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A Mind at a Time 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Catalog: Book Release date: 2002-12-31 Media: Paperback Format: Bargain Price Number of pages: 352  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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 Written on October 6, 2003 Summary: Celebrating Differences! As a therapist working with adolescents in a psychiatric assessment and treatment center, and as a Fetal Alcohol Consultant in private practice working with families whose children have brain differences, I found this book to be a significant resource in offering another form of "help and hope" to families. I believe a key to working with children whose brains work differently is to understand that very thing. These children, and all children for that matter, have ways of learning and applying what they've learned that are specific to them only. Dr. Mel Levine has shared his knowledge in the book, A Mind At A Time, which describes the "tool box" that children use in their learning. There are 8 neurodevelopmental systems that function as tools, and children may have strengths in particular systems. These include: Attention Control System, Memory System, Language System, Spatial Ordering System, Sequential Ordering System, Motor System, Higher Thinking System, and Social Thinking System. The trick is to know which system works best for these children! This book was brought to my attention by a concerned and desperate parent who discovered it on his quest to help his son...a son struggling to survive in a traditional academic setting with an untraditional style of learning...who was sinking into the trap of being labeled "bad" and a "behavioral problem." This loving father is now working to put Levine's recommendations into action in order to help his son succeed. Adult understanding, environmental modifications, and developing foundations that build on strengths are keys to working with these special needs children. Dr. Levine's book is a great resource for parents and teachers as they put these keys into place. Connie Sirnio, MSW http://www.members.aol.com/csirnio/celebrate Written on September 22, 2003 Summary: Rich with Personal Case Studies to Demonstrate His Points I didn't get what I wanted out of this book because I am not the intended audience--My daughter is only four years old and is ahead of the curve in every subject I test her on. Dr. Levine writes for an audience whose children are mostly in high school even though he will review their histories all the way back to pre-school in many of his case histories. That being said, I found this book rich with real-life case studies of children with learning difficulties. He has examples from the boys and girls that he has personally worked with to illustrate several points that he makes. I find those specific case studies to be the best part of his book. They support some of his theories and assertions. His arguments become weaker when he refers to other people's research--like when he said that research has shown that high school children can learn a second language better than pre-school children and therefore he recommends that children with verbal deficiencies should postpone studying a second language until the 11th grade. This skirts over the differences between pre-school language learning vs. high school language learning and ignores that there is a different kind of language learning going on at age 4 and at age 16. At age four you can't memorize as much information or learn as quickly as can a 16 year old, but the four year old can easily learn native syntax and pronunciation which the 16 year old may never learn. Anyway, this book offers a lot to parents and teachers of high school children who have learning difficulties but perhaps is less relevant for those outside of that audience. Written on August 4, 2003 Summary: Learning by exposure Learning is a complex process but Mel Levine makes it easy. Read this book along with the Essential 55. Written on July 24, 2003 Summary: Why Aren't Our Students Learning? Dr. Mel Levine believes the answer to this questions lies within neurodevelopmental dysfunctions, which are the basic instruments of learning and compose the wiring of our brains. In our schools, these dysfunctions are being overlooked, misdiagnosed, and labeled, perhaps as ADD and Learning Disabilities. Through various case studies, Dr. Levine assesses different dysfunctions that impede a child's ability to perform well in a school environment. He looks at these deficits, not from a hope to eradicate, but in order for students, parents, and teachers to be able to monitor and accommodate so actual learning can take place. He introduces the concept of the Managementt by Profile System, which uses the term management to communicate, "we aren't aiming for a cure, nor do we particularly care to totally revise any developmental mind." As educators, we have the opportunity and responsibility to teach our kids through various learning strategies and to be aware of which kids falter and those who succeed. He is truly calling teachers to be informed of brain development and the neurodevelopmental functions that are employed in the educator's particular subject matter. If we can change our thinking in this direction, we could exercise various teaching strategies and different ways for kids to learn, making the classroom a more inclusive environment. And isn't that what it's all about? Trying out different methodologies in order to find what will foster growth and learning in our students. I appreciated Dr. Levine's encouragement of awareness of these differences and the celebration of the diversity that we find. Written on June 14, 2003 Summary: The Keys to a Child's Academic Success Mel Levine stresses the importance of parents and teachers taking the time to identify each child's strengths and learning style --and he clearly explains how to do exactly that. Then you can better determine what method of instruction would be the best match to the child's particular way of thinking. This effort will in turn help the child increase his level of performance as well as his degree of self-esteem as he becomes more confident that he is capable and indeed CAN accomplish goals. As a teacher and parent, I feel that nurturing the "social and emotional intelligence" of a child goes hand-in-hand with attention to developing his "cognitive intelligence". The way we choose to discipline and communicate with children on a daily basis plays a very important role in how a child perceives himself. The more he feels understood and valued, the more effort he will put to the task of accepting the responsibility to change for the better. As a pre-school teacher, I believe that it is important to begin building a foundation for academic success and a healthy sense of self-esteem long BEFORE grade school begins. If you have preschoolers (ages 2-5), in addition to the outstanding academic guide addressing cognitive intelligence-- "A Mind at a Time", I highly recommend a very practical discipline and communication reference called "The Pocket Parent." This book offers hundreds of specific skills and strategies to help parents and teachers communicate more effectively with young children. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2002-12-31 | 2003-12-30 | 2006-01-10 | 2005-01-04 | 1992-06 | 1990-05 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Format | Bargain Price | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of pages | 352 | 288 | 304 | 432 | 283 | 297 |
| Ean | - | 9780743213684 | 9780743262255 | 9780679781592 | 9780838820902 | 9780838820698 |
| Book Isbn | - | 0743213688 | 0743262255 | 0679781595 | 0838820905 | 0838820697 |
| Reading level | - | - | - | - | - | Young Adult |
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