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Title: A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine ISBN: 0-7432-0223-6 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 07 January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.47 (55 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK ON CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Comment: Anyone who has a child in the school system knows that the educational process does not allow for one-on-one assessment of a child's learning abilities. A child either keeps pace or in many cases, falls behind. The author has written an excellent book on what a child needs in order to grow, learn, and develop his or her full potential.
It would be wonderful if all children learned at the same rate and possessed the same aptitude for learning; however, each child is a unique individual. The educational system today does not structure its learning process around that fundamental fact. A good many of the behavioural problems we see surfacing today stem from the fact a child becomes frustrated, bored, overwhelmingly challenged, or discouraged by the educational process, and their actions are often a result of what is lacking in the education system. Some parents, as well, do not take that fact into consideration and often expect Mary to keep up with brother John, because John seems to excel in everything, while Mary struggles to achieve.
There are a variety of topics to be found in the book, including development of memory, language, and motor skills. If you are an educator or have a child who is experiencing difficulties in this area, this book provides excellent resource material. It is one parents and individuals with the authority to make changes in the system should read and take to heart. The book contains a valuable message, is well researched, and is equally as well written.
Rating: 5
Summary: Celebrating Differences!
Comment: 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
Rating: 4
Summary: How to make the very best use of your mind.
Comment: Mel Levine has written a most inspiring book for parents and teachers. So many of us focus on weaknesses instead of the unique talents and abilities of our children. As a parent dedicated to supporting the best interests of my children, I must recommend another book here called Optimal Thinking: How To Be Your Best Self by Rosalene Glickman PhD. Dr. Glickman, who was a school teacher for many years, understands from first-hand daily experience how children learn best. She teaches you how to use Optimal Thinking to be your best, make the most of your own thinking, and the thinking, special talents,abilities, and learning experiences of our children. Optimal Thinking is simple immediately useful, and life-optimizing.
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Title: The Myth of Laziness by Mel Levine ISBN: 074321367X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 07 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: All Kinds of Minds: A Young Student's Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders by Melvin D. Levine, Melvine Levine ISBN: 0838820905 Publisher: Educators Pub Service Pub. Date: June, 1992 List Price(USD): $27.30 |
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Title: Keeping a Head in School: A Student's Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders by Mel Levine, Melvin D. Levine, Ann Jennings, Anne Lord ISBN: 0838820697 Publisher: Educators Pub Service Pub. Date: July, 1991 List Price(USD): $27.30 |
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Title: Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Overcoming Reading Problems at Any Level by SALLY MD SHAYWITZ ISBN: 0375400125 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Smart Kids With School Problems: Things to Know and Ways to Help by Priscilla L. Vail, Patricia Vail ISBN: 0452262429 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: August, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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