Article Summary: Dale S. Brown's Letter to Her Grandparents

Dale S. Brown has written a wonderful essay which is posted on the website for the Learning Disabilities Association of America. This website is an invaluable tool for parents, teachers and those with learning disabilities. On this site, one can find resources for medical aid, teaching ideas, and support groups for all types of learning disabilities. This article by Ms. Brown falls under the category of support. All parents and teachers of kids with special needs should read this article, as it gives a great insight into the mind of a special education child, especially that of a child who has not been identified. As a child, Ms. Brown dealt with a myriad of disabilities. Everything was hard for her, but in fourth grade, for the first time, she had a teacher who discovered she had a gift. She could write poetry. From that day forward, Dale Brown has written. She has written at least 5 books on disabilities, but this essay , Dale S. Brown's Letter to Her Grandparents, must be the most profound. If all of our students could express their needs and frustrations as clearly as the child version of Dale Brown does, it would save them, their families, and their teachers much angst and heartache. Unfortunately, most of our kids are either too affected by their disabilities, or too mired in the extraneous problems caused by them to be able to communicate on this level. Thankfully, we have Ms. Brown’s article to give us a glimpse into the minds of these often misunderstood, but desperate to be understood children.