APD/Dyslexia Scholarship 2021 – Winning Essay
2021 Scholarship Recipient, William Smallwood Every year Gemm Learning awards an APD/Dyslexia Scholarship annually based on essays received about living with APD or dyslexia. This essay won in 2021. More on the Gemm Learning scholarship here. Here is William's essay....
Finding State Funding Changes Caleb’s Life
A Mother Takes on the System, Her Son is the Winner Caleb is an eight year old boy who has been diagnosed with executive function disorder, dysgraphia, and attention challenges. Caleb and his brother, Jaden, were born prematurely with significant medical...
How to Avoid Summer School – Antonio’s Story
by Danielle Meaney & Geoffrey Nixon A Good Work Ethic Was Not Enough Antonio was a 2nd grade student struggling to meet expectations in school, even though he is a hard worker. He struggled in class and had a hard time paying attention - including having an ADD...
Rose is Taken Off the “Danger of Retention” List
Rose's Story of Success The only thing that we did that was different was work with Gemm. It changed our lives. Gemm Learning recently interviewed the mother of Rose, an 8-year old girl who struggled with reading problems and learning difficulties from an early age. ...
Improving Auditory Processing Helped Benjamin In and Out of the Classroom
Determining Benjamin's Needs Benjamin really didn’t like spelling. During home school lessons with his mother, he often became frustrated and mixed up vowel sounds. They tried a few different programs, working at a kindergarten level, though he was in second grade....
APD Dyslexia Scholarship Winner 2020
Gemm Learning is proud to announce that the winner of its 2020 Dyslexia Scholarship is Mara Land, an undergraduate at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. Gemm Learning has been providing a college scholarship for a student who has overcome APD or Dyslexia (or...
Living With Dyslexia Essay – Sarah K.
Dear Dyslexia We have known each other all of my life, but no one else knew that you were my shadow until elementary school. In third grade, my mom and dad found out that you held me back in class and tried to fix the problems you caused. During the school day, Mrs....
Living With Dyslexia Essay – Spencer L.
“Living With Dyslexia” Scholarship Essay Throughout my years as a dyslexic student, I have spent most of my weekends reading ahead in all my subjects to keep up with my classmates. I did not want my learning disability to define who I was in the classroom, and I...
Winning Essay – APD Dyslexia Scholarship 2019
Julian L., Going to College Every year, Gemm Learning provides a college scholarship for a student who has had to overcome APD or dyslexia or both on the journey to college. We have been providing these scholarships since 2013, and for the first time, this year the...
Empowering Parents with Information
Knowledge Is Power The abundance of challenges facing learners of all ages can be overwhelming. We know so much today about learning styles, medical, physical, and emotional concerns that can impact success. Family history, birth weight or trauma, repeated ear...