Films

What the stars next to the title represent......

           * won't be listed
           ** see in parts, pick out the relevant segments
           *** worthwhile
           **** definitely

                     Viewing Advice: Bring your own popcorn.

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ADHD In The Classroom: Strategies For Teachers (121341)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 36 minutes, 1994 VHS, One Copy
Distributor: Guilford Publications (GUILFD)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: Designed specifically to help teachers with their ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) students without diminishing the needs of the other children. Includes program manual.
Subjects: Learning Disabilities; Teachers — Inservice Training; Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Staff Development — Instructional Strategies
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A Continuing education program on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder***

SDSU Media Center1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) :
Summary This training package provides information in four key areas of ADHD.
ADHD: characteristics and identification, model school programs, effective
classroom interventions, and policy and administrative issues
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Americans With Disabilities Act: Implementing The A.D.A.**

SDSU CatalogNum1: TV5959V
Minutes1: 180
Teleconference, 07/10/92) The primary objective of this teleconference is to provide education and training to the viewers to facilitate effective delivery of vocational rehabilitation and disability management services. (California State University Long Beach)
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Anger (301098)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 28 minutes, 1996, One Copy
Distributor: MAC Publishing (MACPUB)
Audience: College
Synopsis: Anger is a feeling nearly all people struggle with. People live in fear of expressing it or may find it is the only safe feeling available to them. This video begins with an explanation of the various types and forms of anger. Including: Passive/Aggressive Behavior; Sarcasm/Caustic Remarks; Verbal Abuse; Blaming; Guerrilla Humor; Anger with Authority; Retaliatory Anger; Blind Rage; Anger as an excuse; Isolation; Depression; and the use of Medicators.
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Antidepressants And Mood Stabilizers (301593)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 24 minutes, 2001, One Copy
Distributor: Concept Media (CNCPTM)
Audience: College
Synopsis: Discusses the groups of medications used in the treatment of depression and bipolar disorders, theories of how they work within the brain, and how they affect behavior including possible side effects. Addresses significant issues facing the caregiver who administers such medications including special considerations in administration and observation for side effects.
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Assessment: The Teacher's Tool (121536)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 28 minutes, 1998 VHS, One Copy
Distributor: The Wright Group (WRIGHT)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: Visits primary classrooms to witness meaningful assessment methods that can ease teacher workloads, yield reliable and accurate
information, and ensure continuous learning. Presented by Sandra Williams.
Subjects: Staff Development — Assessment
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Assisting Children With Medications At School (202015)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 35 minutes , 1997, One Copy
Distributor: Learner Managed Designs, Inc. (LEARNR)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: This video includes information about policies that schools should have in place, storage and handling of medications, record keeping, common side effects of medications, and allergic reactions. The program concludes with the five "Rs" to be followed when administering medications and comments on the importance of communication with parents.
Subjects: Safety Education; Staff Development — Curriculum; Teachers Inservice Training; Nurses — Inservice Training
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Autism: Childhood And Beyond (028097)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 19 minutes, 1987, One Copy
Distributor: Films For the Humanities (FOTH)
Audience: College
Synopsis: Examines the therapies in use or under study: drugs, sign language, and the controversial aversive therapy. Profiles a 26-year-old
autistic man whose mathematical abilities contradict his low IQ.
Subjects: Autism; Handicapped; Developmentally Disabled; Learning Disabilities
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Autism Is a World ****

Location: Dr. Wiedre
Color, 40 minutes, 2005

Documentary about Sue Rubin, who is autistic. Sue was diagnosed and treated as mentally retarded until the age of 13 when she began communicating using a keyboard. Now she is a junior in college. Sue describes autism in her own words.

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Balancing Learning Standards with Diverse Learning Needs***

Copyright date: ©2005
ISBN Number: 1-4213-5586-8

If diversity and special needs are prominent factors in a learning environment, teachers may have to

juggle mandated standards with students’ personal challenges. This video addresses that balancing act,

demonstrating how experienced educators have mastered it. Focusing on multilevel instructional planning,

the program explores the use of educational channels, individualized support, and interpersonal

engagement—showing how to deliver lessons and assess student progress based on communication style,

learning preference, and other variables. An extensive bonus interview with Dr. Diane Ashby, Dean of Illinois

State University’s College of Education, is included. (17 minutes)

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Beyond F.A.T. City: A Look Back, A Look Ahead

Location: Dr. Wiedre

Color, 90 minutes, 2005

Offers practical strategies as well as inspirational messages for those who teach children with disabilities who constantly struggle with Frustration, Anxiety and Tension (F.A.T.)

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Bipolar Disorders (301592)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 29 minutes , 2001, One Copy
Distributor: Concept Media (CNCPTM)
Audience: College
Synopsis: Defines bipolar disorder and illustrates the symptoms present during a manic episode and hypomania. Describes and discusses Bipolar I and Bipolar II disorder, mixed episode, rapid cycling, and cyclothymia. Discusses the epidemiology of bipolar disorder and the treatment including mood stabilizers, family education, and short-term psychotherapy.
Subjects: Psychology, Pathological; Manic-Depressive Psychosis; Depression.
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Building Another Bridge: Equal Access To Technology For Special Populations (301843)**

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 110 minutes , 2002, One Copy
Distributor: College of Dupage (DUPAGE)
Audience: College
Synopsis: This workshop offers a practical, humanistic approach to providing access for special populations. Effective use of technology has
become a critical component of information retrieval. Does this leave the blind, the deaf, the elderly and any other group with special challenges on the far side of a new digital divide? This program will offer very specific suggestions to insure that all individuals have equal access to information.
Subjects: Americans With Disabilities Act; Handicapped; Information
Technology; Libraries — Automation; Libraries (Library); Library Education; Technology.
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Challenging The Gifted In The Regular Classroom(122061)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 50 minutes , 1994, One Copy
Distributor: Association for Supervison and Curr (ASCD
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: Looks at conceptions and misconceptions about gifted learners and examines ways in which classrooms can be stretched and adapted to address their learning needs. Includes facilitator's guide.
Subjects: Teachers — Inservice Training; Gifted Children — Education; Staff Development — Instructional Strategies
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Cognitive Coaching: A Process For Teaching And Learning (029590)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 39 minutes, 1991 VHS, One Copy
Distributor: Films For the Humanities (FOTH)
Audience: College
Synopsis: Discusses how teachers can provide cognitive coaching in order to encourage students to employ strategies for success: by communicating with students, focusing on development, motivating students, and sharing in their students' performance.
Subjects: Child Development; Cognition In Children; Reading Comprehension; Teachers — Inservice Training; Counseling — Study And
Teaching
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Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder In Children (300122)***
Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 24 minutes, 1995, One Copy
Distributor: Films For the Humanities (FOTH)
Audience: College
Synopsis: Explains the causes, symptoms, proper evaluation and diagnosis, and approaches to treatment of ADD and ADHD. Not so long ago, Andy might have been labeled a problem, a hyperactive child. In fact, he has one of the most common behavioral disorders among American children; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The emotional impact of ADD and ADHD on those suffering from the disorder and their families can be devastating; this program offers expert advice on coping with this challenge.
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Dealing With Dyslexia (300123)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 24 minutes , 1996, One Copy
Distributor: Films For the Humanities (FOTH)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: Looks at dyslexia: its warning signs, the benefits of early diagnosis and prompt attention to the special needs of a young student, the poor self-esteem and academic failure resulting from undetected dyslexia, and, by contrast, the academic success that can result from early parental concern and involvement. Because dyslexic children must deal not only with their own learning difficulties, but with ignorance and lack of understanding from others, this program also shows positive, constructive methods of establishing an environment in which learning and self-esteem can flourish. Subjects: Dyslexia; Dyslexic Children — Education
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Depression (029069)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound;, 60 minutes,1988, One Copy
Distributor: WNET/Thirteen Media
Services (WNETTV)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: Follows the lives of people who suffer from depression or manic depressive illness. Researchers try to separate normal mood variation from serious or chronic symptoms and offer their explanations of the origins of depression.
Subjects: Brain; Depression, Mental; Health Education; Psychology, Applied.
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Diagnosis And Treatment Of Attention Deficit Disorder In Children (301761)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 27 minutes, 1995, One Copy
Distributor: Films For the Humanities (FOTH)
Audience: College
Synopsis: This program shows how a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is made and what treatments are working. The program follows children at home and school, both on and off medication. An innovative private school specializing in alternative education for children with ADD is profiled; and the program explains how best to structure school and home environments. Psychiatrists John Ratey and Ned Hallowell, experts in this field, provide background and perspective.
Subjects: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Behavior Disorders In
Children; Behavior Modification; Child Development; Hyperactive Children
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Doing The Groundwork: From Stopping Misbehavior To Teaching Skills (300531)**

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 50 minutes, 1997 VHS, One Copy
Distributor: Educational Productions (EDPROD)
Audience: College
Synopsis: The teaching video helps viewers consider what they bring to discipline. Focuses on core beliefs and attitudes that can keep one in the mode of reacting — instead of teaching. Shows how reframing discipline is the first step toward positive change. The practice video contains exercises that help viewers examine more fully and practice what they have just learned.
Subjects: Education, Preschool; Early Childhood Education; Discipline Of Children.

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Dorothy Rich's Families And Schools: Teaming For Success (202001)**

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 51 minutes, 1995 VHS, One Copy
Distributor: Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: Designed to help all members of the education team build new connections needed for success. The team includes parents, teachers, administrators, business people and everyone who has ties to education. Includes facilitator's guide and "Boost Family Involvement" by Eleanor C. Macfarlane. Subjects: Parent Education; Teachers — Inservice Training; Community And School; Staff Development — Instructional Strategies.

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Educating Peter****

SDSU CatalogNum1: TV7479V
Minutes: 30
HBO Project Knowlegde: Educating Peter

A controversial federal law requires that -whenever possible - handicapped childrenshould be included in classes with non-
handicapped children. This is the story of aDown syndrome child, who has violent outbursts, and his classmates testing the limits of that law. It chronicles the school year of Mrs. Stallings' third grade class, from their first harrowing week, through tribulations and discovery. Finally Mrs. Stallings and her other students find the rewards and triumphs of educating Peter.

Peter's Mother's Perspective

Filming Peter's life for the past ten years has been a very rewarding experience for us as parents. Often it has provided my husband and me with another eye through which to view Peter's life and ours as well. We have all come to know the film crew well. Some of our best insights into Peter's behavior have been provided by the crew. The times when filming occurred were happy, friendly visits of people who have become friends.

During Peter's third grade year-his first in an inclusive setting-I had many misgivings about how Peter's behavior would appear to others. Educating Peter was very difficult for me to watch because of Peter's behavior which was being shown to the world. We had agreed to the filming to show other families how their children could benefit from inclusion. Watching Peter's behavior in the film confirmed my opinion that if an inclusive setting would be successful for Peter, it could be successful for any child.

Graduating Peter was filmed during Peter's middle and high school years. Peter had many wonderful people who worked with him during this time. Unfortunately there were some who did not seem to care for Peter at all. This is an aspect of human nature. When his father and I watch some of the scenes in the film, it is hurtful to see areas where Peter's inclusive education was not going well. I see this as much of the value of the film as a learning tool. When any child is included there will be times when inclusion will appear not to be going well. This is a period to assess the problems and to try other solutions. Graduating Peter shows that despite many trials and errors in the life of one child, the many examples of excellence in his inclusion will far outweigh any negative experiences he may have had.

--Judy Gwazdauskas, Peter's mother

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Families And Professional Working Together For Young Children At Risk**

SDSU CatalogNum2: TV3673V
Minutes2: 38

An interview on the subject of family and professional collaboration as it relates to Public Law 99-457 is presented. One professional and two parents discuss ways to establish the family/professional partnership in developing the family service delivery plan.
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Facing The Challenge: Functional Assessment Of Individuals
With Cognitive Disabilities**

SDSU CatalogNum1: TV5994V
Minutes: 120
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Graduating Peter****

Since 1975, federal law has given studentswith disabilities the right to attend class withnon-disabled students, a process called inclusion. In 1991, Peter Gwazdauskas, a third grader with Down syndrome, became one of the first students with severe disabilities to attend classes at his southern Virginia elementary school, an experience that was documented in Gerardine Wurzburg's HBO special "Educating Peter."

"Educating Peter" made strides for the disabilities rights movement, and won an Oscar® in the Documentary Short Subject category, but did not tell the whole story. When Peter entered sixth grade, Wurzburg returned to Blacksburg, Va., to continue filming him. For seven years, as Peter grew from an adolescent to an adult, she chronicled his life, capturing both daily occurrences and formative events, from sixth grade through high school graduation.

The America Undercover documentary GRADUATING PETER invites viewers to take a walk in Peter's shoes and offers a glimpse into a world
seldom seen. This unflinchingly honest film includes scenes that show Peter confronting depression, loneliness and the limitations of his disability. His deficient speech and communication skills often make it difficult for him to be assimilated at school, isolating him from his peers, while others' dismissive attitudes and lack of respect can jeopardize Peter's progress.

GRADUATING PETER also shows Peter emerging from his shell, gaining acceptance from his peers, and enjoying classic high school moments. In his senior year, Peter becomes the manager of the varsity boys soccer team, escorts another student to the senior prom, and, to the cheers of his classmates, graduates with a Certificate of Attendance. The film is a testament to those on the frontlines fighting for Peter's rights, especially his mother Judy. In meeting after meeting, she checks in with Peter's teachers, makes plans for his transition to high school, and later, into the community, and struggles to treat his complex medical problems. Through it all, Judy is there for Peter, waging a constant battle to build the best future for her son.

At the end of GRADUATING PETER, that future is not clear. It will not be without challenges, but Peter has learned enough life and job skills to give himself a fighting chance for independence, and a full life.

GRADUATING PETER was directed and produced by Gerardine Wurzburg; additional directing by Grady Watts; associate producer, Ali DeGerome; cameraman, Gary Griffin; sound recordist, Robert Silverthorne; editor, Barbara Ballow; original music composed by Geoff Muldaur. For HBO: supervising producer, Julie Anderson; executive producer
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How Difficult Can This Be? **** (F.A.T. City)

SDSU Media Center VTC 2821
Summary: A group experiences life the waya learning disabled student does and learns methods of teaching and helping such studentsContents Experiencing frustration, anxiety & tension -- Processing -- Risk taking -- Visual perception -- Reading comprehension -- Effect of perception on behavior -- Visual motor coordination -- Oral expression -- Reading and decoding -- Auditory and visual capabilities -- Fairness -- Peter Rosen ; workshop designed and presented by Richard D. Lavoie: produced for Eagle Hill School Outreach by Peter Rosen ProductionsDescription 1 videocassette (67 min.) sd., col. ; 1/2 inMusic no. HDFF-000 PBS Video
Note(s) Copyright date on discussion guide: 1990 Note(s) Parents, teachers, counselors and friends of learning disabled
students Note(s) Closed-captionedAdded title Title on container: How difficult can this be? The F.A.T. City workshop
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In A Different Way (122000)**

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 351 minutes, 1988 VHS, One Copy
Distributor: California Disability Awareness Pro (CDAP)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: Emphasizes the successful adaptation of people challenged by disabilities. Includes 9 videos:"Different..But The Same;"
"Classroom Presentation (3 parts);" and"Curriculum Training (5 parts),"3 teacher guides and a syllabus for video training.
Subjects: Handicapped; Handicapped Children; Staff Development — Current Issues In Education; Teachers — Inservice Training
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Infants And Young Children With Special Health Care Needs: Working As A Team***

SDSU CatalogNum1: TV7680V
Minutes: 19
This program shows techniques to promote interdisciplinary and family professional collaboration in the development of programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.
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Intelligence Tests On Trial: Larry P. And P.A.S.E.**

SDSU CatalogNum1: TV1510V
Minutes: 46
Focuses on the major issues involved in two federal court cases dealing with the cultural bias of individually administered intelligence tests and the use f the tests in placement of black children in EMR/EMH classes. Two actors portray the judges who heard the cases. Program host and commentator is Dr. Jerome M. Sattler, professor of psychology, SDSU.
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Issues In Education:Teaching StudentsTo Read (120942)**

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 59 minutes, 1996 VHS, One Copy
Distributor: San Diego County Office of Educatio (SDCOE)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: program discusses teaching students to read. Subjects: Teachers — Inservice Training; Reading — Study And Teaching; Staff Development — Current Issues In Education
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Learning Disabilities & Discipline: When The Chips Are Down (121565)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 65 minutes, 1997 VHS, Two Copies
Distributor: PBS Video (PBSV)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: How many times have you watched a child with learning disabilities spiral out of control? How often are you plagued by the same
seemingly pointless arguments? Now you can address these everyday concerns quickly and effectively. Richard Lavoie will show you how to
resolve behavioral conflicts in a flash, and use preventive discipline to stop problems before they even start. His practical advice and techniques, garnered from more than 25 years experience, will help teachers and parents create a stable, predictable environment in which children can flourish.
Subjects: Guidance; Teachers — Inservice Training; Teaching — Methods
And Techniques; Learning Disabilities; Parent Education; Discipline;
Handicapped; Lavoie, Richard; Staff Development — Current Issues In Education
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Learning Disabilities And Social Skills: Last One Picked... First One Picked On (121324)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 68 minutes, 1994 VHS, Four Copies
Distributor: PBS Video (PBSV)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: Playing with friends is a daily ritual for most children. But kids with learning disabilities are often isolated and rejected. Addresses the social problems these children face, and offers some practical solutions for teachers. Hosted by Richard Lavoie.
Subjects: Guidance; Learning Disabilities; Staff Development — Instructional Strategies; Lavoie, Richard
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Learning Disabilities And Social Skills: Last One Picked... First
One Picked On (Parent) (121004) ***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 62 minutes, 1994 VHS, One Copy
Distributor: PBS Video (PBSV)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: Playing with friends is a daily ritual for most children. But kids with learning disabilities are often isolated and rejected. Addresses the social problems these children face, and offers some practical solutions for parents. Hosted by Richard Lavoie.
Subjects: Guidance; Handicapped; Learning Disabilities; Staff Development
— Instructional Strategies; Parent Education; Lavoie, Richard; Teachers — Inservice Training

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Managing the Difficult Group***

Every teacher has been there—staring in the face of a difficult student or group of students threatening to

thwart the progress of the day’s lesson. But how can the teacher handle the conflict in a way that benefits

everyone? Frustrated back-and-forth shouting between teacher and student should not and does not have to

take place in the classroom. This program suggests practical classroom management strategies which are

designed to help difficult students learn more successfully. It also examines why some students are

disruptive and provides educators with specific techniques to prevent disruptive behavior. (30 minutes)

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Medicating Kids***

SDSU Media Center VTC-2195
1 videocassette (60 min.)
Summary: Frontline investigates the growing use of psychoactive drugs by children and the challenges of parenting and schooling in a world of high stress and increasing family disintegration.
Subjects: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Treatment
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Diagnosis Psychotropic drugs -- Evaluation Documentary television programs.
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MI: Intelligence, Understanding, And The Mind (300827)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound, 50 minutes, 1996 VHS, One Copy
Distributor: Into The Classroom Media (INCLAS)
Audience: College
Synopsis: Multiple Intelligences-The singular revolution in cognitive science and education that is changing how we think about intelligence and the human mind. Howard Gardner presents his MI theory and reveals what is at stake for learning, understanding, and assessment. From the first I.Q. test to B.F. Skinner, from psychometric testing to the recent publication of The Bell Curve, Gardner illustrates how outmoded views of the human mind continue to dominate our ideas about learning, teaching, and intelligence.
Subjects: Intellect; Learning; Education
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Misunderstood Minds ****
5 Case Studies

SDSU Media Center VTC-2304
[videorecording] : understanding kids who struggle to learn / a co-production
of the Kirk Documentary Group, Ltd. and WGBH/Boston
Descript'n 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
Music no. WG35093 WGBH Boston
Credits Executive producers, Michele Korf and Brigid Sullivan; producer and
director, Michael KirkNote(s) Host, Chris Bury
Summary "Illustrates...that specific identification of learning problems is the experts in the field of learning problems including Mel Levine, G. Reid Lyon, Edward M. Hallowell and Richard D. Lavoie."
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NORMAL FOR US: THE MILLER TWINS****

The Miller Twins is a co-production of Oregon Public Broadcasting and Morgan Video Productions. Contact Howard Wiedre to borrow this film.
It's a once in a lifetime scenario: only in Alaska, only the tenacious and combination of place, spirit and machine is the stuff of what inspires us: To do something difficult and worthwhile. And to do it without any thought of sympathy or what the neighbors might say. Cindy and Fritz Miller learned in 1989 that their infant twins, Mariya and Michelle, both had Type II Spinal Muscular Atrophy. This type of disability
portends a lifetime of round-the-clock care and frequent sickness and, in most cases, profoundly limits one's ability to enjoy a "normal" lifestyle. Fritz and Cindy, however, are tough, ingenious people, fiercely devoted to their five children. So, in Fritz's words, he and his wife rose to the occasion. The Millers rebuilt their home, literally from the ground up, to accommodate the twins' special needs. Their house is totally wheelchair accessible - a veritable funhouse with function - no limits -- with wide ramps and open spaces. The parents re-designed the family's routines to include the girls in every activity. And, since no commercial power wheelchairs offered the kind of mobility the Millers wanted for their kids, Fritz and Cindy Miller along with a family friend, Jim Van Sickle, built their own. These chairs are extraordinary; both in their dramatic presence and in the level of accessibility they provide the girls. In fact, belying the chairs' homespun looks, they are two of the most advanced power wheelchairs ever made. Yet until this film, their renown has been confined to the small town of Soldotna, Alaska. The wheelchairs incorporate cutting edge technology and allow the girls to zip around like any average kid. They play basketball and train their horses…all in the wheelchairs.The documentary poses the inevitable question: If quadriplegic girls in Soldotna can be so thoroughly-integrated into their community - if two kids who can move little more than their heads and hands have become typical, fun-loving teenagers, hiking, playing dodge-ball in the gym, hanging out at the mall - what are the possibilities for other disabled children? NORMAL FOR US: THE MILLER TWINS recounts the unique achievements of the Miller family. And families everywhere, with or without disabilities, may glean some important lessons from this film. It is a story about limitless possibilities, the power of love, and a successful, normal American family.

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Teaching Lessons and Learning Lessons in the Special Education Class***

This timeless, down-to-earth program shares the hard-won experiences of an award-winning special

education teacher. Speaking with an engaging mix of candor, earnestness, and passion, he explains how

personal introspection, collaboration with other staff members, promoting trust, structuring the academic

environment, instilling success, and developing teacher/student interdependence have transformed his

classroom into a place where students thrive. Part success story, part how-to manual, the program is an

excellent source of ideas and inspiration for teachers of all types of students. (26 minutes)
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The Hidden Disability: Undetected Vision Problems

Location: PAVE-Parents Active for Vision Education-619-287-0081

Color, 29.42 minutes 2005

Can a bright child do poorly in reading, writing, spelling or math? Can a bright child have low self-esteem and feel he/she is 'stupid' and disappointing to parents and teachers? Can a bright child spend hours struggling to complete school assignments?

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The IEP And You (120230)***

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 29 minutes, 1999, One Copy
Distributor: Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Audience: Teacher
Synopsis: Designed to assist parents in understanding the idea of the IEP (Individualized Education Program), and to answer frequently asked
questions from the parent's perspective. Also explains the intervention program and how the IEP functions in the child's overall education. Prepared and presented by the Los Angeles Unified School District's Division of Special Education.
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The Lemon Grove Incident***

SDSU CatalogNum1: TV2298V
Minutes: 60
Focusing on one of the earliest schooldesegregation cases in United States history, this program examines the response of the Mexican-American community in Lemon Grove, California, to a school board attempt to separate Mexican-American from Anglo-American children. Program combines interviews, dramatized scenes and historical footage. ***
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The Road to Brown****

SDSU CatalogNum1: TV4818V
Minutes1: 47
This is the story of segregation and the legal assault on it which launched the Civil Rights movement. It provides a glimpse of the context in which the Brown vs. Board of Education decision was made. It also recapitulates the arguments before the Supreme Court as well as Justice Warrens opinion striking down Plessy.
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Understanding Difficult Behavior: Why Does He Do That? (300533)**

Location of Film: SDCOE
Physical: Color; Sound; 50 minutes, 1997 VHS, One Copy
Distributor: Educational Productions (EDPROD)
Audience: College
Synopsis: The teaching video teaches how one can begin to read the messages behind a child's behavior. With this information, one can start to identify strategies that will work, helping to reduce misbehavior and increase a child's opportunities for success. The practice video contains exercises that help viewers examine more fully and practice what they have just learned.
Subjects: Discipline Of Children; Education, Preschool; Early Childhood
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Understanding Learning Disabilities ***

How could a child be a top math student yet not be able to read? Why can another child read well but not

be able to write a paragraph that makes sense? While watching children being taught new ways to learn,

this program offers expert insight into the nature of learning disabilities, why learning disabilities may also

be accompanied by ADHD or social disorders, and what can be done to help children learn to compensate

and succeed. A Meridian Production. (16 minutes)

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What Can We Do? ***

SDSU Media Center VTC-1859;
VTC-1859 Guide 1; VTC-1859 Guide 2
Summary " Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental handicapping condition that is relatively chronic and affects the adult outcome of most individuals diagnosed with this disorder." Discusses the treatments that can help these individuals lead more successful, happy and productive lives.1 videocassette (37 min.)

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