is important authors pr good points.
4. Flash cards
-yes I know they take forever but once you do them you always have them and going though flash card at least everyday until the test will help tremendously
5. Make things fun
-have a subject that just doesnt peak your intrest? Make a game out of it! Play with your friends or family and will never know your studing.
6. Music
- studies show that losting to music helps the brain grasp things, like if you listen to your favorite song you will think of something you were suppose to remember.

Thanks you guys for reading my blog! If you have any comments or ideas please leave them in the commemt box below!

Thank to Yale for some tips.

http://dyslexia.yale.edu/DYS_Student2Student.html

Monday, February 3, 2014

Famous People With Learning Disabilites

Can you name at least five famous people with a learning disability? You would be really surprised on how many people that are really popular that have learning disabilities.

Five famous people I know of that have dyslexia are;
1)Keira Knightley 
  

She has stared in famous movies such as The Pirates of the Caribbean. At the age of six her mother bribed her if she read everyday she would get her an agent.  "Shakespeare Solved." : Keira Knightley & Shakespeare. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2014.



2) Whoopi Goldberg 


Whoopi was a high school drop out. She was told all her life
that she never could "meet the standards". Whoopi said she knew she was not stupid, if you read to her she could tell every single detail about that story.
"Whoopi Goldberg." Hollywood Star Walk. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2014.






3) Jay Leno 
Jay was a child who made poor grades all through school. He gave credit to his career on his dyslexia. He is now a former host of The The Tonight Show. 
"DID JON STEWART REALLY BEAT JAY LENO IN RATINGS?" Studio Briefing RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2014







4) Cher
Cher is also another high school drop out.
Who has also gone on to be a very talented
singer and actress. Cher had no idea she had dyslexia
until she went to go get her daughter tested.

"Dancing with Th Stars." Dancing with Th Stars. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2014

5) Red Bryant 
Red Bryant is a 2014 Super Bowl Champion. He also had a hard time all through school. To watch his interview about having dyslexia click here.

All this information came from CNN.com 
Allen, Scott, For More Mental_floss Articles, and Visit Mentalfloss.com. CNN. Cable News Network, 30 Oct. 2009. Web. 03 Feb. 2014