What is the genre of young and dyslexic
Autobiographical account
What is the purpose of young and dyslexic
To inform about dyslexia in the past and to show his experience
To inspire those with dyslexia
Who is the audience for young and dyslexic
For the younger audience
Those who suffer with dyslexia
What language is used
-colloquial language
-tone is very complementary of dyslexia which challenges its stereotypes and people’s conventional thinking
‘As a child I suffered, but learned to turn dyslexia to my advantage.’
-first person account- personal pronouns
-emotive language
-introduces a negative idea but looks at it with a positive view
‘We are the architects, we are the designers.’
-directly addresses dyslexic people as a way to include them and make them feel that they are not alone
-foreshadows the structure of the artical
-cyclical structure- repeated at the end of the extract
‘No compassion, no understanding and no humanity.’
-triadic structure beginning with no highlights the difficulties he faced
