Dyslexia and the challenge of teachers, parents

February 3, 2018
Current Students, education, Prospective Students
There are hundreds of thousands of dyslexic schoolchildren in Nigeria today subjected to ill treatment and stigmatisation largely due to ignorance and impatience of teachers and parents.  Iyabo Lawal, writes on the challenges of pupils with dyslexia.
Alexander Akintoye is an adorable child. He is affable and precocious. But he is a victim of verbal and sometimes physical abuse – both at home and in school.
“My mummy slapped me and asked me to kneel down here,” the youngster replied his neighbour why he squatted in the afternoon sun instead of being in the comfort of his parents’ apartment.

Source : Guardian