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| For the first time I felt understood by someone else. I am not a test taker, or quiz writer. I don't have the fancy degrees, or the million $ home. Yet I am able to impact my world with uniquness and creative abilities. You seem to respect those qualities.
Understand that while there are several very knowledgeable people in these fields.........there is none that has the experience, background, or research that Dr. Silverman does. Her most important quality/expertise is her passion for caring about these children and their families. If your child needs auditory, visual or other additional testing she has experts to administer the proper tests. In the over 2 years that we have worked with the GDC, I never cease to be amazed at the depth and
breadth of your knowledge and understanding of a much misunderstood special population. As I told you, I truly wonder....where would we be without you??
I want to thank you for your advice on the diet for N. We started her on it [dairy-free diet] the day after we talked to you, within 2 days she was telling her teacher how much better she felt. Her teacher was just amazed at the change in her. Nalani went from struggling through her homework every night to breezing through it. She was able to sit and play a game of Monopoly with us, which she never did before. That was just in the three weeks she was off the dairy products. During the three days she was aloud anything dairy she wanted N's whole presonality changed. Her eyes weren't as bright, her concentration was awful and she just didn't feel well. She also went back to being tired all the time. So we tried to modify the diet, doing things like giving her regular bread or margerine. That didn't seem to work, she was struggling again. Last night she asked me if she could go back to the strict version of the non-dairy diet, where we were making her bread(have a bread machine), and using Parve margerine, and just checking ingredients. I'm very impressed with how mature she was in making this decision for herself. We have looked into many non-dairy items. N was so excited this morning that she had made this decision on her own that she went bouncing into school. Her teacher gave her what they call ESLR points for being so mature.
Your training and presentation created quite the buzz here. I just wanted to let you know that everywhere I go people are telling me that they attended one of your presentations this past week. Linda (Silverman), your career must afford you great satisfaction in knowing that you help so many.
Books from Members of Our Staff Testimonials from readers of Upside-Down Brilliance: The Visual-Spatial Learner I just read Linda Silverman's observations on visual-spatial learners and was floored by the accuracy of her opinions. My son, who happens to be one of these types of learners, exhibited all the tendencies she spoke about. It's helpful for me to see patterns in behaviors of like children because it explains why things are the way they are with my child. Your book has given me so much information that I feel ready to explode. My emotions range from relief to knowing he is not alone to anger that he is 12 and we are just now realizing how he learns best... The world needs to learn about these VSLs. It should be mandatory that all teachers read your book and learn how to identify these children at a young age so that intervention can begin immediately. I feel vindicated, as a mother, to know that my gut feelings about my child(ren) were right, but now I want to make sure they gets the education they deserves and quickly!! I cannot imagine going through all this without your Upside Down Brilliance book. Although C is certainly not an extreme VSL, he does have characteristics and I allowed him to read the book as well. I think it helped him immensely to know he was not the only one who thinks like this.
The definitive manual on gifted advocacy, this book takes parents and teachers from documenting a child’s abilities to providing reasonable educational options year by year. The necessity for daily accommodations in regular instruction (not just enrichment pull-outs) is emphasized by the children themselves—in case studies and their own accounts. Learn about the problems and solutions for gifted students: *The Experience of Giftedness *What Do We Mean by "Gifted"? *Testing Considerations *Curriculum and Instruction *Underachievement: When a Child is Too Advanced for the Educational Program *Underachievement: Gifted Children With Learning Disabilities or Other Deficits *Successful Programs for Gifted Students *Models of Advocacy for Parents *Teachers of the Gifted *Charter Schools *Planning Your Child’s Program Year By Year.
For the parents, the next best thing to Bobbie doing the testing is Bobbie's book to guide your decisions on assessment and advocacy issues. What you get is her insider's view of the practical nitty-gritty of which assessment and what to advocate for. The writing is often gripping: her personal experience of raising a gifted child who gave up on school, at least temporarily; the penetrating insights of gifted youth, Quinn O'Leary; the haunting excerpts from the writings of other affected children, to name three narrative threads that run through the text.
Testimonials from readers of Raising Topsy-Turvy Kids: Successfully Parenting Your Visual-Spatial Child I am sorry to bother you as I'm sure you get this constantly! But I'm reading your book "Topsy-Turvy Kids" and just had this huge "ah ha!" moment as Oprah would say. Now that I am reading your book it just explains so much, I could never show how I got to my answers and it wasn't good enough that I knew them. Anonymous You should go on Oprah with this topic, I find it fascinating, all these years it never occurred to me that people don't all think in the same way. It explains so much, like why I struggle when I have to verbally explain something and why sometimes people look at me oddly when I'm recalling something, because I'm peeking in to a room or scanning a page or looking at something next to me in my memory. Jill
Testimonials from readers of If You Could See the Way I Think: A Handbook for Visual-Spatial Kids Your book is wonderful. Thank you so much for presenting our delightful children in such a positive light. It is informative and reassuring for VSL's be so well described and celebrated. My son loved the book, delighted in the pictures, and gives it "two thumbs up".
Thank you so much for all of your amazing help. F's math teacher has implemented many of your suggestions, and (he) is just flourishing! He is able to explain how to do the problems backwards, and he spends at least 10 minutes a day "coaching" other kids. It is working great, and I want to thank you so much! You are such a gift! Barbara
We received your handbook yesterday...Allie, I can't thank you enough.... She's read "Upside Down Brilliance " and "Topsy Turvy Kids " and says they have helped her SO MUCH as a teacher. They've explained kids to her that no one has ever been able to explain before. She has been looking for activities for these kids and ways to explain to them (the kids themselves) about the VSL style. She's so excited about the workbook!!! She can hardly wait for it to arrive!
Your book just arrived in the mail today - and I am in tears. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I was thrilled to see that you signed it personally, but even more excited when I was leafing through it. You do not even know what this is going to mean to my daughter (the epitome of bookworm, by the way) to have a book directed towards her with resources for her struggles. Something at her fingertips which directly shows her she is understood.
Hi Allie! Thank you so much for all of your amazing help. F's math teacher has implemented many of your suggestions, and F is just flourishing! He is able to explain how to do the problems backwards, and he spends at least 10 minutes a day "coaching" other kids. It is working great, and I want to thank you so much! You are such a gift! Thank you!
Barbara
Testimonials from readers of I Can't See It! A Visual-Spatial Approach to Language Arts I ordered your e-book I can't see it! last month and found it most informative. I teach children with dyslexia and ADHD and I have been using many of your strategies. They work like a charm!
Testimonials from readers of Counseling the Gifted & Talented I woke up at 3 a.m. stressed about our imminent move to Texas. So, I grabbed the next book in the stack next to my bed, Counseling the Gifted and Talented. It just blows me away. How I wish that I had found you all earlier in our lives! And I wish I had more time to read.
I just want to say THANK YOU for your dedication and work. It is making such a difference in our lives. Your work will, I know, profoundly improve the lives of my four children.
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