Focuses on the problems of dyslexia, a condition which causes great distress to children and adults, since it results in difficulties in reading and consequently also in learning. One theory is that it is a listening rather than a seeing complaint. Examines a new invention, called the “Electronic ear” which has proved helpful in many cases.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013637
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Learning disabilities
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading disability
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dyslexia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Reading disability
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)