Mr. Jones began his career as an innovator in the field of dyslexia in 1978. Until then he had lived the life of a non-reader. Motivated by his own handicap and the quiet suffering of thousands of other dyslexics, he began to do research into the root cause and possible solutions to the problem.

Mr. Jones’ achievements quickly came to the attention of the media and the I Beat Dyslexia program success story began to take shape. Today, Mr. Jones has distinguished himself in precedent-setting victories by calling attention to the problem of dyslexia as it exists in the US military, the public school system, and the workplace.

A non-reader at age 29, Mr. Jones taught himself to read and comprehend college level material using the same I Beat Dyslexia technique now available to millions.

HISTORY OF SIR ROBERT D. JONES, JR.

"For me, failing every grade and every subject made attending school a miserable experience."

I grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. As a child I desperately wanted to read. Reading was the only thing that I wanted to do but, as willing as I was to learn, I could not perform. My dreams soon turned into despair and loneliness.

Consequently, I understand. I am sympathetic to the crises and the feelings that have directed your life. Realize that I have endured the same. As a child I thought life was a nightmare. I was hurting inside, crying out for help. I wanted someone to understand what I was going through. Now I understand that nobody else can ever know how it feels unless they, too, have experienced the same thing in their own lives.

Being one of twelve children, the only one who could not read, was a lonely experience. When the people in your immediate environment, especially your loved ones, can do these things – when everyone else can read, write, and spell and you cannot, your feel "picked on" and victimized, as though the whole world is against you. You develop ways to survive in a seemingly hostile world.

Failing in every subject, every grade – even kindergarten – can be a devastating, brutal experience for a child. I suffered as a dyslexic child and adult until I was 29 years old. My story is one of escalating loneliness, pain, and frustration until I unlocked the mystery and became socially free and acceptable. I did this with a method I will share with you through my program, I Beat Dyslexia. I DID IT AND SO CAN YOU!!

SEARCHING FOR AN ANSWER

When I was young, my mother tried to discover why I was having such a difficult time in school. She enrolled me in many different schools and had me tested for an array of problems searching for a solution. That search continued through my childhood and well into my adulthood, until I was properly diagnosed.

School situations became unbearable. I created a reputation of being a "tough" or bad kid" to defend myself and socially survive. Fighting became a natural cover-up to my own deep feelings of inadequacy. I became very bitter and angry at the world. Eventually the pressure became so great I decided to drop out of school.

Because I could not read or writer more than five words, I continued on, puzzled and frustrated, wondering what was wrong with me. I spent years searching and trying different approaches looking for the key that would allow me to understand that which was natural to almost everyone else.

Drive and determination led me to the Army recruiting office. The service was advertising GI educational benefits to those volunteering to fight in Vietnam. I figured the United States Government, with all of their technology, could either teach me or find out why I could not read, write, or spell. I started the enlistment process. I was unable to take the series of tests, but my desire to join was so strong that I was told to take a seat and wait. I was brought a sheet of paper and asked if I could sign my name where the X’s were. I said, "Yes." And I was in the Army.

Naturally, I was assigned to an infantry unit on the frontline in Vietnam. I honestly didn’t know that risking my life was part of the bargain, but it was. The whole time I kept telling myself, "If I make it through this, I will learn to read, writer and spell. I’ll make them teach me!" I prayed to make it through safely without getting hurt or killed. I completed my tour in Vietnam on the frontlines.

Eventually, after I failed every course in adult high school, the VA began testing me. Four hours a day, five days a week. When the testing was complete, they revealed I had a 6 of the 7 types of dyslexia. I was elated to discover that my problem at last had a name, but the feeling was short-lived. The examiners told me, "We’re sorry but we can’t help you. There is no cure."

Never taking no for an answer, my drive and determination were such that I created an opportunity to do a talk show on Channel 7 in Los Angeles. I took the reporter to the VA and that interview eventually brought about change. Today people in the armed forces who have dyslexia can go to school under the GI Bill to overcome their learning disabilities.

For myself, I knew I had a special gift within me, a special way to accomplish things differently than most people. I started looking for a balance in my life, a "whole person" balance, and I began to feel better about myself. I gained self-esteem.

It was during this great quest for knowledge and balance that thoughts and ideas on ways to learn began to surface from my subconscious mind.

I finally convinced the VA Rehabilitation that I have devised a method to overcome my dyslexia. I asked them to hire an instructor to help me through the methodology I had created. Reluctant they decided to give the program a chance, as long as I could show weekly progress. My instructor and I started on a journey to retrain the way my brain received information. I excelled rapidly and taught myself to read and comprehend college level material using these techniques that have become part of my life. I will teach you these techniques. I BEAT DYSLEXIA AND SO CAN YOU!

 I CAN ACHIEVE ALL THINGS

By Sir Robert D. Jones, Jr.

I wake up in the morning and hear the birds singing,

the wind whistling, and I feel the warmth of the sun.

The trees are stretching to the heavens,

the flowers are bursting with color

and the world is awakening to another day of life.

How grand it is to be a part of it all!

How many days have you awakened,

not noticing these things?

I was not fully awakened to life’s wonder

until I learned to read and write.

Now I am smelling the flowers and enjoying their fragrance

and hearing the birds fill the world with their songs.

I see the trees with their towering strength.

I breathe the wind and have found new life in all things.

How grand it is to be able to read and write!

And I give thanks to the Lord God of my being

for awakening me to the fact that I can do all things.