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Subject: Re: Dyslexia and being a law student Author: John Marcum [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 02:02:41 01/22/11 Sat In reply to: Sharon 's message, "Dyslexia and being a law student" on 07:49:14 12/03/10 Fri I don't have dyslexia, but I know someone who does. The tip I'm about to give may not get rid of your dyslexia, but it might make reading/studying/understanding a bit easier. It's so basic you may not believe it. Use common and technical dictionaries like crazy. Try to get images/pictures or do sketches or even get the real thing--of the term/word your trying to understand. It's all words. Take them one by one, even the small common words, "of", "the", "a", "heretofore", "hath", "dust", etc, and look 'em up if you can say the definition. The same goes for the technical terms of the subject your studying, Law. Those words are even more important--words like "law", "affidavit", "attorney", or whatever. Use all words that you look up in sentences (with every definition) until you can do so easily with full understanding. Also, get the derivation/etymology of every word or term that you look up and understand it. You'll have to repeat this process if there are words within the definition itself (or the derivation) that you don't understand. Sometimes it's slow going at first, but eventually the speed picks up. Find legal and law reference sites/dictionaries online. The site referencedog.com combines several well-known reference sites and image sites together for faster studying of terms and words. Remember to use images and pictures a lot, or even the real thing if possible, when trying to come to an understanding of a term or word. (If your studying about "courts", go to a courtroom.) It's easy to get bogged down in the significance of a word without knowing how it applies to real life. Master the words--one by one--and you'll master the subject. There's only so many words. Ha, ha. Hope this helps, at least a little bit. All the best to you. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]