Embracing Dyslexia
Genres
Overview
Embracing Dyslexia is a thought-provoking exploration of dyslexia from and insider's perspective, weaving together interviews with parent, adult dyslexics, and experts to provide an accurate portrayal of a learning difference that affects 15 to 20 percent of the population. Parents share emotional stories of their children's struggles with reading, writing, and spelling and the impact the word dyslexia had on their lives. Adult dyslexics speak candidly of the struggles and successes they had in school. And experts define what dyslexia is and illustrate how effective tutoring, classroom accommodations, and recognizing and fostering the natural strengths of a child with dyslexia can take them from feeling stupid and experiencing failure on a daily basis to believing in themselves and knowing that they can be successful.
Details
Budget
$26500
Revenue
$0
Runtime
50 min
Release Date
2013-09-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Cornell Amerson
self
Liz Barnes
self
Maryanne Wolf
self
6.0
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia
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2012-10-29 | en
0.0
Dislecksia: The Movie
Dislecksia: The Movie, dyslexic director Harvey Hubbell V and crew explore Hubbell's own experiences about growing up as a dyslexic while also looking into the latest scientific research and educational developments regarding the condition. They examine how the education system in the US handles students with learning disabilities, and explore ways in which this treatment can be changed to improve the social status of dyslexics. And along the way, they meet a variety of dyslexics from very different backgrounds who share their experiences and demonstrate that dyslexics are not disabled - just different.
2011-10-04 | en
0.0
NINA G: STUTTERER INTERRUPTED
This one-of-a-kind comedy special showcases the comedian's riotous stand-up performance, exploring everything from the Disability experience to her Italian-Catholic upbringing to body image issues and more.
2023-10-22 | en
5.7
Journey Into Dyslexia
Addresses misunderstandings of learning differences and demonstrates potential in dyslexic persons.
2011-05-11 | en
5.0
Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip
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2018-09-30 | en
6.0
I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families about Learning Differences
Does having a learning disability mean that you can’t learn? Eight children prove that the answer is a definitive 'No' in this documentary. Interviews with kids are intercut with scenes of the children engaged in activities that reflect their talents to form a compelling portrait of the ways in which these young people use their strengths to overcome their challenges.
2010-10-26 | en
0.0
Left Behind
A group of determined moms band together to create the first public dyslexic school in the largest school district in America, New York City.
2025-01-17 | en
0.0
The Killer at Thurston High
In May 1998, a year before the massacre at Columbine High, 15-year-old Kip Kinkel murdered his mother and father, and then opened fire at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, killing two fellow students and wounding 25 others. In this first in-depth television examination of a school shooter, FRONTLINE reveals the intimate inside story of how the “shy and likeable” Kip Kinkel from a solid middle-class family became the boy police call “a cold-hearted killer.”
2000-01-18 | en
0.0
If You Knew How I Feel: Brad's Learning Disability
Nobody's perfect. We've all got our strengths and weaknesses. Kristi knew her weakness and discovered Brad's -- dyslexia, a learning disability. She learned what a learning disability is, and about handicaps -- those you see and those you don't.
1982-01-01 | en
7.0
The Princess and the Cabbie
A young woman works to overcome her dyslexia with the help of a good-hearted cab driver.
1981-11-03 | en
8.6
Bad
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2007-09-08 | en
7.3
Thunder Road
Jimmy Arnaud eulogizes his mother.
2016-01-23 | en
6.0
Love, Mary
A teen, who is always in trouble in school and has been sent to reform school, turns her life around when a counselor discovers she is dyslexic.
1985-10-08 | en
0.0
Red Rock Run
A dyslexic girl seeks to win her distant father’s attention by taking on an ultra-marathon.
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0.0
Endeavor
Erkam, a primary school student with dyslexia struggles to keep up with school.
2019-05-14 | en
8.0
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
13-year-old Brian has problems reading, which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is later discovered that he has Dyslexia.
1984-03-07 | en
0.0
Confetti
How far would a mother go to reverse her child’s fate? Based on writer/director Ann Hu’s story, that’s the question facing Lan (Zhu Zhu), who travels with her 9-year-old daughter Meimei (Harmonie He) from their small town in China to New York City.
2020-12-04 | en
0.0
Backward, Forward, and All Around
A dedicated mother fights against the stubborn administrative system to get her son the services he needs.
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5.2
A Mind Of Her Own
Inspired by a true story, A Mind of Her Own tells the poignant and moving story of Sophie, a determined young girl whose ambition to become a doctor is obstructed by the fact that she is severely dyslexic. But Sophie, encouraged by her closest friend, Becky, has never been one to give up and, despite being advised by parents and school teachers to be realistic and pursue something less academic, she puts herself through college and university, in the process achieving a first class degree in biomedical science and a PhD conducting research into post trauma regeneration of the spinal column which ultimately leads to her achieving worldwide recognition for her work and helping to develop a cure for paralysis. Written by Owen Carey Jones
2006-05-07 | en
6.3
Shooting Fish
Two con artists hire an unwitting medical-school student as a secretary for their latest scam.
1997-08-22 | en