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Revealing Minds is a practical, hands-on guide to assessing learning problems based on the approach of All Kinds of Minds, the groundbreaking nonprofit Institute founded by Mel Levine. The book focuses on “low-severity, high-incidence” problems related to academic learning (as opposed to “high-severity, low-incidence” problems, such as mental retardation and autism)—what some have described as “unexpected underachievement.” Providing scores of real-life examples, sidebar definitions of key terms, helpful diagrams, tables, and sample assessments, Pohlman provides a useful roadmap for educators, psychologists, and other professionals to implement the AKOM approach in their own assessments.
Whereas most assessments of struggling learners focus on what is “broken” within a student and needs to be fixed, All Kinds of Minds has adopted a more positive and comprehensive approach to the process. Rather than labeling children or categorizing them into certain pre-defined groups, AKOM clinicians create a complete picture (or “profile”) of each student, outlining the child’s assets along with any weaknesses, and identifying specific breakdown points that lead to problems at school.
The process of assessment should be able to answer a question like “Why is my son struggling with reading?” with a better answer than “Because he has a reading disability.” Revealing Minds shows clinicians how to discover hidden factors—such as language functioning, memory ability, or attention control—that are impeding a student’s learning. It goes beyond labels and categories to help readers understand what's really going on with their students and create useful learning plans.
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