Denbigh High student triumphs over dyslexia

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Denbigh High student triumphs over dyslexia

DENBIGH HIGH School sixth-form student Jhada Cohen has had a long struggle with dyslexia. She was diagnosed when she was in grade three. Today, she has come a far way from the third-grader who struggled to read. Dyslexia is a learning disorder...

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