Reviews for School can wait

The average rating for School can wait based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-02-28 00:00:00 Margaret Kyle A devout disciple of Mel Levine, Pohlman helped me to better come to terms with the All Kinds of Minds guru's theoretical framework for neurodevelopmental constructs. I'll be returning to this book often for definitions, specific descriptions of assessment methods (including standardized tests, and vocabulary that leads toward a clear understanding of learners' strengths and weaknesses. I particularly found Pohlman's overview of memory very helpful. His suggestions for broader neuropsych reports with less diagnostic labeling and more exact description are ones I wish more experts would take to heart. And I totally back his advocacy for "demystifying" parents and students.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-04-04 00:00:00 Thomas Wilson Pohlman makes a clear case for a positive assessment approach that "demystifies" a learner's weaknesses and assets, with the aim of providing an effective prescription for instructional support. A neurodevelopmental framework is introduced to explain how to recognize the linkages between academic skills and neurodevelopmental functions through the use of appropriate assessment tasks. Pohlman promotes a phenomenological approach to understanding a student (by "splitting," or breaking things down to the root causes, rather than "lumping") and provides guidance for organizing this information in an understandable way for everyone involved, including the student.