Judy's Library

BOOKS

Davis, Ronald D., The Gift of Dyslexia, 1997,
Why some of the smartest people can’t read . . . and how they can learn.

Evans, James S., An Uncommon Gift, 1983,
A dyslexic refuses to accept defeat and shows how to turn a handicap into an unexpected blessing.

Healy, Jane M., PH.D., Endangered Minds, 1990,
Why children don’t think and what we can do about it.

Jensen, E., Teaching with the Brain in Mind, 1998,
Discusses the need for the brain to extract patterns in information being learned in order to give it context and meaning.

Kilcarr, Patrick J., PH.D. & Quinn, Patricia O., M.D., Voices From Fatherhood, 1997,
Fathers, Sons, and ADHD.

Morrison, Jaydene, M.S. Coping with ADD/ADHD, 1996,
What is ADD/ADHD and techniques to help manage it.

Stevens, Suzanne H., Classroom Success for the Learning Disabled, 1984,
Learning disabilities in general, development of dyslexia in general.

Vail, Priscilla L., About Dyslexia (Unraveling the Myth), 1990,
Common patterns of strengths and weaknesses in dyslexic people from early childhood through adulthood.

VIDEOS

Birth of a Vision, NILD, 2 Vol. Set, 1991 (83 min.)
Deborah Zimmerman, Author of the NILD program and Grace Mutzabaugh, founder, explain how God led them into this ministry.

Given Wings - Past, Present, Future

Kids At The Crossroads, NILD, (20 min)
Four families share how the NILD program has made a difference in the lives of their children. The unique potential of students who struggle with learning disabilities is highlighted.

AUDIO TAPES

ADHD – A New Perspective – Part 1, (2002)
Dr. Kathleen Hopkins and Ken Scott share how students diagnosed ADD can be appropriately served in educational therapy.

ADHD – A New Perspective - Part 2, (2002)
Dr. Kathleen Hopkins and Ken Scott continued.

Alphabet Soup, (2002)
Kathy Keafer discusses the power technique of the Moveable Alphabet to help students bring spelling skills to a higher level of automaticity.

Brain Based Learning – Part 1, (2002)
Dr. Sharon Berry – Current research on how the brain processes information and the subsequent implications for the teaching-learning process.

Brain Based Learning – Part 2, (2002)
Dr. Sharon Berry – continued.

B-U-Z-Z-E-R, (2003)
G. Collins – Learn to use this integrative technique more effectively, with emphasis on oral language stimulation.

Cognitive Modifiability – Part 1, (2002)
Dr. Reuven Feuerstein

Cognitive Modifiability – Part 2, (2002)
Dr. Reuven Feuerstein

Current Trends and Issues in Special Education, (2002)
Dr. Brenda Williams

Developing Responsibility in Children, (2002)
Helen Boen

Does Research Support the NILD Program?, (1996)
Kathleen Hopkins

The Dynamic Five! – Part 1, (2002)
Dr. Kathleen Hopkins

The Dynamic Five! – Part 2, (2002)
Dr. Kathleen Hopkins

General Session, (2002)
Dr. Reuven Feuerstein – NILD National Conference, 20th Anniversary Celebration

General Session, (2002)
Dr. Jane Healy – NILD National Conference, 20th Anniversary Celebration

The Grammar Connection, (2000)
Kathleen Hopkins shares how therapists can do a better job in building student confidence in the knowledge of grammatical construction.

Loss of Childhood & Self in a Media Culture – Part 1, (2002)
Dr. Jane Healy

Loss of Childhood & Self in a Media Culture – Part 2, (2002)
Dr. Jane Healy

Neurological Development Impacting Manuscript vs. Cursive Writing, (2002)
Joni Hanna

The Origin and Basis for Dyslexia, (2002)
Martha Frens

Parents: Key Elements in Achieving Student Success, (2000)
Helen Boen

Proverbs/Analogies, (2002)
Debbie Dower – Integrating language skills and high levels of thinking; incorporating Bloom’s Taxonomy and the development of verbal expression.

Rhythmic Writing: It’s Power and Purpose, NILD (1997) (3 copies)
Dr. Kathy Hopkins, NILD executive director, addresses the importance and value of Rhythmic Writing, one of NILD’s core techniques, from a neurological perspective.

Rhythmic Writing: Practice Tape,
Kathy Hopkins

Student Advocacy…, (2002)
Joni Hanna

Spice Up Therapy with a Dash of Novelty, (2002)
Rachel Velez, Peg Fountain

Spotlight on Spelling, (2002)
Carole Adams

Stimulating Language & Cognition through Dictation & Copy, (2003)
Debbie Dower – a review of the technique as well as suggestions as to how to maximize its impact on language processing and thinking skills.

Vision and Learning, (1992) (2 copies)
Richard Glonek

ARTICLES RELATED TO NILD AND ITS PROGRAM

Historical Foundation

Mutzabaugh, Grace J., M. Ed., I’m Sorry, We Can’t Help Your Child, (1976).
Grace found a need and then proceeded to establish a way to help.

Mutzabaugh, Grace J., M. Ed. History of the NILD Program, (1978).
In this paper, the references reflect knowledge of the field at that time.

Mutzabaugh, Grace J., M. Ed. Historical Program Overview, (1978).
In this paper, the references reflect knowledge of the field at that time.

Tasker, William G., M.D. Where Are We Going?, (1976)
A physician who shares his unique perspective on Christian education wrote this article in the early days of the NILD program.

Building on the Foundation

Berry, Sharon R., Ph.D., Exceptional Students in Christian Schools,
The challenge is great and God’s grace is sufficient to lead Christian schools in meeting the responsibility and opportunity to serve exceptional students.

Hopkins, Kathleen R., Ed. D., Core Techniques: Rationale and Research,
The NILD educational therapy program has been centered around five core techniques that are standard for each student in enrolled in therapy.

Hopkins, Kathleen R., Ed. D., The NILD Program Today, (1999)
Kathy began working as Grace Mutzabaugh’s assistant in 1987. Four years later, she was appointed by the NILD Board of Directors to be the Executive Director of the organization.

Uecker, Milton V., Ed. D., God’s Standards for Excellence: The Role of NILD Educational Therapy Programs, This paper is a direct adaptation of an article which first appeared in ACSI’s professional journal. It has been expanded to include references to the role of NILD therapy programs and educational therapists in fulfilling a quest for quality education. The inclusion of a NILD therapy program is a major factor in excellence from God’s perspective.

Program Development

Adams, Carole S., M.A., The Relationship of Student and NILD Educational Therapist, One of the tasks the educational therapist has is to relate to therapy students in ways that will maximize the restorative aspects of deficit stimulation.

Boen, Helen, Parenting in the 21st Century, We recognize that every one of us is influenced by the world in which we live. We must also keep in mind that people need a balance of love and acceptance coupled with healthy tension and challenge to grow.

Hopkins, Kathleen R., Ed. D., Creative Collaboration: Meeting the Needs of Struggling Learners, Teachers must share professional expertise and commit to ongoing creative partnerships in order to meet student learning and behavioral needs.

Scott, Ken, Understanding the WISC, A well-administered test, interpreted in several different ways, can provide a solid foundation for understanding and helping a student who is having difficulty in school.

Silver, Archie A., M.D., Diagnostic Considerations in Children with Reading Disability, This paper describes essential criteria by which the syndrome of specific reading disability may be recognized and describes variations in the clinical picture of the syndrome which have both theoretical and practical complications.

Research Applications

Feuerstein Dr. Reuven, Early Detection: Blessing or Curse?, Theory Research: How it occurs and defining intelligence and other modal functions as states rather than as traits.

Frens, Marty, Genetics and Dyslexia, Scientists have pinpointed the gene for dyslexia. It confirms a genetic basis for some cases.

Hanna, Joni, Cognitive Mechanisms for Numerical Progressions: Evidence for the Educational Therapy Math Block, Math Block will impact cognitive development in other areas, as math is simply the content used to develop perception, memory and cognition.

Hutchison, Susan K., Ed. D., The Role of Questioning in Therapy, Therapists have a responsibility to students to use questions more effectively so that therapy students become independent thinkers.

Jessen, Nancy D. and Ken Scott, If They Would Only Pay Attention! A Look at Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), This paper seeks to summarize current knowledge about ADHD, its diagnosis and treatment.

Rumsey, Judith M. and Guinevere Eden, Functional Neuroimaging of Developmental Dyslexia, Neuroimaging can be used to map the brain regions and pathways involved in normal cognitive activity and to probe the integrity of these regions and pathways in developmental disorders.

Scott, Ken, A General Introduction to Reading: Application, Integration and Cognition, Learning to read is the key to academic success and is critical to a child’s well being. Reading disabilities reflect a persistent deficit rather than a developmental lag.

Shaywitz, Sally E. & Bennett A., The Structure and Anatomy of Dyslexia, (1999), Early CT studies seemed to confirm a reversed asymmetry or lack of normal asymmetry in dyslexics.

Shirley, Martha, Reading / NILD Report: Research, This study confirmed the value of using phonological awareness procedures in an existing pre-kindergarten screening process to predict children at risk for early reading difficulties.

Smit, Carin, What is NILD Educational Therapy?, NILD Educational Therapy is an intervention that approaches learning disabilities from a different angle. Stimulating deficit areas in cognition and perception is the key to seeing the brain miraculously restructure and amazingly rewire it faulty circuits.

Willis, Earlene, Body Image Update, Early in life, children must be given time, space, and even instruction in order to develop their sense of body image, which will, in turn, impact their future success in many areas.

Theory Appendix

Gersten, Russell & David Chard, Number Sense: Rethinking Arithmetic Instruction for Students with Mathematical Disabilities, The Journal of Special Education Vol. 33/No. 1/1999/PP. 18-28. This article demonstrates how the number sense concept can offer a useful framework for conceptualizing interventions that will significantly enhance mathematics instruction for students with mathematical disabilities.

Majsterek, David J. & Audrey E. Ellenwood, Phonological Awareness and Beginning Reading: Evaluation of a School-Based Screening Procedure, Journal of Learning Disabilities Volume 28, Number 7, August / September 1995, Pages 449-456. This study indicates that relatively brief phonological-awareness tasks, administered within the parameters of existing, pre-kindergarten screening systems, can provide insight into children’s beginning reading.