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title: 'Video: How a great teacher helped a student with dyslexia find her path'
description: Sarah Maloney just graduated from college. Watch this video to see her reunite with her third-grade teacher. Find out how they changed each other’s lives.
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author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:58:39.393Z'
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# Video: How a great teacher helped a student with dyslexia find her path

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/F42C640AD6D14556B2DE22A01150BDE1/4bd534e00b9d22b9b1ffa5bda56109ef/Video-_How_a_Great_Teacher_Helped_a_Student_With_Dyslexia_Find_Her_Path.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/YLnz7UEm1hs)

Sarah Maloney just graduated from college. But she might not have if it weren’t for her third-grade teacher, [Eso Romero](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/how-a-student-with-dyslexia-changed-my-teaching-career-and-my-life). Watch this inspiring story as the two of them reunite. Learn how Eso helped Sarah, who has dyslexia, discover (and nurture) her passion and talent for writing. Find out how both of their lives have changed for the better as a result of their relationship.

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