Deborah Gianoulis' new hour-long documentary entitled "Reading Minds," which addresses the use of research-based reading instruction in public schools in Pueblo, Colo.; in the juvenile detention facilities of San Diego and to aid young adult probationers in Felony Court in Jacksonville will air March 22 at 8 p.m. on Ch. 4. The broadcast includes portions of an interview with Dr. Joseph Torgesen, executive director of the Florida Center for Reading Research in Tallahassee.
Sponsors of the documentary include the City; the non-profit Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership, Inc.; and the Wayne and Patricia Hogan Foundation.
The premiere of the documentary (in advance of the broadcast) will be at the Ritz Theatre March 18. There will be a reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by the documentary at 6:30 p.m. You are welcome to attend the premiere.
Gianoulis has won a Peabody Award for a documentary on domestic violence and a public service Emmy for a documentary on the success enjoyed by a challenged Jacksonville public school under the leadership of an innovative principal.
Please share this information with anyone interested in education and children. If you have questions, call Judge Karen Cole at 630-7154 or Gianoulis at 391-1693.