Wanda’s children used to ask her to read them books at bedtime, but she wasn’t able to. So she would pick a book at random, and then make up a story to accompany the pictures.
It worked like a charm, until the kids started learning to read themselves.
The shame she felt brought her back to her days in high school, being teased, and the years of fear that people would find out her secret.
Recently, Wanda decided she didn’t want to live in fear anymore
Find out more about Wanda and people like her that have overcome illiteracy later in life.
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