Why Can't I Learn Like Everyone Else?: Youth With Learning Disabilities Shirley Brinkerhoff (Author), Laurie Glader (Author), Carolyn Bridgemahon (Author) Charlie Begay, an eighth-grade Navajo student in New Mexico who has dyslexia, describes his personal journey of embarrassment, frustration, and low self-esteem due to his learning disability. Included at the end of the story is factual material about learning disabilities, terminology, possible signs, diagnosis, the law, coping strategies, and success stories. [Grade Level: 4 - 6]
