At age 14 I was tested by Dr. Charles Shedd at Western Kentucky University and was found to have a specific perceptual-motor disability. At that time public schools did not have learning disability classes. The only special education classes were for mildly mentally handicapped children. My handicap was that I did not learn the way the public schools taught and could not read.

After attending two eight week sessions of the Reading Research Institute directed by Dr. Shedd I learned to rea...