Those of you who know me, and for that matter anyone who reads more or less anything I write, will know that I am profoundly dyslexic. In fact 'profoundly dyslexic' doesn't really cut it. I have an out of context reading age of something like 8 years, which considering i have an MA a BSc a PG.Dip., is really odd and something which people don't expect. About a year or so ago I went to a dyslexia assessment centre where after some test it emerged that my method for reading in English is to remember what words look like, as pictures rather than by constructing them by phonic methods. Combining this with making educated guesses from context means that my English reading is really okay. Luckily I also have a really good memory, which really really helps.
These combined techniques really do not work that well in Hebrew, and trying them which is my natural instincts, means my reading (vocalisation) is less good than it either should or needs to be.
But today during my reading-practice I think that with the help of my teacher I might have made a break though.
Firstly I think I am going to make myself a large (very large in fact) copy of any service which I need to read. Secondly, I need to slow down my reading even if members of the congregation are trying to read faster than I am. Thirdly I need to form a positive feedback loop to stop myself misreading such as Melech, or Barauch.
I am hopeful that this is a break though a mini-one perhaps but one nevertheless.
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