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Ennis' Gift: Directed by Joshua Seftel. With Ed Bradley, Ann Bancroft, Chris Belair, Marcy Bloom. Ennis William Cosby was dyslexic. As a boy, he struggled to learn in school. And he didn't know why. Eventually, Ennis came to understand that he simply learned differently and that he could succeed in school.
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Oct 1, 2000 · At the time of his death, Ennis was a teacher, helping kids cope with learning differences like his own. But Ennis Cosby was hardly the only celebrity with learning differences. Others include well-known actors: Danny Glover, Henry Winkler, Lindsay Wagner, and James Earl Jones.
Inspired by the life of Ennis Cosby, the program examines the frustration of living with learning differences and celebrates people who overcame them. Despite his own learning difference, dyslexia, Cosby earned a Masters Degree in Education, which he used to help others like himself.
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Ennis’ Gift. In this film, you’ll meet actors, scientists, business leaders, a polar explorer, a teacher and dozens of others, both children and adults, who have one thing in common: they all have learning differences. These individuals refused to be limited by their difficulties.
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Jul 19, 2009 · In this film you'll meet actors, scientists, business leaders, a polar explorer, a teacher and dozens of others, both children and adults, who have one thing in common; they all have learning differences.
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In this film you'll meet actors, scientists, business leaders, a polar explorer, and dozens of others, both children and adults, who have one thing in common: they all have learning differences. These individuals refused to be limited by their difficulties or defined by the labels that were assigned to them.
