1. MISUNDERSTOOD MINDS
By: Dawn, Jenna, Karla and Nicole

3. NATHAN

4. NATHAN VANHOV
Nathan loved to read. He was a natural leader, articulate, athletic. He
was exceptional by all accounts.
However, when he entered school...
-first week of school, the teacher discovered that he didn't know the
alphabet and couldn't actually read
-Nathan was concerned that he was trying and trying without much
success
Nathan was sent for testing...
-He did not score well on tests.
-Nathan's mom admits that it was hard to hear that her child was not
average especially when she thought he was exceptional.
As it turns out...
-He had memorized the entire book. He wasn't actually reading, he
relied on innate strength (memory).

5. NATHAN VANHOV
Plan B....
-Nathan's parents hired a tutor. He knew 300 sight words
before grade 2, but again, 9 weeks into class, he was behind
Plan C...The investigation....
-Dr. Levine investigates all kinds of ways Nathan's brain learns.
-He identified neurological deficiencies and strengths with 33
specific tasks.
-Nathan did not perform well on a rhyming game. He though hot
rhymed with hate. Therefore, this let Dr. Levine know that he did
not have phonemic awareness.
-Nathan can't break a word like dog into de-oh-g sounds

7. SARA LEE HARRIS

8. SARA LEE HARRIS
-lots of friends, youngest of 4, mom wants a good solid education for
her kids- children's storefront school in Harlem
-standout student, highly verbal
-4th grade was really shy in history...wouldn't participate...out of
character…couldn't comprehend history, vocabulary
-then tests basic language skills, good language for single words
(mouse), but other words associated with pics she had difficulty
-couldn't retrieve the information (e.g. Swine from Charlotte Web)
-storage and retrieval system is very confused...takes card out but
doesn't put it back in the right place
-things start to unravel in grades 3 or 4, you begin to expose expressive
language problems in grade 3 or 4: they know what they want to say
but they can't get it out
-had good inner language, knows what she wants to say but can't get it
out the way she was thinking- she understands well but can't express
herself
- expert suggestion: Full Immersion Language Treatment: needs a
verbal workout...needs to practice talking in full sentences...give your
brain a workout
-need to be comfortable in order to take risks, an immersion
therapy...flash adds, drill...

9. SARA LEE 1 YEAR LATER
-Sara Lee is asked: What do you do if you find someone's purse in
a store? Run after them...
-Now she is contributing more in class
-She has improved dramatically: comprehension score went from
grade 4 second month to grade 7
-Sara lee is pushing herself beyond cliches, and is thinking deeper
-Sara Lee-"I have matured a lot, I have been participating, my
grades are improving, I have overcoming the mistakes I made
other years."