"Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still doesn't know how to read"--

This program is read by the author.
From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply thoughtful memoir of the lifelong effects of stardom and the struggle to become whole.
Henry Winkler, launched into prominence as "The Fonz" in the beloved Happy Days, has transcended the role that made him who he is. Brilliant, funny, and widely-regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood (though he

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Anna loves her pony, Acorn. She knows that he is perfect for her. But her parents think Acorn is the reason why she is doing badly in school. If she doesn't get better grades, they will take him away. Pam and Lulu, her Pony Pals, want to help. They know how much Anna loves her pony. Can the Pony Pals help Anna and Acorn? Will Acorn be a pony for keeps? -Back cover.

At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.

When Miss Greer asks each child in the class to write a story, second-grader Aaron, who loves to draw but struggles with reading, creates a story using pictures.

"Knowing that teachers are not researchers and their lives are beyond busy, this book is designed to be a quick way to get a taste of dyslexia, without statistics and technical terms.... Dyslexia exhibits a variety of combinations of characteristics listed in this book as 'signs of dyslexia.' A student might show a few of the strengths or struggles in this book and not have dyslexia. Alternatively, a student with dyslexia will not show each and every...

Brainy Scott, a great kicker who otherwise struggles with football, and star quarterback Chris, who has dyslexia, team up to help each other succeed in both football and school.

"An out-of-control pizza party. A lizard-feeding mishap. An overdue school project. What could go wrong? The world's greatest underachiever is back! Hank Zipzer has a few tips for hosting an epic pizza party. No parents at home? Check. Pizza and ice cream galore? Accomplished. Friends invited? Check. History homework finished? Er, not quite. And Hank may have forgotten his vow never to pet-sit a lizard -- especially a live-locusts-and-mealworms-eating...

While Cory and his classmates work on a science project, Cory tells his classmates how dyslexia affects his schoolwork and how his friends can adapt their project to support him.