Dyslexia Associates of San Antonio
Turning Stumbling Blocks into Stepping Stones for Those With Reading Issues
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Even as an actor, it took me a long time to realize why words and letters got jumbled in my mind and came out differently."— Danny Glover, successful actor in more than 70 movies, including "Lethal Weapon" and "Predator". A college graduate , Glover has been nominated for over 25 awards, including "Outstanding Lead Actor" and "Lifetime Achievement Award". Glover is dyslexic.
I was . . . an extraordinarily bad speller and have remained so until this day." — Agatha Christie, famous mystery writer who has sold over a billion copies of her books. Her spelling problems, a classic characteristic of many dyslexics, did not stop her from gaining success as an author.
When I had dyslexia, they didn't diagnose it as that. It was frustrating and embarrassing. I could tell you a lot of horror stories about what you feel like on the inside." — Nolan Ryan , professional baseball player, has a record of 5,714 strikeouts and has been Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is dyslexic.
"I had to train myself to focus my attention. I became very visual and learned how to create mental images in order to comprehend what I read." — Tom Cruise, millionaire actor . He, too, is dyslexic
- Is dyslexia a mental limitation?
NO! As a matter of fact, part of the definition of dyslexia is that a person has either normal or HIGHER than normal intelligence!
Consider some of these famous dyslexics and/or at-risk readers:ACTORS AND PRODUCERS
Will Smith – actor
Susan Hampshire – actress/ writer
Orlando Bloom – actor
Harrison Ford – actor
Anthony Hopkins – actor
Jack Nicholson – actor
Steven Spielberg – director/producer
Walt Disney - cartoonist/ filmmaker
Whoopie Goldberg-actressSINGERS
John Lennon – singer/ songwriter
Cher – singer
Toyah Wilcox – singer
Jewel – singer/actressWRITERS
Hans Christian Andersen – writer
Agatha Christie – writer
Leonardo Da Vinci – artist/ inventor
Roald Dahl – writer
Ernest Hemingway – writer
Edgar Allan Poe – writerARTISTS AND INVENTORS
Thomas Edison- inventor
Henry Ford-inventor
Benjamin Franklin –inventor / politician Vincent Van Gogh – artist
Pablo Picasso – artist
Michelangelo – artist
Ansel Adams – photographerBUSINESSMEN AND POLITICIANS
Steve Jobs-businessman
Woodrow Wilson – politician
Thomas Jefferson – politician
George Washington – politician
Franklin Roosevelt – politicianNelson Rockefeller – financial magnate
Andrew Jackson – politician
Winston Churchill – politician
Napoleon Bonaparte – leader of France
King Carl XVI – Gustaf, King of Sweden
Fred Epstein – neurosurgeon
F W Woolworth – businessman
William Wrigley Jr.– gum king/ businessman
Charles Schwab – businesman/investorAND DON’T FORGET
Muhammad Ali – boxer
Charles Lindbergh – aviator
Charles Conrad Jr. – astronautAlbert Einstein- Scientist
What do Henry Ford, Keanu Keeves, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Einstein, and Cher all have in common? Each has been noted to have dyslexia or characteristics of dyslexia.
Is there a link between dyslexia and creativity?The same characteristic that causes dyslexics to process language differently can be a blessing as well as a burden. Unlike the "average" reader, dyslexics process reading mainly through the right side of the brain. This can make reading a challenge, but it is important to remember that the right side of the brain is also the creative, visual, imaginative side of the brain.
There are too many famous dyslexics to list them all, but this introduction should serve as a reminder that dyslexia does not have to limit what someone chooses to do or be in life.
NOT MORE INSTRUCTION, BUT
DIFFERENT INSTRUCTION
There is help for struggling readers who learn systematic, sequential phonics through a method that is commonly called "muilti-sensory" learning.
DASA provides reading assessment and tutoring for the struggling reader. We also provide workshops in working with the struggling reader and setting up effective 504 committees. Contact us today at 210- 777-3183
Whether age 6 or 96, a person CAN learn to better decode words and become a more fluent reader
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