Topic > Malcolm Some people have difficulty understanding school work from first grade through high school. For example, in the article "Saved", the life of Malcolm X, the reader is told about Malcolm's struggle with learning. One problem he had was that he couldn't write or read his own writing. The way he began to overcome his handicap was to copy and memorize words from the dictionary. When he entered prison he was illiterate. He could neither read nor write. Later, to facilitate reading comprehension, he would spend time in the prison library. Spending an hour every day in the library helped him increase his understanding. Young writers' scribbles are difficult to read at first. Everyone once had difficulty writing in a straight line. Malcolm X had the same problem. Every time he wrote sentences they became jumbled and then became illegible. He decided to practice, and each time he did Malcolm noticed that his handwriting became more legible. Everything about his writing had ...