{"id":1517,"date":"2015-10-23T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T14:30:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T14:30:02","slug":"a-life-changing-experience","status":"publish","type":"success_stories","link":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"A Life-Changing Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In January 2014, Gabby K. from New Jersey completed Step 12 of the Wilson Reading System<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. \u00a0One of her tutors, Wilson Trainer Nancy Graham, shared that Gabby\u2019s hard work, intrinsic motivation, and ability to now read accurately and fluently have resulted in her earning a grade of A in every subject area during the last two school years.\u00a0 Gabby is pictured above with her other tutor, Carol Brown (left), during a celebratory lunch.\u00a0She\u00a0is now entering high school. Gabby\u00a0shared her experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Have you ever wondered what it would be like to not read like the other kids around you? Well, before I went through the Wilson Reading System, I was that kid from first through fourth grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have dyslexia and before I started the program, I would always keep to myself about my struggles with dyslexia. I understood that I had problems, but I never shared them with my friends. I was embarrassed. I was always the person that kept quiet when it came to reading, and in some ways I am still that person. As I learned to read, I learned that I didn\u2019t have to hide my struggles and that people would accept me for who I am. Now that I\u2019ve finished Step 12, I don\u2019t really care who knows about my dyslexia.&nbsp; Being open about it is now a part of who I am. I know that sometimes things can get hard, but I know now that if I tell someone about my problems that I will always have someone there to help me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was in first grade, everyone was learning to read except me because I wasn\u2019t being taught to read the way my brain would learn. I could read some words slowly but not fluently\u2014I would memorize the words. When working in the WRS program everything started to come together for me. I can now read and understand what I read. I know how to make pictures in my mind, and I no longer read slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning to read changed my life in so many ways. I can now accept myself and the struggles I have and be open about them. I learned that my brain is wired differently and needed special teaching. And, I can now finally read and use the skills I have learned in my everyday life. So many doors have opened for me because I can finally read and understand. I can\u2019t imagine where I would be without the Wilson program, and all of this wouldn\u2019t have happened it if weren\u2019t for my tutors Carol Brown and Nancy Graham who spent so much time working with me and advocating for me. After two years of hard work I can now use what I have learned to be successful in school and in my future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This story has been edited for length.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January 2014, Gabby K. from New Jersey completed Step 12 of the Wilson Reading System\u00ae. \u00a0One of her tutors, Wilson Trainer Nancy Graham, shared that Gabby\u2019s hard work, intrinsic motivation, and ability to now read accurately and fluently have resulted in her earning a grade of A in every subject area during the last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1518,"template":"","success-story-cats":[],"success-story-tags":[],"class_list":["post-1517","success_stories","type-success_stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Life-Changing Experience - Wilson Language Training Knowledge Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Life-Changing Experience - Wilson Language Training Knowledge Library\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In January 2014, Gabby K. from New Jersey completed Step 12 of the Wilson Reading System\u00ae. \u00a0One of her tutors, Wilson Trainer Nancy Graham, shared that Gabby\u2019s hard work, intrinsic motivation, and ability to now read accurately and fluently have resulted in her earning a grade of A in every subject area during the last [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wilson Language Training Knowledge Library\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-27T14:30:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Gabby_K.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"848\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/success-story\\\/a-life-changing-experience\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/success-story\\\/a-life-changing-experience\\\/\",\"name\":\"A Life-Changing Experience - Wilson Language Training Knowledge Library\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/success-story\\\/a-life-changing-experience\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/success-story\\\/a-life-changing-experience\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Gabby_K.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-10-23T15:57:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-27T14:30:02+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/success-story\\\/a-life-changing-experience\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/success-story\\\/a-life-changing-experience\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/success-story\\\/a-life-changing-experience\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Gabby_K.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Gabby_K.jpg\",\"width\":848,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Two women smiling indoors. The older woman has curly white hair, glasses, and is wearing a purple scarf over a black top. The younger woman has long brown hair and is wearing a white top with necklaces. They are standing close together in a warmly lit room.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/success-story\\\/a-life-changing-experience\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Knowledge Library\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Success Stories\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/success-story\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"A Life-Changing Experience\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/\",\"name\":\"Wilson Language Training Knowledge Library\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\\\/knowledge-library\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A Life-Changing Experience - Wilson Language Training Knowledge Library","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A Life-Changing Experience - Wilson Language Training Knowledge Library","og_description":"In January 2014, Gabby K. from New Jersey completed Step 12 of the Wilson Reading System\u00ae. \u00a0One of her tutors, Wilson Trainer Nancy Graham, shared that Gabby\u2019s hard work, intrinsic motivation, and ability to now read accurately and fluently have resulted in her earning a grade of A in every subject area during the last [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/","og_site_name":"Wilson Language Training Knowledge Library","article_modified_time":"2024-08-27T14:30:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":848,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Gabby_K.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/","url":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/","name":"A Life-Changing Experience - Wilson Language Training Knowledge Library","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Gabby_K.jpg","datePublished":"2015-10-23T15:57:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-27T14:30:02+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Gabby_K.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Gabby_K.jpg","width":848,"height":400,"caption":"Two women smiling indoors. The older woman has curly white hair, glasses, and is wearing a purple scarf over a black top. The younger woman has long brown hair and is wearing a white top with necklaces. They are standing close together in a warmly lit room."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/a-life-changing-experience\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Knowledge Library","item":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Success Stories","item":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/success-story\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"A Life-Changing Experience"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/","name":"Wilson Language Training Knowledge Library","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success_stories\/1517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success_stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/success_stories"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success_stories\/1517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2779,"href":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success_stories\/1517\/revisions\/2779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"success-story-cats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success-story-cats?post=1517"},{"taxonomy":"success-story-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wilsonlanguage.com\/knowledge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/success-story-tags?post=1517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}