Last month, Steven Spielberg opened up about being diagnosed
as dyslexic five years ago. While he was
diagnosed as an adult, Spielberg speaks
about the struggles of learning to read and being bullied in school. What helped him overcome his struggles? Making movies and his parents’ dedication to
ensuring that he received the education that best fit his needs.
Every night, Spielberg says in his first interview about his dyslexia,
his parents worked with him and reviewed his homework.
And while James Redford, not Steven Spielberg, is the
director of a new HBO documentary on dyslexia called The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia, which premieres on Monday, October 29, both have a lot to say
on the subject matter. The film profiles
students and famous faces including Richard Branson, Charles Schwab, and California Lt. Gov. Gavin
Newsom, all of whom have thrived despite—and sometimes in part because of—their dyslexia.
Today, we still don’t know a lot about dyslexia. But we do know that people with dyslexia have
normal and healthy brains that work differently. There are more tools nowadays to help students
struggling to learn to read, including a new font called OpenDyslexic, which weighs letters down to make
them easier to read. And of course, there
is a private school voucher program in Mississippi that began this school yearfor students with Dyslexia.
As we learn more about dyslexia, we likely will see more educational
options for students with special needs.
In the meantime, we’ll be tuning into HBO on October 29 to check out The Big Picture.
- American Federation for Children | Alliance for School Choice, MSG
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