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ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THE "2LEARN" LEARNING PLAN Linda A. Blumenthal, MS, has been a New York State permanently certified special education teacher, grades K - 12, since 1979. Since receiving her Masters degree in Special Education in 1984, she has taken an additional 60+ educational credits to advance her skills. She also holds an AAS degree in physcial therapy, giving Ms. Blumenthal an understanding of her student's physical and gross motor developmental needs. Ms. Blumenthal has taught children from every grade level, from preschool through twelfth grade. She has also been a scotopic sensitivity screener, where she has screened clients to determine if colored overlays and/or colored lenses were beneficial to support their perceptual needs. She has maintained a private practice for many years, offering educational and perceptual testing, and learning plans, to her clients. Ms. Blumenthal's reason for writing the "2LEARN" LEARNING PLAN is quite simple. "I realized very early on that there was a tremendous need for educational and perceptual support. Parents and guardians were not simply satisfied with a grade level score; nor should they be satisfied. They wanted to know what to do to improve those scores, and what methods were most effective with their particular child. Unfortunately, such individualized assessment is very expensive and time consuming. It also takes a very skilled teacher to understand the interplay of educational needs, perceptual needs, and preferred learning style. The teacher must be very creative to fashion lessons based upon this individualized information. It is not an easy task. As a result of this need, my private practice began to flourish. My time was also limited, so I could not always accept new clients looking for help. I decided to write the "2LEARN" LEARNING PLAN to offer an affordable solution to this dilemma. Being a teacher and a parent has given me a well balanced perspective. As a parent, you want the best for your child. The "2LEARN" LEARNING PLAN offers families the ability to identify a student's areas of weakness and know what to do about them. Families can now afford to individualize educational planning, in a cost effective manner, requiring little time and effort. The amount of time expended amounts to the time it takes to answer a little over 120 multiple choice questions. The suggestions are already prepared based upon those responses. Homeschooling families may benefit from the support my plan offers. Personally, I am proud and honored to be a team member of this educational change." 
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