Charles’s story explores the difficulties in reading English as experienced when coming from a Taiwanese background.
Jeanette’s story explores the difficulties in reading as experienced through being dyslexic. This series is based on a literacy tutor's experiences with a number of students in New Zealand and her work in putting these stories into print.
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Kamla says in her own words “because I’ve had no schooling at all I’ve got a lot to catch up on, but every day I work hard for several hours to make progress, either on my own or with an ARLA tutor.” Based on a real life experience of a New Zealand literacy student.
'When I left school in 1979, I was 15 years old and couldn’t spell my own name. During the next eight years I learned to read and write, with results that went beyond my wildest dreams. This book has been written to show that anything is possible if you have enough determination'.
Tahae’s story explores the difficulties in reading as experienced when coming from a violent, abusive background where nobody valued reading.
