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DYSLEXICS

Henry suffered through elementary and high school,  he says "I was called lazy. I was called stupid. I was told I was not living up to my potential. And all the time inside I’m thinking, I don’t think I’m stupid. I don’t want to be stupid. I’m trying.....

 

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Whoopi grew up under a number of false labels. She recalls: "When I was a kid they didn't call it dyslexia. They called it... being slow, or you were retarded..."Whoopi and her mother knew the label was false and that she was in fact dealing with a problem that was undefined...

 

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Cooper was fortunate enough to grow up in a family that placed an importance in reading and writing. His parents hired a special reading instructor who helped by encouraging him to find books that he was passionate about...

 

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Spielberg says film making helps him express himself,he also states: 'I never felt like a victim. Movies really helped me... kind of saved me from shame, from guilt. Making movies was my great escape.' ...

 

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Contact me at: 

abouare@lincoln.edu.gh

Address: 

126/21 Reindolf Road
Abelemkpe, Accra
Ghana, West Africa

 

Created by:

Assetou Bouare, Grade 10, Lincoln Community School

December 7 2015

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