I am singing on the news

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Something really exciting that happened recently is that Channel 6 News came to the school and to my house to do a story about me and my book, Dyslexia Wonders.
The news people followed me around taking shots of me in the class room, talking with friends and getting things from my locker. It was very amusing to see the looks of confusion on my friends’ faces when they saw the TV cameras!

Later they came to my house to talk with my mother and I about the book. They asked me questions about what it’s like being a dyslexic, and they wanted my mom’s perspective of having a dyslexic child. I also showed them some of the technology I use that helps me with school work, such as my Intel Reader. This thing is awesome…it takes pictures of text, turns it into a digital format, and then it literally reads it to me as fast as I want.

When the interviewer found out by a slip of the tongue (by my mother) that I also sing, they asked me to sing for them, which I did. Once they heard me they said, “Yup, we are getting that on film.” So I sang Only Hope from the movie ‘A Walk to Remember.”

I hope you will watch for me Channel 6 at 5pm, Friday, June 18th. This is a local news channel out of Lansing but I’m going to try to get the video and put it up on my website so all of you can see it!
Hey, if anyone’s interested in learning more about this cool Intel Reader, drop me a line at www.dyslexiawonders@gmail.com.

Jenny =)