LEARNING DISABILITIES EXPERT SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON HOW STUDENTS LEARN FOR BARNTABLE ACADEMY FACULTY
Dr. Paul Yellin Describes “New Pathways to Success” For Teachers of Pupils Who Learn Differently
OAKLAND, N.J., March 21, 2011 – Dr. Paul Yellin, founder and director of The Yellin Center for Mind, Brain, and Education in Manhattan, addressed the faculty of Barnstable Academy in Oakland recently with a talk titled “Every Child Can Learn: New Pathways to Success.” An expert in multi-disciplinary learning assessments and personalized learning plans, Yellin discussed the areas of mind, brain and education and shared valuable insights with the educators to help them teach students who learn differently. Topics included in the professional development session were resiliency, adversity and self-esteem (mind), emerging trends in neuroscience and how the differences in brain physiology affect learning (brain), and ways for teachers to work together to analyze and solve students’ learning problems across academic areas of study.
Celia Kahn, Barnstable’s social worker, attended the lecture. “Dr. Yellin made a great point about the importance of demystifying the students learning issues, so that the students can understand how to learn best and take a more active role in their educational plan.”
Yellin is a board-certified pediatrician and associate professor of pediatrics at NYU Medical School. He will return to Barnstable to deliver a free lecture on this same topic for parents of area students with learning disabilities on May 5, 2011. For information about this and other programs for area families which are free and open to the public, call (201) 651-0020 or visit www.BarnstableAcademy.com.
I can’t wait to see him speak! I unfortunately missed his last visit and heard the teachers speaking about how informative he was and how much they enjoyed his lesson…..I will definately be there on May 5th!!!