Still celebrating our documentary WHO KNEW Dyslexia is a Way of Thinking:
Following our Premiere on Sunday March 9, which went beyond our wildest dreams, WHO KNEW is now off on its travels… its international travels!
Paddy Carson, Edmonton and Nadine Schumont, Stratford ON, organised their premiere events and as the wrinkles are smoothed over, we anticipate two more private viewings in Ontario very soon. We are excited and grateful that Tessa Halliwell premiered WHO KNEW in Leicestershire, England.
“Each ripple starts with one drop. The drop could be big, or it could be small but the ripple spreads and causes change. This is what happened in a tiny village in Leicestershire in the UK. The effect of watching WHO KNEW -Dyslexia is a Way of Thinking completely shifted the understanding of those in the audience; moved some to tears, inspired others. The change is that they all now know dyslexia is a way of thinking and all know that dyslexics are learning able.” Tessa H
We anticipate Telus Optik releasing it on December 2, 2025. We are happy to hear that it has been described as a gentle way of planting a seed that everyone is ABLE to learn.
Here is the trailer:
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to know the full story of how the documentary came about
Kelly Conlin is still awaiting news that it has been accepted for some film festivals. She feels a wider audience needs to know this information. We are hoping it reaches teacher training colleges via an educational distributor.
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Even before our Premiere, we learned that Jamie Oliver is also making a documentary for Channel 4 about his experience of dyslexia. Sue was able to watch it and obviously it is really well made; he is an excellent campaigner, and showcases the ‘before’ so well, but knowing what we know.… it lacks the ‘after’, the solutions.
We sent WHO KNEW to him… Axel (in the photo with JO) visited his office in London… no further developments... yet!
As a unique national charity, we have the advantage of understanding why so-called learning disabilities arise. Confident in this knowledge we advocate very different, evidence-based programs designed to ensure every individual has the opportunity of fulfilling their potential. https://www.thewds.org/what-we-do
Our Mission
"To be an organization which offers a coordinated and central approach in addressing the needs of the dyslexic individual, their families and their community, while ensuring a safe place for accelerated learning, healing, education, social interaction and support of individual growth and development."
Our Vision
Our VISION is that any individual, child or adult, who has the 'gift' of dyslexia, will have the opportunity of reaching their full potential. To achieve that:
WE HAVE FOUR OBJECTIVES
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