Carol Mentasti

Mentasti's "Primary Capital Gains" project identifies kindergartners and first-graders who have difficulty processing information and helps increase those students' chances for future success. Through assessment of phonological awareness and memory, educators are able to pinpoint deficit areas that can affect a student's self-esteem, education, socialization, and other daily living activities. By identifying learning disabilities early, educators are able to intervene and tutor students one-on-one as they learn to read and process information differently. As a result, students learn to read more easily and retain information more efficiently.