Matthew Christensen

Matthew Christensen was a guest speaker at my Special Education class last night. He was entertaining and enlightening. Matthew has dyslexia, and he spoke to us about his experiences growing up with the disability. It was highly charged, educational and at times emotional. My assignment, to be turned in at next Wednesday's class, is to write a reaction paper on Matt's presentation.

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