Nick
Nanton Set to Direct Upcoming Feature Film on Lack of Literacy in America
PR Newswire: 11.13.2020 by DNA
Films
®
Award-winning Director Nick Nanton has signed on to
direct a new documentary feature film from DNA Films® in partnership with the John Corcoran Foundation™ that aims to change
the conversation around literacy through highlighting illiteracy, sub-literacy,
and learning disabilities, including dyslexia.
Only
35% of 4th graders are proficient in reading nationally, but the John Corcoran
Foundation believes that 95-100% of all students can become proficient in
reading, writing, and spelling and that the brain can be changed with proper
instruction.
The
prevalence of illiteracy and sub-literacy in America stems from antiquated,
ineffective methodologies still being used in teacher colleges leading to
ineffective student instruction in schools. These foundational problems
exacerbate and perpetuate student failure and highlight the fact that the
Science of Reading is not driving how teachers are prepared or how kids are
taught.
While
reading is a simple pleasure for 35% of society, for the majority of
people--both young and old-- reading, writing, and spelling is often a
shame-based struggle that learners work diligently to hide from the outside
world, resulting in a handicap that's invisible to society.
This
documentary will feature personal stories from people who have struggled with
illiteracy or sub-literacy, including John Corcoran, who is widely known as
"The Teacher Who
Couldn't Read."
Corcoran's
story is astonishing in part because he successfully hid his inability to read
for decades – graduating high school, then college, and then worked as a high
school teacher – and it grew even more astonishing as he eventually revealed
his shame-based secret at 48, learned to read, and has since dedicated his life
to helping resolve America's illiteracy and sub-literacy epidemic.
The as-yet-to-be-titled film is set to begin principal photography in early 2021. This film will also provide a roadmap for educators to show that there is a better way to instruct students how to read, one that the overwhelming majority of teachers currently are not taught in college or in district professional development. READ MORE ➤➤
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