Thank you for this video, it really helps. One of the things that I suffer from as a dyslexic is misreading things like dates and mixing up days. I got a really, harsh email from my professor today because apparently I was supposed to give my presentation today. My dyslexic brain read Thursday instead of Tuesday. This happens every semester, I'm always the last person to submit. The problem is this professor is really nice and she knows about my connection but she doesn't understand when I need extra time to work on final projects. Her email really made me feel down and low about myself, I really feel like the academic world is not for me.

@excelinexams1056

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, you know, you are so not alone. If your really nice professor knew you felt this way, she would feel bad that she was impatient. Good professors are aware that dyslexia needs longer and more creative approaches. The traditional academic approach is narrow and not for many people, but you have a great brain and I can bet that your creativity could blow others out of the water. Academia needs all sorts of brains or it will dry itself out and end up chasing its tail. Believe me, you are doing academic land a favour by sticking with it, mad as it sounds... :)

@Two_lights867

3 жыл бұрын

@@excelinexams1056 Thank you so much for your kind words. All my life teachers get impressed by me during class discussions, especially literature teachers. That is until they see my exam paper and my horrible handwriting and embarrassing spelling mistakes. I’m really good in understanding metaphors, I even point out things that the teacher didn’t notice, but that really doesn’t improve my GPA. I guess everything will be fine at the end.

I can share with you all the tips, and tricks I learned over the last 55 years of schooling, education, and learning as a Man Born with Dyslexia! I am, a loving example, of what is possible, when you learning how to actually train yourself to learn the dyslexic way! My Name is, Peter Michelson, and I Am, and USN, Chief GunnersMate, Retired! I have many avenues of professional successes in my life. I have instructed many folks in, and out of the Navy. It’s all about the giving back; so others can be successful in life!

@KalindiPriyadarshini

2 жыл бұрын

Hello ... how can I get the tips..

I'm a new subscriber, my goal is to study and pass my written and drivers test .

@excelinexams1056

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kathryn and good luck! Depending on where you are looking to sit your driving tests, there are lots of different support aids for the process - though it has been a while since I went through the process, so I am sure that others will have more up-to-date knowledge! Practising for your practical test will be a matter of physical muscle memory and anxiety management and less of a pressure on reading/writing skills. Preparing for the written test will mean you will need to be systematic in the way that you learn and ensure that you take your time as well, so that your brain doesn't make needless mistakes.... I am sure you will be successful! :)

Thanks for that video. I am a dyslexic and in a few days, I will have to teach a dyslexic girl mathematics. That video reminded me how I proceed with my learning process. That was a really good reminder, thank you

And personally I studying by write short paragraphs instead of drawing and it help me better than mindmap

Any tips or advice you could give for A-level Maths ad Physics? and thanks for the video

Thank you for posting. I have been assessed at my University in January 2019 at age 34 so I am learning how I learn, understand, and remember information best for me. I am noticing pictures, experiences, and tactile learning (hands-on) or solving problems help me greatly. But I struggle with applying these to mostly writing exams. So I am going to ask for help on this at the service center at my University.

I CAN'T FOCUS ON THE FRICKIN' VIDEO!

If instructors would have ideas on how dyslexics can learn more efficiently that would be nice. Also if they would care to make it easier on a student who is trying very hard but still struggling.. In my experience that rarely happens, unless a teacher is forced to provide accomondations.

I love this.

Thank you

Thank you. This video helped 100%. And this video was made before Corona Virus came to existence.

@excelinexams1056

4 жыл бұрын

I am so pleased, Elliott. Be safe and well in these peculiar old times. There are good times ahead.

What would you recommend for memory ? I have a hard time remembering information and I’m not sure how I can revise for uni. I would love a “hot to revise effectively”m for dummies” kind of thing. I really need to start with basics.

This is informative information. I am looking at ways to help my daughter who has Dyslexia be more prepared for her yearly exams. She struggles with reading comprehension so she rarely passes her exams and must continue to retake them which is a huge hit on her confidence. Your videos while informative, are boring, u need to hv examples visually of what u mean so people watching don't start zoning out. Why not go over mind mapping on a white board to explain what u mean. U hv good ideas but just need to explain them in a way that keeps the viewer wanting to pay attention.

Any tips on how I can pass the CPA, as a dyslexic/SLD?

Any tips on reading comprehension, I’m dyslexic and disgraphic(sorry if it’s the wrong term, I don’t live in an English speaking country).

Is it normal to be a unit leader for my CCA(red cross) and I have dyslexia

I’ve been told that with my dyslexia I have a slower processing rate and I feel like i work hard but don’t get the grades at all and I feel like the teachers can’t even explain why what I’m doing isn’t enough, any advice on how to revise because I still don’t really get it and how should I tackle exams?

What would you suggest they do to prepare for standardised test like IELTS? Thanks

@excelinexams1056

8 жыл бұрын

+vjgcantos1818 Apologies for being slow to reply...for some reason your comment wasnt delivered to me. IELTS preparation should not be any different from any other "standard" exam as all results are normed to grade boundaries. However, I find that many dyslexic students struggle with a second language - unsurprisingly. So, again, the nature of their dyslexia needs to be assessed and then a prep plan put in place to maximise their learning style preferences - and usually with a longer prep time in the schedule. With regard to exam taking, I am not familiar with IELTS guidelines, but I would have thought it worth applying both for use of a laptop as well as extra time.

I am getting test very soon for it but I am pretty sure I have it for years and I have a hard time spelling,reading,and math my teacher get mad at me when I finish my work fast but I don't get good grade on my test but I will student sooo hard but I fail it the when I try to read all my note then I feel like it to hard then B and D I get confused but I am a very organized person then when we have to read I lose my place fast and I can't sit still when I have to sit and read I write slow in civic I wrote so slow that he was the notes for me and my reading and spelling is so bad that people at school pick on me and my teacher say I don't work hard when I do i failed math last year so I had to do it again and I can figure it out sometimes and none of my teacher help me only one does this year and that civic . I'm am In the 7 grade sposed to be in the 8th grade

@excelinexams1056

7 жыл бұрын

Gwen, I am sorry to have missed this note... It sounds as though you are really struggling right now. I would ask to see the School learning support person first of all, but it sounds as though you would really benefit from a proper assessment by a psychologist. Dyslexia is a broad umbrella term that describes lots of different problems - and difficulties with Maths is called dyscalculia (not an easy word to say!). To help you best, your School needs to know exactly what is going on - where your strengths are and where you need support.

Any tips and advice on how I can pass the anatomy exam? :'(

@excelinexams1056

8 жыл бұрын

+What MadeLikes The anatomy exam is always a challenge - not least because there is so much content! Right, so first work out how you are going to divide and then subdivide each area of the body. You are chunking it up, just as you would for non-diagrammatical content. Then, get into the habit of practising drawing the body part or system yourself, rather than just photocopying it. It will help you to remember the bits and how they fit together. Standing up to draw can also be helpful. Then, make sure your layout of labels is also chunked and organised - not looking like porcupine quills! Try to keep them ordered and no more than five listed together down the diagram without a space in between. Finally, try to do the memory work for it over time - allocate time to remembering specific areas and then refresh yourself every few days. Anatomy is a tricky thing to cram for! Lots more things possible, but otherwise I would go on for ever! Good luck! :)

@Smelly13

5 жыл бұрын

Pictures and mind maps? =)

@ishish8816

4 жыл бұрын

I'm at med school too midway through reading anatomy and i came here because I really struggle with reading. I've resulted to watching academic videos Anatomy and Physiology: Ninja Nerd, Noted Anatomist

What would you suggest for a 11 (year 6) girl doing Maths (mental and normal) , English (comprehension, story writing and grammar) science, History, French, Latin, Geography and RS exam??

@excelinexams1056

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Tabz. This schedule is quite common, so I would recommend the same sort of system as that which I recommend on www.excelinexams.com. Smartivate, my exam prep program, would work well for her. Thanks.

I am in yeah 9 and I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was 8 and I'm worried about passing my tests because I did my year 9 tests and failed all of those after spending a lot of the holiday revising But I think I failed because nothing is going in and I can't find a way that helps me take things in and focus

@excelinexams1056

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Tumnus. It sounds as though you could do with some support to help you with learning techniques. You were diagnosed with dyslexia a while ago and, given that you are now in Year 9, it is going to be pretty important that you understand the nature of your dyslexia so that you can prepare for your exams that will be coming up over the next few years. Good job for identifying the problem and asking the questions! My first suggestion would be to go to your learning support teacher at school. They will be able to give you different techniques to learn material, depending on whether you struggle reading or writing or both. However, remember that you won't remember very much at all if you don't understand the material in the first place. So, in a nutshell: 1. Make sure you understand what you are trying to revise 2. Summarise your material effectively in a way that suits you - either with diagrams, pictures/fewer words, audio summaries 3. Learn your summaries - just like you would learn lines for a play 4. Practise example questions so that you know the exam technique 5. Make sure you have practised answering questions within the set time period (or your own time period, if you have been granted extra time). It may well help, if you haven't done so already, to have a more up to date assessment and then make sure you have the extra time and perhaps access to a laptop or voice recording software too. Good luck! :)

I have trouble reading and writing and it effects my revision for long writing what can I do to overcome this ??

@rocco3570

8 жыл бұрын

I'm doing psychology

@excelinexams1056

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Rockmyster. Yes, I understand - it's common for dyslexic students to struggle with long writing (and usually long stretches of reading too). You are going to need to start with shorter sessions and build up. You are also going to need to do more practice papers/questions using exam time limits than someone who doesn't have those sorts of struggles. So, start with setting yourself a 30min writing task - plan it first and then write. Insert these regularly into your revision schedule. As you improve with your focus, increase to 40mins, 50 mins, 60 mins etc. In sport, we call it "training age" - what is your training age for exams, in this case? Your brain is going to struggle if it is only used to working out for 20mins at a go - and then you ask it to leap to 40mins, sort of thing. It also means that I would recommend you start your revision early, so that you can build this element of the program into it. :)

It’s funny, my school was made aware of my dyslexia in year 8. They never help me with anything and I have had to fight to get anything from it, now, I suffer with reading problems, I can’t read a sentence with out a problem, and writing is x10 worse than it was when I was 10. I spell like a 5 year old, due to the neglect my school gave me when helping with my studies. I get easily distracted to the point I can’t hand stuff in on time, because of the people around me. (Teachers are also not helpful). I am now in my final year of secondary school and wish my school had help more. (I was in the principals office every so often to have a discussion with him, and why he hasn’t done anything to help). I also found out that on my profile it states there is an unknown document on it and if you click on it, it comes up with a document stated my dyslexia and 2 other things, which have no impact. Along with that none of my teacher are aware of this problem and I have to check in on it every other day. (Not even the English teacher help). It is getting so much worse that I no longer can work on my assessments because of distractions, other students (chatter boxers who never stop talking while I try to get the work done, and while the teacher talks), the teachers themselves (support teachers who are supposed to help the students), anything that moves, writing simple words (I spent 30 minutes trying to spell baton?(I still don’t know if that is right)), I can’t work at home, in the library, in class, or anywhere due to distractions, the only way I can work is if I have music, to drown out other noise but my school recently put a ban of phone and earphones, so these who use them for drowning out can’t and suffer in class because of it. (I do understand the whole point of a class is to learn, but when working quietly or in study,) it sucks. I can’t even do the online classes due to this issue as well... I can’t say no to a simple question, like “do you understand the work we’re doing?” My heart and mind says no but I nod instead, I kick my self afterwards. I never understand to work and when I try to ask the teacher after another student takes my place even when I am mid conversation with them, every the teacher forgets the conversation and tells me to get to class or to leave, them alone or they can’t talk. I feel invisible when talking about this problem. The school told my mother that I had to be re diagnosed with severe dyslexia, (sadly due to the neglect my dyslexia has gotten progressively worse, it was very mild when I was first diagnosed with it, to the point, where when I got, “school tested” for a learning disability, my marks were so bad my mother thought I did it on purpose, I almost left that room crying that day, because of how difficult it was to read, write and answer the questions). To anyone who suffers, keep going you will get there, I promise.

@excelinexams1056

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rye_z. Thank you so much for posting. I think that anyone with a heart reading your note would feel for your situation. It sounds as though you have really been battling the system - and a bit of a lone voice. I am not sure who has been responsible for testing your dyslexia - whether it was a counsellor from Learning Support or whether it was an educational psychologist, but I am wondering whether you may have some complicating factors in there too. High levels of distractibility are common for severe dyslexia, mainly because it takes so much effort to actually do the reading/writing tasks, so the brain fatigues faster. However, it may be possible that you have some attentional problems too, which would only add to your load. This is nothing to do with being a 'bad' student, but with how your brain is wired. If you have the support of your family, I would ask for an assessment for attentional disorder symptoms as well. If you are not able to be assessed formally for some reason, then take a look at some of the literature around ADD or ADHD - not to self-diagnose, but some of the ways in which ADD is treated may be helpful for you as well. I currently have two clients with formal diagnoses of dyslexia and ADHD as a combination. If your school will not help you, then I would suggest taking matters into your own hands as much as you can and at least trialling some different techniques that may/not work for you. Truly, you would benefit from ongoing professional help - beyond that of school - but you may not be in a position to access it. I can bet that you have probably learnt a lot about yourself and the techniques that work (eg headphones) and, after school, you will have more freedom to implement the things that can help you. Good luck, Rye_z. It's certainly not an easy road, but I honestly do respect the strength that you have clearly built

@rye__z1272

3 жыл бұрын

@@excelinexams1056 thank you, honestly no one has ever listened. It has been a battle with schools since I was 5 after I took a heavy blow to the back of the head, ( self injury) I never got a neurological test to see if I had caused damage to my brain, I have been hiding it, some how. I am going to try and look into getting more help and try to get to university and such. Truly thank you for replying to me, it means the world.

Keşke biri Türkçe altyazılı eklese nerdeyse çoğu yerleri anlayamıyorum. :(

I need help I don't know where to start struggling with things and I made it this far but I know I could do so much more if I had more tips like this what are you start for seeking help

@excelinexams1056

5 жыл бұрын

Hi James, I can hear your frustration and it is commonly felt by those who are yet to access the help they need; make a few small changes and then move forward more effectively. I am sorry, but I am not quite sure if you are asking me where you wish to start asking for help or what I start at fees-wise for help... I am going to assume the former and you can let me know if you meant otherwise. First, you need to be assessed to work out your strengths and weaknesses. Go to your school or college if you are in education and ask to see the learning support staff first. They would then be able to recommend a psychologist. Without knowing your strengths and weaknesses, it is very difficult to make a decent plan to help. If you are no longer in education, then access the national psychological society for your country and contact them for names in your area of educational psychologists. This will then give you the starting point from which to move forward. Very hard to fix a broken ankle if you don't know which bones are broken, or how or where...

@jamesclavonii8462

5 жыл бұрын

@@excelinexams1056 thank you very much. A lot of people tell me that I'm really smart but I know I can do so much more to help make the world a better place it's like you said I got to find out which Bones may be broken in the ankle so that I can get them repaired correctly thank you very much for this information

I need help with maths am always the lowest in my class

@excelinexams1056

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Tane . Without analysing your performance it is difficult to know what's happening for you. Maths difficulties can suggest dyscalculia rather than dyslexia ie difficulty with numbers (look it up!). However, a dyslexic student may have difficulties organising themselves so that they turn up without their books; forget to do homework; run out of time to do work - that sort of thing. Dyslexic students may also have more problems with wordy Maths questions: the only-numbers questions are fine, but stick some words in there and they can struggle. Long term difficulties with any subject can then lead to lower levels of confidence, so a tendency to stop trying because "it doesn't matter what I do; it never makes a difference" which means you can fall even further behind. However, I think, first of all, I would suggest that you have yourself assessed to suss out exactly what the problem is....I would start off by speaking to your Maths teacher as they should have a pretty good idea if they are experienced as they are likely to have seen similar problems before. If not, then an educational psychologist will help :)

@tanesiah8955

8 жыл бұрын

My teacher said I have dsycalculia and can you give me revision tips plz

@excelinexams1056

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Tane. With dyscalculia, often there are two main problems: the first is with understanding the material in the first place. This means that you will need to put aside more time to really get your head around the types of questions. I cannot emphasise it enough: without understanding it properly, you are really not going to remember it well. So, for revision, make sure you give yourself as much time as you need to really understand things first. Maybe use 121 time with your teacher; youtube videos or even friends to help explain things, so that different explanations can give you a range of ways that you might better understand. Once you have understood it, break it down into chunks for each topic and write example questions/answers on your Summary Posters - very neatly and in an organised structure. Then, you will need to return to what you have written regularly: if you make notes on a Monday, then make sure that you look at it again on Wednesday rather than leaving it too long and giving your brain a chance to forget. :)

@tanesiah8955

8 жыл бұрын

thanks:)

@misscatnip209

6 жыл бұрын

Look for or ask your teachers to be more straightforward.That's what really helped me.

the thing with my dyslexia + adhd is that i don't have problems with memorizing i memorized 92 digits in 30mins.. my dyslexia is more on reading, focusing, spelling and zoning out and stuff vocab tests are never abt memorizing for me they're always about my brain not unconsciously misspelling myself. i fucked up so many of my exams bc of this

@excelinexams1056

3 жыл бұрын

You have a COOL memory going on there! Nice. The thing about dyslexia is that it's an umbrella term that covers lots of different (but related) symptoms. It's important to understand your own profile so that you can better learn how to maximise your strengths and, where possible, minimise the impact of your weaker skills if those skills are being pretty stubborn to change...

@astrophysicss121

3 жыл бұрын

@@excelinexams1056 do u know if i should talk to a doc abt it and maybe get diagnosed with it? bc my parents think it's unnecessary but i literally got 3/3 of my grade taken off bc of my spelling mistakes..? And thank you for answering me!!

@excelinexams1056

3 жыл бұрын

@@astrophysicss121 Oh my word! It is so worth being diagnosed for this. Not because of whacking a label on you, but to help support you. A diagnosis will do two things: it will profile your strengths and weaknesses, so it's there in black and white; it will give you some recommendations for how to mitigate the bodgy bits and maximise the good bits, and...depending on which school system you have, many education systems give specific support for diagnosed dyslexics. For example, extra time in exams, use of a laptop, and - for one of my students (university though), where he is NEVER penalised for spelling and grammatical errors that are due to dyslexia. Definitely worth doing.... :)

@astrophysicss121

3 жыл бұрын

@@excelinexams1056 THANK YOU SO MUCHH

@excelinexams1056

3 жыл бұрын

@@astrophysicss121 You're welcome... :)

I just memrized every words but it is useless

Cant even focus on the video😑

I stopped listening when you recommended a good organisation to somebody who can't organise. It's like recommending reading to a illiterate.

@excelinexams1056

7 жыл бұрын

Hi VerGiftedTube and thanks for taking the time to reply. You actually make a really good point: for illiterates to improve, they need to learn to read - small letters and words at a time and asking for help when they need it. Dyslexic students are exactly the same. By improving their organisation, they improve enormously - and I know because I help hundreds of students with dyslexia to do exactly that. Please don't give up on yourself - keep going; make your steps little ones on the path to improvement and ask for help when you need it. By improving your organisation, you will improve your management of dyslexia - I promise! :)

@VerGiftedTube

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, learn to ... How can they do it. Not by reading but by learning all the little steps that may help. Reading is the goal not the method. But I understand what you were trying to say. It is the help that makes the difference. And it might need a lot of help and I am happy for every dyslexic child you saved from school failure. Thank you

@sarahobrien7168

7 жыл бұрын

Excel in Exams h j Kk k might,

All lmao

This is hopeless