I visited her school....there was her essay along side of the other kids. Not one vowel in the essay. Asked the teacher..."we don't like to discourage them"...ahs....
It took me a while to introduce the concept of vowels as the tie to our words. brd...became bored...or bird or etc etc...
She just graduated with a PHD in biomedical etc etc something or whatever. She's working at the children's hospital in Philly (CHOPS) as a research analyst. She got a Masters too...while she was at it.
Very cool.
Once a person learns how to read, the whole world opens up to them.
I like to think of Dr. Ben Carson as a fine example of what can happen when someone is taught how to read.