The Dyslexic Font That Sparked a Bigger Conversation with Rebeka & Taosies

About this episode

This episode features a discussion about dyslexia sparked by a font choice, highlighting different perspectives between a mother and her son.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a simple font sparks a powerful conversation? In this episode, returning guest Rebeka Acosta is back! This time joined by her teenage son, Taosies, for a real and eye-opening discussion about dyslexia, perspective, and growth. This conversation started when I sent Rebeka the first three chapters of my book in both a standard font and a dyslexic-friendly font. She didn’t like the dyslexic font… but her son LOVED it. That difference in perspective led to this ...

People in this episode

Host: Katey Fortun

Guests: Rebeka Acosta, Taosies

Topics covered

• dyslexia
• perspective
• growth
• education
• family

Keywords

• dyslexia
• font
• perspective
• conversation
• education

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