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How Difficult Can This Be -
Presented by Richard Lavoie - Approx. 1 hr.
Look at the world through the eyes of a learning disabled child.
Join in the classroom activities that cause frustration, anxiety,
and tension - emotions all too familiar to the student with a
learning disability. |
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When The Chips Are Down -
Presented by Richard Lavoie - Approx. 1 hr.
Do you ever have days when the kids are totally out of control? Richard Lavoie explains how you can turn behavioral problems around quickly and effectively. He shows how parents and teachers can create an environment in which children can flourish. |
| 3. |
Last One Picked …. First
One Picked On -
Presented by Richard Lavoie
a. Teacher’s Guide - Approx. 1 hr. | b. Parent’s
Guide - Approx. 1hr.
Playing with friends is a happy time for children. But kids with learning
disabilities are often isolated and rejected. This program addresses the
social problems these children face and offers some practical solutions. |
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Look What You’ve Done! -
Presented by Dr. Robert Brooks - Approx. 1 hr.
Whether they’ve failed a spelling test or dropped an
easy pop fly, kids who have trouble learning, far too often,
give up hope. Here are practical strategies for helping children
develop the confidence and the resilience they need to succeed. |
| 5. |
Dyslexia A Different Kind of
Mind -
Approx. 30 minutes.
Dyslexia, a learning disability that affects oral and written language, often
masks the presence of a gifted mind. People with dyslexia learn differently.
This program explores that cognitive difference by examining how new teaching
techniques are helping them succeed in school. |
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A Dyslexic Family Diary -
by Dorothy Tod - Approx. 50 minutes.
This video chronicles a mother's 18 years of struggle with the "Reading
Wars" to get an education for her bright dyslexic son. This documentary
explores the gift, as well as the difficulties, that come with dyslexia -
how it plays out in educational systems, legal and health systems, work,
family,
marriage and daily life. |
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What The Silenced Say -
by Jonathan Mooney - Approx. 1 hr.
This video chronicles a mother's 18 years of struggle with the "Reading
Wars" to get an education for her bright dyslexic son. This documentary
explores the gift, as well as the difficulties, that come with dyslexia -
how it plays out in educational systems, legal and health systems, work,
family, marriage and daily life. |
| 8. |
Raising Resilient Children -
by Psychologists Dr. Robert Brooks and Dr. Sam Goldstein - Approx.
70min.
The capacity to cope and feel competent is known as resilience. The process
of resilience explains why some children are able to overcome overwhelming
obstacles. This video offers a unique seven guideline program to help parents
develop the skills necessary to foster a resilient mindset in their children. |
| 9. |
LD-LA Learning Disabilities - Learning
Abilities -
A comprehensive six part video series, drawing on current research, to understand
and improve the teaching of students with LD.
a. Introduction: Understanding learning disabilities through demonstration
and description.
b. The Teaching: What LD students need
c. Reading is NOT a Natural Skill: Teaching children the code to unlock language.
d. Children and Parents and Schools and Strengths
e. ADD/ADHD/LD: Understanding the connection.
f. Teaching math: A systematic approach for children with learning disabilities. |
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Misunderstood Minds -
Dr Mel Levine - Approx. 1 hrs.
This video chronicles a mother's 18 years of struggle with the "Reading
Wars" to get an education for her bright dyslexic son. This documentary
explores the gift, as well as the difficulties, that come with dyslexia -
how it plays out in educational systems, legal and health systems, work,
family, marriage and daily life. |
| 11. |
Teach Me Different - Sally
L. Smith - Approx. 2 hours on 2 videos
Educator Sally Smith distills her classroom and research findings in four
tutorials. With her special guidance, you will understand learning disabilities
and ADHD; appreciate children’s different intelligences; acquire strategies
to help kids succeed; and assist youngsters in comprehending complex directions
and abstract ideas. |
| 12. |
Dyslexia: Finding the Answers -
The International Dyslexia Association - Approx. 15mins.
This is the perfect video for the parent who has just learned their child
may have dyslexia or the teacher who has students with reading problems. |
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Essential Word Roots -
Educational Tutorial Consortium - Approx. 40 minutes.
The video is designed to teach fourteen groupings of the Greek and Latin
roots that occur frequently in our lives. Each grouping is to be viewed while
the student participates actively in the multisensory process (seeing, hearing,
and tracing). |
| 14. |
Phonological Awareness -
Lundberg Program - Approx. 37 minutes.
This a video recorded in classrooms with teachers and students demonstrating
various phonological activities in a group setting. |
| 15. |
Homework and Learning Disabilities -
Wilson Anderson - Approx. 34 mins. |
| 16. |
Parent - Teacher Conferences:
Resolving Conflicts -
Marvin J. Fine PhD. -
Approx. 37mins. |
| 17. |
Overcoming Dyslexia -
by Sally Shaywitz. - Approx.
- 13 hrs.
(Unabridged Audio book on 11 CD’s)
Dr. Shaywitz demystifies the subject of reading difficulties and explains
how a child can become a good reader. She discusses early diagnosis of young
children as well as the diagnosing of older children and adults. Her book
makes clear how the latest research, including new brain imaging studies,
is uncovering the mechanisms underlying dyslexia and has led to effective
treatments for each age group. This is a book for both parents and teachers. |
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