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Developing Minds

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• Developing Minds: Behavioral Complications. Part 1 - Introduction and Management

  For children and adolescents with learning differences, behavioral problems can mask other learning problems or simply get in the way of academic success. In this series, you will explore how inappropriate behaviors and social difficulties can interfere with a child's success in school. You will discover common problems students face and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, and social cognition connect to behavior. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss behavioral problems and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:07:28

• Developing Minds: Behavioral Complications. Part 2 - Behavioral Complications and Social Cognition

  For children and adolescents with learning differences, behavioral problems can mask other learning problems or simply get in the way of academic success. In this series, you will explore how inappropriate behaviors and social difficulties can interfere with a child's success in school. You will discover common problems students face and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, and social cognition connect to behavior. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss behavioral problems and strategies that work.

  Length:	01:43:14

• Developing Minds: Behavioral Complications. Part 3 - Attention, Language and Memory

  For children and adolescents with learning differences, behavioral problems can mask other learning problems or simply get in the way of academic success. In this series, you will explore how inappropriate behaviors and social difficulties can interfere with a child's success in school. You will discover common problems students face and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, and social cognition connect to behavior. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss behavioral problems and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:24:54

• Developing Minds: Feelings and Motivation. Part 1 - Introduction and Mangement

  Learning difficulties can lead to low self-esteem and lack of motivation, but they don't have to. In this series, you will explore learning situations that can trigger negative feelings, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, and social cognition connect to feelings and motivation. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss problems related to feelings and motivation, and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:08:55

• Developing Minds: Feelings and Motivation. Part 2 - Feelings, Motivation and Social Cognition

  Learning difficulties can lead to low self-esteem and lack of motivation, but they don't have to. In this series, you will explore learning situations that can trigger negative feelings, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, and social cognition connect to feelings and motivation. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss problems related to feelings and motivation, and strategies that work.

  Length:	01:32:49

• Developing Minds: Feelings and Motivation. Part 3 - Attention, Language and Memory

  Learning difficulties can lead to low self-esteem and lack of motivation, but they don't have to. In this series, you will explore learning situations that can trigger negative feelings, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, and social cognition connect to feelings and motivation. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss problems related to feelings and motivation, and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:25:23

• Developing Minds: Getting Organized/Work Habits. Part 1 - Introduction and Management

  Why do some students struggle to keep track of assignments and get their work done? In this series, you will explore how difficulties with organizational skills and work habits can interfere with students' academic success, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on things that affect a student's ability to get work done: memory, attention, higher order cognition skills, and how the mind deals with spatial as well as time and task ordering. You will hear from parents, teachers, students and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss difficulties related to organization and work habits, and strategies that work.

  Length:	03:00:00

• Developing Minds: Getting Organized/Work Habits. Part 2 - Temporal/Sequential Ordering, Spatial Orde

  Why do some students struggle to keep track of assignments and get their work done? In this series, you will explore how difficulties with organizational skills and work habits can interfere with students' academic success, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on things that affect a student's ability to get work done: memory, attention, higher order cognition skills, and how the mind deals with spatial as well as time and task ordering. You will hear from parents, teachers, students and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss difficulties related to organization and work habits, and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:30:50

• Developing Minds: Getting Organized/Work Habits. Part 3 - Attention, Language and Memory

  Why do some students struggle to keep track of assignments and get their work done? In this series, you will explore how difficulties with organizational skills and work habits can interfere with students' academic success, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on things that affect a student's ability to get work done: memory, attention, higher order cognition skills, and how the mind deals with spatial as well as time and task ordering. You will hear from parents, teachers, students and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss difficulties related to organization and work habits, and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:25:00

• Developing Minds: Getting Thoughts on Paper. Part 1 - Introduction and Management

  Writing is fundamental to a child's success in school, but becoming a good writer involves a complex and challenging set of skills. In this series, you will explore the skills involved in getting thoughts on paper, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, neuromotor function (the connections between the brain and muscle groups), and higher order cognition relate to writing. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss writing challenges and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:18:18

• Developing Minds: Getting Thoughts on Paper. Part 2 - Neurometer Function and Higher Order Cognition

  Writing is fundamental to a child's success in school, but becoming a good writer involves a complex and challenging set of skills. In this series, you will explore the skills involved in getting thoughts on paper, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, neuromotor function (the connections between the brain and muscle groups), and higher order cognition relate to writing. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss writing challenges and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:09:09

• Developing Minds: Getting Thoughts on Paper. Part 3 - Attention, Language and Memory

  Writing is fundamental to a child's success in school, but becoming a good writer involves a complex and challenging set of skills. In this series, you will explore the skills involved in getting thoughts on paper, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, neuromotor function (the connections between the brain and muscle groups), and higher order cognition relate to writing. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss writing challenges and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:25:01

• Developing Minds: Mastering the Challenge of Reading. Part 1 - Introduction and Management

  How do we learn to read? Why do some children and adolescents struggle? In this series, you will explore the reading process, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how memory, language, and attention connect to reading. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss reading challenges and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:07:50

• Developing Minds: Mastering the Challenge of Reading. Part 2 - Mastering the Challenge of Reading

  How do we learn to read? Why do some children and adolescents struggle? In this series, you will explore the reading process, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how memory, language, and attention connect to reading. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss reading challenges and strategies that work.

  Length:	00:58:32

• Developing Minds: Mastering the Challenge of Reading. Part 3 - Attention, Language and Memory

  How do we learn to read? Why do some children and adolescents struggle? In this series, you will explore the reading process, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how memory, language, and attention connect to reading. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss reading challenges and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:24:51

• Developing Minds: Student Output. Part 1 - Introduction and Management

  Parents and teachers are often surprised when children understand information but struggle to express themselves in writing, speech, or physical activity. In this series, you will explore the various tasks involved in student output, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction, for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, neuromotor function (the connections between the brain and muscle groups), and higher order cognition relate to student output. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss difficulties with output and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:08:17

• Developing Minds: Student Output. Part 2 - Student Output, Neuromotor Function and Higher Order Cogn

  Parents and teachers are often surprised when children understand information but struggle to express themselves in writing, speech, or physical activity. In this series, you will explore the various tasks involved in student output, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction, for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, neuromotor function (the connections between the brain and muscle groups), and higher order cognition relate to student output. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss difficulties with output and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:03:25

• Developing Minds: Student Output. Part 3 - Attention, Language and Memory

  Parents and teachers are often surprised when children understand information but struggle to express themselves in writing, speech, or physical activity. In this series, you will explore the various tasks involved in student output, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction, for teachers and parents, and specific information on how attention, memory, language, neuromotor function (the connections between the brain and muscle groups), and higher order cognition relate to student output. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss difficulties with output and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:24:54

• Developing Minds: Thinking with Numbers. Part 1 - Introduction and Management

  Learning math involves a variety of skills, from adding and subtracting to dealing with decimals and balancing equations. When students struggle in one area, they can fall behind and become anxious about math in general. In this series, you will explore common problems students face as well as practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how things affect a student's ability to think with numbers: memory, language, attention, spatial ordering, time and task ordering, and higher order cognition. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss challenges of learning math and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:08:17

• Developing Minds: Thinking with Numbers. Part 2 - Temporal-Sequential Ordering, Spatial Ordering and

  Learning math involves a variety of skills, from adding and subtracting to dealing with decimals and balancing equations. When students struggle in one area, they can fall behind and become anxious about math in general. In this series, you will explore common problems students face as well as practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how things affect a student's ability to think with numbers: memory, language, attention, spatial ordering, time and task ordering, and higher order cognition. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss challenges of learning math and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:31:59

• Developing Minds: Thinking with Numbers. Part 3 - Attention, Language and Memory

  Learning math involves a variety of skills, from adding and subtracting to dealing with decimals and balancing equations. When students struggle in one area, they can fall behind and become anxious about math in general. In this series, you will explore common problems students face as well as practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview, introduction for teachers and parents, and specific information on how things affect a student's ability to think with numbers: memory, language, attention, spatial ordering, time and task ordering, and higher order cognition. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss challenges of learning math and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:24:27

• Developing Minds: Understanding. Part 1 - Introduction and Management

  The ability to understand ideas and information is one of the most important skills students will develop -- both in school and at home -- but for some, it is a real challenge. In this series, you will explore the brain functions involved in understanding, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview program, introductory programs for teachers and parents, and specific programs on how memory, language, attention and higher order cognition contribute to understanding. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss challenges of understanding and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:07:57

• Developing Minds: Understanding. Part 2 - Understanding and High Order Cognition

  The ability to understand ideas and information is one of the most important skills students will develop -- both in school and at home -- but for some, it is a real challenge. In this series, you will explore the brain functions involved in understanding, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview program, introductory programs for teachers and parents, and specific programs on how memory, language, attention and higher order cognition contribute to understanding. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss challenges of understanding and strategies that work.

  Length:	01:33:18

• Developing Minds: Understanding. Part 3 - Attention, Language and Memory

  The ability to understand ideas and information is one of the most important skills students will develop -- both in school and at home -- but for some, it is a real challenge. In this series, you will explore the brain functions involved in understanding, common problems students face, and practical strategies teachers and parents can use to help students succeed. This series includes an overview program, introductory programs for teachers and parents, and specific programs on how memory, language, attention and higher order cognition contribute to understanding. You will hear from parents, teachers, students, and Dr. Mel Levine as they discuss challenges of understanding and strategies that work.

  Length:	02:24:28

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