Misunderstood Minds: Understanding Kids Who Struggle to Learn
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781578079605
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1578079608
Label: WGBH BOSTON
Manufacturer: WGBH BOSTON
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH BOSTON
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 29, 2004
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 10113
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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Editorial Review:
Description:
You feel like the luckiest person 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 you 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 lives of five children and their families as they deal with the puzzling mysteries presented by their unique learning differences. See how bright, articulate Nathan masked his inability to read by memorizing. Find out why Lauren's social isolation provided experts with vital clues about her learning problem. See how undiagnosed learning problems led Adam on a downward spiral towards drugs, alcohol, and crime.
As many as one in five families are coping with children who struggle to learn. Many of these children don't fit any clinical diagnosis, but for some reason, they aren't learning. Though these children may be suffering from debilitating learning problems, they are often mistakenly called 'lazy' or 'stupid' by teachers, classmates, and even by their families. But learning specialists believe that they now possess a key that will ultimately help struggling students, their parents, and teachers better identify and manage learning problems -- each mind works differently and has its own unique strengths and weaknesses. Misunderstood Minds illustrates the emerging view that specific identification and customized management of learning problems is the key to success for the millions of children struggling in school. Misunderstood Minds features leading experts in the field of learning problems, including Mel Levine, M.D., G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and Richard D. Lavoie, M.A. M.Ed.
Amazon.com:
Misunderstood Minds is a captivating documentary that unreels like a topnotch drama--you'll be on the edge of your seat while having a series of 'aha' moments. The 90-minute production spends three years following five families with children who struggle with learning disabilities. One high-achieving boy's strong memory masks his inability to read; the parents of a middle-school girl who has trouble focusing resist the solution (drugs). Not every story is a clear success, and one Boston teen slips through the cracks. The learning-problem experts and teachers do a superb job making a complex subject (children have 'expressive language deficiency' or an 'output problem') entirely understandable. Directed and produced by Frontline filmmaker Michael Kirk and narrated by Nightline correspondent Chris Bury, the show is powerful as it trains the lens on these quotable kids and their often-heartbreaking journey. --Valerie J. Nelson
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- Not the best use of your moneyNo doubt this WGBH documentary can be an eye-opener for people who have not had a chance to hear about ... Read More
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- Interesting / Teachers & Students should seeI feel this program should be seen by teachers and students who themselves have a misunderstanding of what ... Read More
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- FOR ANY PARENT WHO'S CHILD HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ADD OR ADHD OR ANY PARENT SUSPECTING HIS CHILD HAS A LEARNINGDISABILITYI'M A MOTHER OF A 7 YEAR OLD ADD DAUGHTER I LIVE IN CANCUN-MEXICO WHERE INFORMATION OTHER THAN PSICOLOGIST'S ... Read More
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- Misunderstood MindsI teach high school and this video did a few things for me. First, it showed me the importance of elementary ... Read More
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- A must for all parents and schools !!Parents and educators alike must get this presentation !! We must stop labeling every problem as ADD and get ... Read More
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