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The Happy Pod: Learning to read in your 30s

2025/5/10
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Dr Yao Bidiako
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Edwina Brocklesby
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Katie Connolly
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Kerry Sanson
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Oliver James
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Oliver James: 我32岁时才开始学习阅读,这源于我内心的羞耻感和痛苦,因为我从小学习有障碍,在学校的特殊教育课堂中挣扎。成年后,我意识到阅读的重要性,它能让我获得独立和自由,例如自己预订机票,处理工作邮件等。我开始在TikTok上记录我的学习过程,这让我克服了羞耻感,也获得了许多支持和鼓励。学习阅读的过程很艰难,但我坚持了下来,现在我的阅读和拼写水平已经达到小学四五年级的水平。我正在接受辅导,并计划继续学习,甚至去上大学。阅读带给我快乐和痛苦,它像是在撕裂我,又把我重新组合起来,它治愈了我内心深处长期缺失的部分。

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We meet a man learning to read in his thirties, and inspiring others. He overcame embarrassment to share his journey on his TikTok, Oliver Speaks. Also: laughter yoga; rehoming chimps; and an 81-year-old female Ironman.