Mai-Linn
Power Point Presentation
Daisy
Mai-Linn Holdt
About me
- Mai-Linn Holdt, 16 years old
- From Oslo, Norway
- I am in my first year in college, service and communication studies
- I have dyslexia
- I found out that I had dyslexia in my third year in grade school
- When I think about grade school, everything was dark and difficult for me. I don’t remember anything apart from the breaks.
About me
In my sixth year I got a private teacher, and I learned to read and write. By that time I was 11 years old
Talking books
- Before I got talking books, my mum and dad used to read to me
- I am entitled to get talking books because of my dyslexia
- I was given talking books in the fifth grade, but not in every subject
- I used talking books when I did my homework, but I don’t remember much about it
- In my first high school year things changed for the better. More opportunities came along, and people started to expect more from me.
Talking books
- I was given talking books, but they were Daisy copies.
-They did not work properly - The same thing happened the next year.
- Then my parents started a proscess, to make sure that I got proper Daisy books
- I did not feel like using them, because I had lost my self-esteem
- In the end I was forced to make use of the talking books, and as time went by I started to use them because I wanted to
<p1> Today
- You probably remember that I didn’t like using the daisy books at first, but that I enjoy it now
- I depend on the daisy books
- If it wasn’t for the daisy books, I wouldn’t have as high grades as I do, in any subject
- I worry that I won’t get daisy talking books when I start higher education
<p1> How I use the Daisy talking books
- PC with Amis reading programme
- Possibly with earplugs
- I keep the paper copy of the book in front of me while listening to Daisy
- The sound quality on the film is poor, but it’s not like that in real life
<p1> Self- confidence
- It is easy to loose your self-confidence when you don’t get what you are entitled to, like PC, extra tuition, talking books etc.
- I have good friends who respect me and my dyslexia
- I have also done different sports, something which has made me gain more self-confidence
<p1> The talking books have given me more self-confidence, and have helped me to achieve grades that are good enough