My grandfather on my mother's side was similar. He never really learned to read or write well, and did not finish high school. He created a successful trucking business, and was a cattle farmer - very successful. His wife handled the book keeping. He could do math in his head, and fix just about anything. But reading and writing were difficult for him. He read but usually just the paper, or small things. He didn't have the patience for novels nor understood them. While my grandmother would read anything she could get her hands on.
He was clearly dyslexic, and my brother takes after him a great deal - although my brother is well read and learned faster than I did. Phonics worked for my brother. But he found reading more difficult than I did going forward.
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Date: 2022-05-18 04:58 pm (UTC)He was clearly dyslexic, and my brother takes after him a great deal - although my brother is well read and learned faster than I did. Phonics worked for my brother. But he found reading more difficult than I did going forward.
It really does vary.