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Henry Winkler, Cher, & Tom Cruise

Henry Winkler, Cher, & Tom Cruise. Melody Hoffer & Amy Riley . Occupations. Cher- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEszTzdUMcY Tom Cruise- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2UVsyVLLcE Henry Winkler- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NxGO2lx-A0. Definition of Dyslexia.

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Henry Winkler, Cher, & Tom Cruise

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  1. Henry Winkler, Cher, & Tom Cruise Melody Hoffer & Amy Riley

  2. Occupations • Cher- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEszTzdUMcY • Tom Cruise- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2UVsyVLLcE • Henry Winkler- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NxGO2lx-A0

  3. Definition of Dyslexia • A learning disorder that makes it hard for people to read, spell, and in some rare cases learn mathematics.

  4. Tom Cruise • Diagnosed at age 7 • Tried to hide disability • Called himself a “Functional Illiterate” • Very little memory of what he was reading • Felt anxious, nervous, bored, frustrated, and dumb

  5. Tom Continued…. • Never really given a solution • Later Hired tutors and specialists • Doing fine today • Started Hollywood Education and Literacy Project (H.E.L.P.)

  6. Cher • Struggled with math • Phone Numbers • Balancing Checkbook • Struggled throughout school • Drop-out • Identified at age 30 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv7HYzqJSt8&feature=related

  7. Henry Winkler • Identified at age 31 • Realized he was after having step son tested • Coped with disability • Incorporated • Find strategies that work • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEO-rw3U-k0

  8. Compensations • Hide disability • Hired professionals • Coped with disability • Made disability humorous

  9. Today • All seem to be doing fine • Over came disability • Learned different strategies

  10. Assisting Students • It’s OK! • Let them know they too can be successful • Get them identified a.s.a.p

  11. Works Cited • www.newsok.com • www.childrenslearningcenter.org • www.dyslexiamylife.org • www.goodlearners.net

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