Parent Talk Live
Shawn Anthony Robinson
Black Males and Dyslexia
Dr. Mike Robinson, host of Parent Talk Live talks with Shawn Anthony Robinson about his journey as an African American male with Dyslexia in the public school setting.
BIO: Shawn Anthony Robinson, M.Ed, is a doctoral candidate at Cardinal Stritch University (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) in the Literacy and Language program. His concentration is on giftedness and dyslexia. Robinson brings a wealth of academic experience, training and knowledge about the psychological development of dyslexia, especially among Black males who have not tapped into their gifts because of their misdiagnosis and inability to read or spell. He is an emerging national speaker, and one of few scholars in the United States with a research focus on the scholarship, theory and literature addressing theoretical or psychological frameworks investigating twice-exceptional Black males who have dyslexia.
Practitioners working with gifted Black males with dyslexia must understand how these students navigate educational systems, understand their unique learning styles, and how they construct knowledge through different sociocultural experiences, which are associated with their self-perception, self-esteem and sense of identity.
Robinson provides high-quality instruction using the phonemic sound structure of the American-English language, and organizational strategies to enable students with dyslexia to become academically independent in reading and spelling. He is also no stranger to academic obstacles as he was first diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 18 and a senior in high school. Robinson began his collegiate journey with the grade equivalent of 5.4 in word identification, 2.3 in comprehension, 1.8 in math, 2.3 in spelling and k.7 in word attack. With hard work and determination, he has succeeded in college and is completing his doctoral degree. You can read more about his story at www.relentlesrobinson.com. He can be contacted directly at [email protected].
You can connect with Shawn Anthony Robinson:
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BIO: Shawn Anthony Robinson, M.Ed, is a doctoral candidate at Cardinal Stritch University (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) in the Literacy and Language program. His concentration is on giftedness and dyslexia. Robinson brings a wealth of academic experience, training and knowledge about the psychological development of dyslexia, especially among Black males who have not tapped into their gifts because of their misdiagnosis and inability to read or spell. He is an emerging national speaker, and one of few scholars in the United States with a research focus on the scholarship, theory and literature addressing theoretical or psychological frameworks investigating twice-exceptional Black males who have dyslexia.
Practitioners working with gifted Black males with dyslexia must understand how these students navigate educational systems, understand their unique learning styles, and how they construct knowledge through different sociocultural experiences, which are associated with their self-perception, self-esteem and sense of identity.
Robinson provides high-quality instruction using the phonemic sound structure of the American-English language, and organizational strategies to enable students with dyslexia to become academically independent in reading and spelling. He is also no stranger to academic obstacles as he was first diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 18 and a senior in high school. Robinson began his collegiate journey with the grade equivalent of 5.4 in word identification, 2.3 in comprehension, 1.8 in math, 2.3 in spelling and k.7 in word attack. With hard work and determination, he has succeeded in college and is completing his doctoral degree. You can read more about his story at www.relentlesrobinson.com. He can be contacted directly at [email protected].
You can connect with Shawn Anthony Robinson:
- Website: http://www.relentlessrobinson.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dyslexia02?fref=ts
- Email: [email protected]
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