Lindamood-Bell Radio

Robert struggled with literacy and comprehension his entire life. For years, he relied on his wife Lorinda whenever a task required reading or writing. Everything was about to change when 60-year-old Robert was presented with an inspiring volunteer opportunity. It would require training, including the successful completion of a college-level course. Anticipating the challenge, Robert enrolled at a Lindamood-Bell to improve his learning ability and prepare.

Lorinda and Robert describe his life-changing experience—how Visualizing and Verbalizing instruction "opened up his mind," and improved his communication skills and his ability to make decisions.

Lauren recently graduated from high school with honors. She starts college in the fall at a university where she will major in psychology.

She has come a long way since her elementary school days when she was a struggling reader who was the target of bullying.

Lauren and her mother, Donna, describe how she overcame adversity to become the thriving young person she is today.

In this episode, parents describe their son's speech delays and associated struggles. Direct stimulation of concept imagery at Lindamood-Bell improved his language comprehension and thinking. They noticed it in communication, academics, and everyday life.

Dr. Patrick Sayne, a former superintendent of Paso Robles Joint Unified School District currently serves as a consultant to California public schools. Dr. Sayne shared his perspective on post-pandemic schooling, reading instruction, community input on eduction, and the future of the teaching profession.

Robert Cardiff draws a direct line from the reading breakthroughs he experienced as a child at Lindamood-Bell to his current success as a technology executive. "I'm excited about the future of my life and that wouldn't have happened without my parents investing the time and money to go to Lindamood-Bell." Robert is a passionate fundraiser for children's literacy and is a Lindamood-Bell Foundation board member. He joins us to discuss their efforts to provide Lindamood-Bell Learning Center scholarships to students in need. LindamoodBellFoundation.org

Learning Center employees Ain and Rogelio describe what it's like to teach at Lindamood-Bell. They share the challenges and rewards of working with children and adults who struggle with literacy. And share how fulfilling it is to help individuals learn to their potential.

Karen describes her teen daughter's incredible results with Visualizing and Verbalizing instruction via a Lindamood-Bell Learning Center. At Lindamood-Bell, we develop the imagery-language foundation for learning and thinking. We believe all individuals can learn to read and comprehend to their potential.

Learning Center employees Liz and Eric describe what it's like to teach at Lindamood-Bell. They share the challenges and rewards of working with children and adults who struggle with literacy. And share how fulfilling it is to help individuals learn to their potential.

School administrators around the world have been leading in the face of adversity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Our guest, Jennifer Gaviola, is the Deputy Superintendent of a diverse school district with substantial numbers of low-income students; she is uniquely qualified to describe the challenge of providing public education during school closures. Jennifer's strong background in literacy and language education is formidable. She got her start in working in education at Lindamood-Bell Learning Centers and School Services departments. She went on to work in public schools as an educator, and SELPA director before accepting her current position.

Summer school can be an opportunity for schools to mitigate learning loss and to provide teachers with job-embedded PD. A panel of educators joins us to share their experience implementing intensive sensory-cognitive literacy instruction—both in-person and online.