All Kinds of Minds: A Young Student's Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders [Paperback]

Melvin D. Levine (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 283 pages
• Publisher: Educators Publishing Service, Incorporated (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0838820905
• ISBN-13: 978-0838820902
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mel Levine, M.D., is professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina Medical School and director of its Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning. He is the founder and cochairman of All Kinds of Minds, a nonprofit institute for the understanding of differences in learning, and the author of two previous national best-selling books, A Mind at a Time and The Myth of Laziness. He and his wife, Bambi, live on Sanctuary Farm in North Carolina.

Customer Reviews

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99 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learning disabled kids come to terms with their disability., September 27, 1996

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This review is from: All Kinds of Minds: A Young Student's Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders (Paperback)

Children with learning or social disabilities often suffertremendous loss of self-esteem. This book, written from theperspective of 5 elementary students who share a class at their neighborhood school, enables a young reader to gain insight and understanding of their "kind of mind" as they come to terms with either attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, language disorder, social or motor skills deficits. Honestly and sensitively written, each child discovers the unique strengths which enable him or her to overcome the difficulties caused by having a "different" kind of mind.

108 of 111 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for all types of Minds!, June 25, 1998

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This review is from: All Kinds of Minds: A Young Student's Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders (Paperback)

I read this book to my 6 year old. Both of us loved the stories about the children and their stengths and weaknesses. Instead of feeling so "different", my child's self esteem soared after reading this book. I recommend it to all families, educators and children who think they are the "only ones" who can't achieve one thing or another. Thank you Dr. Levine!

65 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Darlene-Mom who needed help explaining learning Disabilites, February 23, 2001

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This review is from: All Kinds of Minds: A Young Student's Book About Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders (Paperback)

I found this book very informative, and down to earth. It helped me understand much of the Mumbo Jumbo the experts tell you after they advise you that your child is learning disabled. It gave me an effective way to teach my child, that he is not "stupid" and just thinks differently. It gave easy understandable ways to help the child cope with his/her disabilites. Great stratergies to improve their skills. It may have been written for children, but I found it very helpful. I would highly recommend it.