Community Film Night Presents- The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia

Description

The film reveals that dyslexia is a neurological issue, not a character flaw, and explains that the struggle with the written word is not a measure of one’s ability to think, to create, or to solve problems – all valuable skills in the world outside the classroom.

The film features the director’s son, who is dyslexic, as he pursues admission to a leading college.  Additional accounts of the dyslexic experience by children, experts, and iconic leaders in the top of their fields help us to understand that dyslexia, a persistent problem with learning to read, can be as great as a gift as it can be an obstacle.  Director James Redford  says, “Hopefully this film will help dyslexics and their families realize the at the challenges of early education will be behind them one day and that the future can and should be brighter for dyslexics.” The film also shares some practical and occasionally humorous tips on how to deal with dyslexia on a daily basis.  

Following the film, there will be refreshments and a panel of local advocates who will open up conversation and help answer questions.