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. 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 before it truly goes worldwide. Telus Optik release it on December 2, 2025. It has been described as a gentle way of planting a seed that everyone is ABLE to learn.
We thought you might like
to know the full story of how the documentary came about
to see the trailer Director Kelly Conlin has created to submit to Film Festivals. She feels a wider audience needs to know this information. We are hoping it reaches teacher training colleges
to continue donating to our program sponsorships, and
to sign a petition which will ask for Davis program and Davis Learning Strategies for K-3 and Davis Learning Strategies for Early Years to be part of our education system.
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
Thank You
Thanks to our sponsors, from 2003 to May, 2025, we have provided $120,893.00 to 13 facilitators for 84 clients across Canada
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