PWS SCHOOL EDUCATION DVD!!
NOW AVAILABLE:
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) (PWSA (USA)) and Prader-Willi
California Foundation (PWCF) are proud to introduce a new and
wonderfully exciting tool to benefit those with Prader-Willi syndrome
(PWS) in school. A DVD entitled, "Understanding the Student with
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Strategies for Success," provides teachers and
other school personnel with an introduction and overview of the
issues associated with PWS and demonstrates and describes pragmatic
strategies that school staff can use in supporting the success of a
student with PWS in their classroom. Teachers and school staff will
appreciate a coherent explanation and demonstration of issues at play
with a student with PWS, concise explanation of various strategies to
use to support him or her, and user-friendliness of the DVD for busy
educators. Parents will value its role in helping their child in
school.
The DVD has been over a year in the making and has been a long-time
dream of PWSA and parents of children with PWS. A dedicated group of
individuals combined efforts and talent to make this project a
reality and to give those with PWS and those who work with them in
the school setting an opportunity to achieve the best possible
outcomes. In particular, Michelle Donaldson and Ruby Gold worked many
hours spearheading the production of the DVD, keeping it on track and
to point. Also, Bob Bernstein worked hard to organize a wonderfully
successful fundraising event in Boston, First & Goal, to fund the
project. The New England chapter and Bob's personal friend, Mike
Smith, went above and beyond to assist in the event's success,
ensuring the feasibility of the DVD. Teachers, students and PWS
expert, Mary K. Ziccardi, participated in the DVD providing a unique
view from which to understand the school environment and the student
with PWS. Many other volunteers and staff from PWSA (USA) and PWCF
worked together and contributed time and skill. Without all these
individuals, we might still be wishing for this needed DVD. A BIG
THANK YOU goes to every one of them!
The DVD is for all parents who have a child with PWS in school and
for all school personnel who have a child with PWS in their school.
To order the DVD for $20, please link to PWSA (USA) at
http://www.pwsausa.org/index.html
or Prader-Willi California Foundation (PWCF) at www.pwcf.org