Barbara Pheloung recommends the
following books:
Oxford
Signpost to Spelling,
By Joy Pollock
ISBN 0 435 10686 4
Heinemann Educational Publishers
Signposts to Spelling is a handbook for teachers. There are twenty spelling guides, which give pupils help with the structure of words. A brief history of the English language is included on a question-and-answer basis, giving children some ideas of how our present spelling has come about. Nonsense dictations and mnemonics are humorously illustrated by Vanessa Pawsey.
Some comments on the first edition:
"...a book which should lighten the hearts of a few disheartened and struggling learners."
The Guardian
"The teacher of any age group who uses Joy Pollock’s ideas in the making of materials and in the preparation of class lessons will be well equipped to deal with her pupils’ spelling difficulties in an individual and systematic way."
Times Educational Supplement
English Grammar and
Teaching Strategies,
Lifeline to Literacy
By Joy Pollock and Elisabeth Waller
ISBN 1-85346-638-7
David Fulton Publishers
London
Many Teachers were not exposed at school to rigorous instruction in grammar and now find it a daunting subject to teach. This book aims to demystify grammar and equip any teacher to teach it in the classroom. Carefully set out for ease of reference, each grammatical term is clearly defined. Varieties of usage are illustrated and teaching strategies can easily be extended according to the age and key stage of the pupil. These strategies are both for spoken and written language. They can be used for the whole class, small groups with pupils who have special educational needs and in classes for English as an additional language. Teachers who are anxious about grammar will welcome this "lifeline to literacy" for themselves and their pupils.
Day-To-Day Dyslexia in the
Classroom,
By Joy Pollock, Elisabeth Waller and Rody Politt
ISBN 0-415-11132-3
Routledge
London
Order through www.amazon.com
This fully revised and updated edition of a classic text offers invaluable advice to teachers on how they can recognise specific learning difficulties and give practical help to children in their classes. Written in an accessible, jargon-free language, it provides guidelines on the way children with dyslexia learn language and achieve literacy and numeracy skills. It also includes chapters on handwriting, study skills and classroom management, while bearing in mind numerous demands made on classroom teachers.
This new edition includes reference to the National Literacy Strategy, how to make effective use of Teaching Assistants, and includes exercises which enable dyslexic people to become more ready to learn academically, as well as commentary on teaching children with diagnosed dyspraxia and Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is the essential companion to dyslexia that no teacher, student teacher, Special Educational Needs Coordinator or Teaching Assistant can afford to be without.
"Here is a book about dyslexia that needed to be written ... Every school staff-room should have a copy on the library shelf, and it should be required reading for all beginning teachers in the course of their training... Highly recommended."
Contact, the Journal of the British Dyslexia Association
Stopping Hyperactivity - A
New Solution
Nancy E. O'Dell, Patricia A. Cook
ISBN 0-89529-789-2
Avery Publishing Group
New York
For over twenty-five years, Drs. Nancy E. O'Dell and Patricia A. Cook have tirelessly worked to develop and refine a unique exercise program that can diminish or entirely eliminate hyperactive behaviour. In Stopping Hyperactivity: A New Solution, the authors present this important breakthrough technique from theory to application.
Nancy E. O'Dell received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Indiana University, and her doctorate in Learning Disabilities from Purdue University. She is a Professor of Education at the University of Indianapolis, co-director of the Miriam Bender Diagnostic Center, and co-director of B.U.I.L.D., a support program for learning disabled students at the university.
Patricia A. Cook earned her bachelor's degree from Marian College, her master's degree from Butler University, and her doctorate in Learning Disabilities from Purdue University. She is a Professor of Education at the University of Indianapolis, co-director of the Miriam Bender Diagnostic Center, and co-director of B.U.I.L.D. She and dr. O'Dell have lectured at universities, professional meetings, and educational conventions throughout the world, and have appeared extensively on radio and television programs.
Sensory Integration and Learning Disorders
A Jean Ayres
ISBN 0-87424-303-3
WPS Publishers
Los Angeles
Dr. Jean Ayres began her scientific approach to studying sensory integrative function at a time when few occupational therapists were interested in research. She was dedicated to providing services to children who would otherwise be lost in the education and health care systems. Her resolute drive to improve the knowledge and application of sensory integrative principles through continuous research was founded on the desire to help these children.
Dr. Ayres was concerned about major problems confronting the use of sensory integrative theory. These problems included inappropriate application of sensory integrative theory and unrealistic claims of treatment efficacy. She lamented the theory was either accepted with absolute enthusiasm or rejected entirely. "It is believed to be either omnipotent or no good at all," Dr. Ayres said, "and knowledge simply does not develop that way."
Dr. Ayres dedicated her life to the ongoing development of sensory integration theory and practice and the children whom it benefited.
The Sound of a Miracle
- A Child's Triumph Over Autism
Annabel Stehli
ISBN 1-85702-032-4
Fourth Estate
London
The Sound of a Miracle is Annabel Stehli's riveting story of her daughter Georgiana's triumphant progress from autisitic and functionally retarded to gifted. When mothers from all over the country contacted Annabel and told her their stories, she put them in touch with one another, forming The Parent's Network, and inspired them to do as she had done: Defy the negative prognoses of the experts and fight for their children with Autism, Pervasive Developmental Delay (PDD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), Dyslexia, and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
In curing Georgie's painful hearing, her most distressing symptom, a new intervention called auditory training made it possible for her to enjoy communication and to excel academically. There are many Georgies now, ready to take their place among their peers without a label, with a future as bright as any child's. The interest sparked by The Sound of a Miracle resulted in the founding of what is now The Georgiana Institute, the validation of auditory training as a thoroughly researched treatment modality, and its availability worldwide.
First published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1991, this book was a Literary Guild Alternate Selection, and has been translated into Chinese, Dutch and German. It has also been condensed and published in The Reader's Digest, and acquired by numerous public libraries. Currently in its fifth printing, it is sold in trade paperback by the Institute and in bookstores.
In the Minds Eye
Thomas G. West
ISBN 1-57392-155-6
Prometheus Books
New York
"Every once in a while a book comes along that turns one's thinking upside down. In the Mind's Eye is just such a book."
ROEPER REVIEW
"Both teachers and educational planners [should] read this book and take its message seriously."
-T.R. Miles, Ph.D
Vice President of the British Dyslexia Association
A Revolutionary Way of Thinking
Dr. Charles Krebs and Jenny Brown
ISBN 0-85572-282-7
Hill of Content Publishing Pty Ltd
Melbourne
"This is an absolutely remarkable book which explains in a simple, precise and comprehensible way the philosophical basis of both eastern medicine and kinesiology. Beautifully summarised and completely up-to-date. To cover such a vast amount of knowledge and synthesise it into such a simple and clearly presented volume is an outstanding achievement. I compliment the author and would recommend this book not only for general readers but also all those interested in the basis of eastern medicine and the latest concepts in brain function."
Graeme D. Jackson
Associate Professor Department of Medicine Austin &
Repatriation Medical Centre Melbourne
"This is a remarkable story and a remarkable book.
The content is extremely valuable to us all and it fully rewards the
reader's effort to integrate the technical material present in the
text. I wish this book had been available when my son was a child!"
Dr. William Tiller
Professor Emeritus, Department of Materials, Science &
Engineering Stanford University U.S.A.
If Kids Just Came With
Instruction Sheets!
Svea J. Gold
ISBN 0-9615332-6-9
Fern Ridge Press
Eugene, Oregon
Whether we are reaising our own children or helping or helping
those of the global village, this book deals with connections, not just
single answers. Whether we are exploring behavior problems, learning
disabilities, attention problems, delinquency or drug abuse, rarely
does not one remedy apply. Neither do all remedies
apply to every child.
Even if only one of the many approaches suggested here helps only one child in a hundred, and that one child in a hundred happens to be your child, or a child in your acquaintance, this may be the most important book you ever read.
Healing the Hyper Active Brain
Through the New Science of Functional Medicine
Michael R. Lyon
ISBN 0-9685108-0-9
Focused Publishing
Calgary
Millions of children and an ever-increasing number of adults are now on Ritalin®. Are drugs really the only effective way to cope with the ADHD epidemic? This book provides real solutions... It outlines in clear detail a systematic comprehensive highly effective scientific and rational method for uncovering the hidden causes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and managing this condition effectively without the need for drugs.
The Fabric of Autism
Judith Bluestone
ISBN 0-9720245-1-8
The HANDLE Institute
Seattle
Infused with rare insights into the impetus behind autistic behaviors, The Fabric of Autism weaves the various threads of autism into a "make-sense" theory, hard won through personal experience and decades of study. From neuroscientific research, explanations of developmental processes and clinical outcomes emerge the probable causes of autism. The Fabric of Autism is both a signifcant clinical work and a moving memoir that illuminates the humanity hidden beneath the bewildering facade of autism.
Molecules of Emotions,
The science behind mind-body medicine
Candace B. Pert
ISBN 0-684-84634-9
Touchstone
New York
Why do we feel the way we feel? How do our thoughts and emotions affect our health? Are our bodies and minds distinct from each other or do they function together as part of an interconnected system?
In her groundbreaking book Molecules of Emotions, Candace Pert provides
startling and decisive answers to these and other challenging questions
that scientists and philosophers have pondered for centuries. Her
pioneering research on how the chemicals inside our bodies form a
dynamic information network, linking mind and body, is not only
provocative, it's revolutionary.
By establishing the biomolecular basis for our emotions and
explaining these new scientific developments in a clear and accessible
way. Pert empowers us to understand ourselves, our feelings, and the
connection between our minds and our bodies -bodyminds- in ways we
could never possibly have imagined before.
Molecules of Emotions is a landmark work, full of insight and wisdom
and possessing that rare power to change the way we see the worl and
ourselves.
Barbara Pheloung recommends the following Audio/Video series:
The Listening Program
Advanced Brain
Order through Kim Gowing or Tammita
Email: info@links2learning.com.au
Phone: +61 8 8227 0202
There are 3 CDs suitable for a classroom or a home without needing
individual headphones: Full Spectrum Prelude 1 & 2 and Speech
& Language for Kids.
A great sound therapy program to help build and improve auditory skills and sensory integration. Developed on key concepts originated by the late Alfred Tomatis, M.D., this program has shown improvements in:
- Attention span & focus
- Speech & motor control
- Auditory perception & sensitivity
- Musical & vocal expression
- Self-esteem, mood & motivation
- Social interaction
- Understanding spoken language
- Reading, spelling & handwriting
- Physical balance and coordination
The Listening Program Kit contains 8 CDs. Each CD has a unique combination of music, nature sounds, and sound processing techniques. Eight are available within a system with one CD progressively building to the next by increasing the intensity and complexity of the auditory stimulation. Three are available individually with each addressing a specific area of function. These are used as an adjunct to the other eight.
The program entails 1 to 2 fifteen-minute listening sessions a day, five days per week. The average program length is eight weeks with many people finding it advantageous to repeat the program once or several times to keep their auditory system in peak condition. Listening is done through a pair of high-quality headphones and a CD Player.
For more details visit www.advancedbrain.com.
The Listening Program,
Speech and Language for Kids
Advanced Brain
Order through Kim Gowing or Tammita
Email: info@links2learning.com.au
Phone: +61 8 8227 0202
It incorporates our process of stereo speaker mastering called Spatial Stereo™. This process allows for distinct separation of the instruments in the stereo field for clear spatial details. By mastering with Spatial Stereo™, the instruments are placed in the stereo field so they can be isolated by the listener. Standard stereo mastering tends to have the instruments blending with one another resulting in less clarity and definition making the sonic information more difficult to process and thus benefit from.
We add movement to the treatment to create Spatial Stereo™ Dynamic. This further helps with sound localization, auditory figure ground, listener interest and bilateral organization.
Music
The music selected and recorded for Speech and Language Kids CD 1
includes early compositions by Mozart as well as Brahms, Beethoven,
Schumann, and instrumental versions of traditional folk music and
nursery rhymes.
Applications
Speech and Language Kids 1 is appropriate for enhancing receptive and
expressive language, sense of melody, pitch discrimination, fluency,
voice modulation and control. It may be used during reading activities,
quiet or aloud at a low volume. It may also be used in connection with
vocal exercises and may have some benefit with second language
acquisition.
This is a tremendous tool for voice coaches, reading and learning specialists, speech and language pathologists and those working with communication difficulties. It also proves helpful with attention, memory and concentration. Listeners may practice active listening with SL Kids 1 but may also hum, sing or explore their voice during their listening sessions.
For more details visit www.advancedbrain.com.
The Listening Program,
Prelude 1 & 2
Advanced Brain
Order through Kim Gowing or Tammita
Email: info@links2learning.com.au
Phone: +61 8 8227 0202
The Listening Program Full Spectrum (FS) Prelude 1 & 2 was developed as a gentle introduction to The Listening Program. These CDs are the first of The Listening Program- New Generation. They incorporate ABT Music's new High Definition (HD) 24-bit 192 kHz recordings, featuring the latest advancements in ABT's psychoacoustic and neurosonic treatments.
High Definition recording has only been possible in the last couple of years. These recordings provide a more natural listening experience, very close to live. They contain low levels of distortion, more accurate representation of the sound waves, providing a rich, fulfilling listening experience with greater clarity than our earlier 16-bit recordings. What you hear is more clear high frequencies, authentic timbre in low frequencies, greater definition of individual notes, and spatial details unlike you have ever heard! This provides more new opportunities for developing TLP than ever thought possible.
The combination of ABT Music HD recordings coupled with ABT's Spatial Stereo™ mastering process takes TLP speaker delivery to a new level of quality, enjoyment, and effectiveness.
Music
FS Prelude contains ABT Music HD 24-bit 192 kHz recordings of Vivaldi
Concertos, Mozart Symphonies, Haydn Quartets, and others with strings
and woodwinds. These recordings have been simplified using numerous
psychoacoustic treatments to make them easier for the listener to
attend to the individual instrumental "voices". These simplifications
provide an opportunity for the listener to better understand what is
taking place within the compositions making them easier to listen to
and sequentially process. The compositions by these great masters and
the performances by the Arcangelos Chamber Ensemble are energetic,
vivid and joyous.
Auditory Processing Skills
One of the auditory processing skills we focus on training in FS
Prelude is auditory figure ground- the ability to focus on foreground
sound such as a conversation, while filtering out distracting
background noise. For many people trying to listen to speech when
competing sounds are present is a source of stress and frustration,
whether in the classroom, work place, or public places such as a
restaurant. Full Spectrum Prelude is a tool which can be used to train
this ability. While auditory figure ground is a vital skill for
understanding language, to hold auditory attention and concentrate, it
is also an essential skill in our ability to process, understand and
enjoy music.
If an auditory scene or piece of music is too complex for our auditory system to process, we can become stressed and shut down to varying degrees. FS Prelude gives the listener an opportunity to hear the instrumental voices separate at times, and at varying volume levels, that makes it easier to attend or focus to one instrumental voice then another. Instruments are individually brought to the foreground then move gradually into the background shifting auditory attention in subtle but significant ways. This sets a foundation for auditory processing that allows future listening to be more effective. Full Spectrum Prelude trains not only our ability to perform an auditory scene analysis and the auditory figure ground skill but also selective auditory attention, pitch discrimination, amplitude perception, sound localization, frequency perception, and temporal processing.
Listening to FS Prelude trains auditory processing in ways that are of equal benefit to the beginning or experienced listener. Rather than using filtration which can be initially uncomfortable for some, the natural frequency contrasts of the individual instruments provides a unique, engaging, and comfortable listening experience.
For more details visit www.advancedbrain.com.
Sound Health CD Set (8 CDs)
Order through Kim Gowing or Tammita
Email: info@links2learning.com.au
Phone: +61 8 8227 0202
Music for Concentration
Music to De-Stress
Music for Inspiration
Music for Learning
Music for Motivation
Music for Productivity
Music to Relax
Music for Thinking
Advanced Brain
Incorporating Sound Health® into your daily life can produce profound and wonderful changes. A sophisticated combination of therapeutic benefit and artistic achievement, these masterful classical recordings are founded on the principle that music is an effective tool for enhancing health and well-being. Each is intended to complement specific activities, employing extensive scientific research and clinical study to achieve its intended effect. Creating a world of rich and varied soundscapes, Sound Health nourishes body, mind and spirit.
Music for Health, Learning and Productivity
Based on extensive scientific and clinical research, these classical recordings create therapeutic soundscapes designed to enhance specific activities - nourishing body, mind and spirit.
How to Make Sound Health® Work for You
For optimal therapeutic effect, we suggest listening to your chosen
recording throughout the day, playing the music softly in the
background. No special audio equipment is required - in fact, these CDs
can even be played though computer speakers to invigorate or relax you
as you work. Use the music to create a desired room ambiance or mask
background noise. To intensify your listening experience, slip on a
pair of stereo headphones. As with all music, a gentle volume is most
effective.
Noise Pollution
Even relatively low levels of environmental noise have been proven to
negatively affect physical and intellectual performance. Designed to
mask irritating background noise, the innovative classical recordings
in Sound Health® enhance health and well-being by creating a
therapeutic musical environment for work, rest and play.
For more details visit www.advancedbrain.com.
Brain Builder
Advanced Brain
Order through Kim Gowing or Tammita
Email: info@links2learning.com.au
Phone: +61 8 8227 0202
Realise significant, lasting changes in auditory and visual sequential processing skills and short-term memory. Psychologists and educators call it "sequential processing" It's essential to every mental process, including every level of verbal communication. Better sequential processing enables us to take in more of what there is to see and hear. It determines how quickly and clearly, we can grasp concepts with 3, 5, or 7 components. And it determines how effectively we can express ourselves to others. If sequential processing capacity is limited, it's a little like not having enough RAM in your computer. Some things work just fine. Others work, but s-l-o-w-l-y, or more crudely. And certain things become impossible, resulting in frustration.
Used for as little as 10 mins per day, the BrainBuilder's seven neurodevelopment exercises are tuned to the precise frequency, intensity, and duration that best stimulates higher brain function, opens the mind and trains it to learn more effectively.
BrainBuilder can be used on a PC or Macintosh (minimum system requirements stated below).
WINDOWS:
486 processor or better
8MB RAM
Microsoft Windows 95 or higher
640X480, 256 colour display
Double-speed CD-ROM drive
Windows compatible sound card
MACINTOSH:
68040 processor or higher, or Power PC
8 MB RAM
System 7.1 or higher
640 X480, 8 bit video
Double-speed CD-ROM drive
For more details visit www.advancedbrain.com.
Kindergarten Screening (PAL
Video)
The Learning Place
The Kindergarten Screening is a longitudinally validated standardised
Australian in-school screening instrument to assess what each child can
do independently by observation and objective evaluation of their
performance of familiar kindergarten tasks, in their familiar class and
school setting, with their peers.
The intent of screening kindergarten children at school entry is to identify their developmental and learning needs to inform instruction and direct intervention.
Assessment Categories are in the affecting domains of Outside Motor,
Fine Motor, Oral, Language, Paper / Pencil and Reasoning, and four
Personal Attributes.
The Kindergarten Screening is cost and time efficient, easy to
administer, score and interpret by teachers, and can be completed for a
whole class together in about two hours, despite the range of the
children’s age and other diversities.
Research results indicated that in-school kindergarten screening can
fairly evaluate and identify the developmental and learning needs of
each child screened and differences among the children, and that
instructional interventions based upon identified needs have positive
outcomes for children.
The Kindergarten Screening Manual contains all administration and
scoring criteria, forms, practice scoring, standard and high/low target
score tables, and is available from:
The Learning Place
24B 2 Brady St.
Mosman NSW 2088
AUSTRALIA
ph: +61 2 9960 8610
fax: +61 2 9969 8948
email: thelearn@bigpond.net.au
