Developing Minds: Parent's Pack

Resource Type

Video - Parent

Description

Created especially for parents, this package provides an overview of the Developing Minds series and emphasizes ways in which parents can help children with learning difficulties. The Parentís Pack includes two videos and guides. The Introduction for Parents video and guide introduces parents to the philosophy and conceptual framework of Dr. Mel Levine and his colleagues at the All Kinds of Minds Institute. Parents will gain insight into key neurodevelopmental areas that underlie a child's learning and development and impact his or her ability to succeed in school. The General Strategies for Parents video and guide features interviews with children and early adolescents struggling with learning problems. Parents will learn about a systematic process for understanding and managing a childís learning strengths and weaknesses, and will watch as parents, educators, and children collaborate to gather information and develop an educational plan that addresses his or her learning differences.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)

Web Address

http://ldonline.learningstore.org/products/LD1040.html

Languages

English

Publication

2002

Availability

• LD Online - LD OnLine is a national educational service of public television station WETA in Washington, D.C. It is operated in association with the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities and is made possible by generous support from Lindamood-Bell Learning ProcessesÆ and the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation. LD OnLine is a collaboration between public broadcasting and the learning disabilities community. Our public television station has made a long-term commitment to serving the LD community. We create television, radio, and Internet programs dedicated to improving the lives of children with learning disabilities and ADHD.
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