Dr. Mel Levine / PBS show on learning differences

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone!!

Sorry I haven't been around much -we have a few exciting new projects

going on at once. I wanted to jump in and share this with you before

it gets too late and you might miss it. If you are interested in

topics about kids and education, there is an interesting program

coming to PBS soon.

On March 27th 9 PM ET -PBS will broadcast 'Misunderstood Minds', a

documentary about learning differences and the impact these

differences have on individual children, their families, and

society. The program will address the neuro approach to

understanding and managing differences in learning that were

pioneered by the excellent and well respected neuro-developmental

behavioral pediatrician Dr. Mel Levine and the All Kinds of Minds

Institute.

In my opinion, some experts are still not acknowledging enough about

the links between early speech problems and later reading problems -

and just focus on the language aspect. Our contact at the US

Department of Education is aware we are trying to raise awareness to

the great importance to later learning from early evaluation and/or

intervention for all children with signs of 'any' communication delays. It

will be interesting to see if the speech aspect is covered -and if

not -just a bit more work on all of us! Some of the leading experts

in this area are behind this program -so one not to miss!

http://www.allkindsofminds.org

" Don't miss WGBH's moving and personal look into the world of

Misunderstood Minds, premiering March 27, 2002 at 9pm ET on PBS

(check local listings).

You feel like the luckiest parent alive: Your seven-year-old is a

bright, social, athletic child with countless friends. His potential

seems unlimited, his future success unquestionable. Then one day a

teacher calls to tell you that your child can't read.

That is one scenario presented in Misunderstood Minds, a deeply

moving and personal look into the world of learning problems,

premiering on PBS, Wednesday, March 27, 2002. Misunderstood Minds

reveals the stories of five families over a three-year period as

they, together with experts, try to solve the mysteries of their

children's' learning difficulties.

As the leading expert in the broadcast, Dr. Mel Levine, founder and

co-chair of All Kinds of Minds, discusses how parents and teachers

can more effectively deal with a student's learning problem once they

identify and understand its underlying source.

Other experts in learning and child development contribute their

insights as well, including:

G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., research psychologist and Chief of the Child

Development and Behavior Branch within the National Institute of

Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of

Health

Rick Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed., Director of Schwab Learning, and

Helen Schwab Foundation

Hallowell, M.D., child and adult psychiatrist and Founder of

The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health

Remember the child in your school classroom who avoided eye contact

with the teacher, couldn't concentrate, or had trouble remembering

his lessons? Perhaps that child was you, a friend, a sibling…or

perhaps it is even your child now. Millions of people in the United

States are personally affected by learning problems. Experts say that

as many as one in five families are coping with children who struggle

to learn. If not addressed, these learning problems can have a

devastating impact on the students' self-esteem and future academic

and social success.

Misunderstood Minds illustrates the emerging view that specific

identification and customized management of learning differences is

key to the success of the millions of children struggling in school.

With mounting evidence to support this approach, it has become clear

that how we choose to address these differences can have a

significant impact on a student's success or failure.

We hope you will tune in on March 27 to learn more about

Misunderstood Minds.

Check your local PBS listings for airtime. "

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