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Jordan Clark, 21, who lives in Milton, talks about his struggle with reading and writing


I was a daft boy, but my life has changed


I GOT kicked out of school without learning to read and write.


I got in with the


wrong crowd, started causing trouble and got suspended constantly. I now understand I was just being a daft wee boy. I was diagnosed as


dyslexic in primary school. Dyslexia is hard to explain. The words seem to move about the page as if they have a mind of their own. Reading was always much harder than writing.


I sat beside a friend in class and he helped me. But it was harder to get away with that in secondary school. When I didn’t understand something I would have a laugh or answer back to the teacher. That way I didn’t have to admit I had a problem. I got suspended every


two weeks and left school with no qualifications. I got a job in manual labour.


My manager noticed I


wasn’t good with writing and put me in touch with my local college. Now I go to classes a couple of nights a week to improve my reading and writing. The hardest part was


walking through the door for the first time. I felt sick. I kept thinking that


if my friends knew what I was doing they would make fun of me.


theKEY - www.gha.org.uk But it’s the best thing


I’ve ever done. Now I can read a newspaper, go to the library, check emails, book holidays, do reports at work and so on. It’s really helped me.


“Imagine a parent being able to read to their kids for the first time”


I would say to people in the same position as me to go for it. It can only be a good thing, it will only make your life easier. It will change your life. Imagine a parent being able to read to their kids for the first time. It really is worth it. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.


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If you need a hand with reading and


writing, call free on 0800 027 6402 or visit www.glasgowslearning.org.uk


New hom H


UNDREDS of GHA tenants are moving into brand new homes right across the city. We’re building warm, quality houses for people whose


old homes are going as part of the regeneration of the city. And over the next few years we’re hoping to build thousands more. Here’re just some of the places where we’ve been building homes for tenants to benefit from.


In the past few months, 100


tenants moved into homes in Marfield Street in Carntyne. There’s an amenity block with 43 flats for older tenants and eight homes with features such as a sunroom and solar panels to help cut fuel bills. Clare Carvill, 31, moved into her new home in Marfield Street with her three sons. She said: “My two older boys are 13 and 14 and they used to share a room. Now they have their own rooms they get along much better. This home really has made a massive difference to our lives.”


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