Ira Kanis, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Science, City of New York Public Schools Hunter College, City University of New York

As a former Assistant to the Director of Science for the City of New York Public Schools, he was responsible for city wide pedagogical functions relating to Science Curriculum and Instructional Development. Dr. Kanis has written extensively about methods of science instruction for the classroom teacher. Dr. Kanis shows why science is particularly good multisensory subject for the LD student. He takes teachers through two lively, hands-on scientific experiments, which also stress the LD student's use of math and the language arts skills in the inquiry and process of science. He engagingly demonstrates how the scientific method can be applied to day-to-day problem solving situations with elementary and middle school students.

This is the fifth video of The TLD Video Program, a series of eight videos, which includes topics dealing with motivation, organization, reading concepts, math strategies, multisensory learning techniques and science. The series was produced with outstanding master teachers in Special Education to help professionals working with kindergarten through adults teach LD students across the curriculum. The tapes provide a good in-service for teachers who have mainstreamed LD students in their classroom and are excellent for programming with parent groups.

"Superb! This easy-to-watch series helps educators understand the important characteristics and problems of LD students. It is packed with timely, useful information and practical, innovative teaching ideas."-Jamie Williams, M.Ed., Coordinator, The Learning Therapist Graduate Certificate Program, Southern Methodist University