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Students Speak Up
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Please send your letters and include your school’s contact information on all correspondence to:
Don Johnston Incorporated Enjoy reading these terrific letters!
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Sadie called Don on the phone one day and shared this audio message. |
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A warm thanks to MaryLynn Zemke, Director of the Harris Literacy Center
for the Portland, OR Boys and Girls Clubs who sent us these special
letters from her students in their after-school literacy program. Ms
Zemke said, "The students really enjoyed reading Don's book and had
plenty to say about his experiences!"(Letters 15-18) |
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Mrs. Jennifer Dickens, a reading teacher at Ransom Middle School, Cantonment, FL, said, "I believe all teachers should read Don's book. Struggling learners are often stereotyped as behavior problems in school. Don's autobiography opened the lid on some of my students' feelings about being struggling readers. I saw them relate to Don's personal experience in a meaningful way. My students were eager to express their thoughts to Don, so we did. He replied by sending us each a copy of his book personally signed!" Read Press Release |
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Dear Mr. Johnston, I just finished reading your autobiography Building Wings.
It was so good that I finished it in one day. I couldn't put it down. I
read it through recess and snuck peeks in during all of my classes
except resource because I had to read it to test Dragon. See I really
liked your book because I felt as if I had a best friend that had the
same reading disability and that understood what is going through. Also I
want to thank you for creating both Co:Writer and Write:OutLoud. I use
both for homework and stuff I find on the Internet things that I can't
read. Before I used , Co:Writer and Write:OutLoud, I struggled in every
class I felt. Everyone could read or write or could do a lot. I got
picked on. Then my special-education teacher Ms. Craig, told me that I
qualify for an alpha smart and maybe a program called Write:OutLoud
with Co:Writer so I could do more of my assignments for all my teachers.
After I got used to Co:Writer and Write:OutLoud, I had to go to middle
school I thought that I would not be able to use all of the technology
that I had gotten in elementary school. When I got to middle school my
special education teacher Ms. Corwin, told me that I would still be able
to use my office more and a new program called SOLO. Now I use SOLO all
the time. And I don't use an alpha smart more but a fusion writer. And
I'm training with Dragon. Well I just have one favor to ask you could
you please send me and autographed of your book. Annabel. |