[Podcast Episode] Mandy Melville, President of Creative Language-Based Learning and Lindamood-Bell Learning Center Parent
Mandy Melville is the parent of a child with dyslexia. During school holidays the family traveled from their home in Jamaica to receive specialized instruction at the Lindamood-Bell Learning Center in Miami. On one of their trips, her son asked, ‘Mummy, why am I the only child that has to go away for extra lessons?’”…
[Podcast Episode] Abigail Niesz, Lindamood-Bell Learning Center Parent
Abigail tells her son’s personal learning journey. She lovingly describes his big personality and how language delays have affected him at home and school. Lindamood-Bell Learning Center instruction has been key to unlocking his learning potential.
[Podcast Episode] Dr. Dan Brigman, Superintendent for Laurens County Schools in Georgia
Dr. Dan Brigman, Superintendent for Laurens County Schools in Georgia. He discusses the success of “Literacy in Laurens,” a system-wide initiative that’s changing the lives of students.
[Podcast Episode] Ray Waterhouse, Lindamood-Bell Learning Center Student and Parent
Ray Waterhouse, Lindamood-Bell Learning Center student and parent, is a successful rancher and law school graduate. He joined us from Sydney, Australia to give us his inspiring take on growing up with dyslexia.
[Podcast Episode] Guinevere Eden, Ph.D. Director of the Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown University
Dr. Eden discusses her work as a neurologist and a reading researcher. She talks about the dyslexic brain, the evolution of fMRI brain scans, and her current research initiatives.
[Podcast Episode] Patrick Laird, University of California Berkeley Football Player and Literacy Champion
University of California Berkeley’s Patrick Laird is a running back on the Golden Bears football team. He joined us to talk about one of his great passions in life—reading! A scholar and an athlete, Patrick is giving back to the community in an extraordinary way. We discuss how he is using football to get kids…
