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Cori Larsen always catches her students when they try to look over a classmate’s shoulder or refer to notes written on a palm. After cheating her way through elementary school, Larsen knows every trick in the book. Dismissed as lazy and slow by teachers, Larsen was finally diagnosed with dyslexia in the eighth grade.  After receiving proper tutoring and encouragement, in nine months, Larsen went from reading at a second-grade level to reading at a ninth-grade level. It wasn’t until her sophomore year in high school that she learned how to write a five-sentence paragraph. Larsen went on to earn her master’s degree in special education from Cal State Fullerton — and now, at 35, she’s in her ninth year as a special education teacher. “I tell parents I don’t understand what it’s like to have a child with a learning disability, but I understand what it’s like from the child’s perspective,” said Larsen, who...
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