Meena Chintapalli, a practicing Pediatrician in San Antonio, Texas was nominated "Top Pediatrician" by the Medical Gazette in September 1993. Dr. Chintapalli holds lectures on brain growth and development in young children, cycle of violence, child maltreatment, and parenting skills. She has served on the quality assurance committees of several HMO companies and is former Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at South Texas Methodist Children's Hospital. She is the author of Brain Mind SAI Educare.

An inner core of self-respect and unconditional love exists within every human being. At birth, a child not only has the asset of perseverance, but also feels content with each mastered task. Motivation, knowledge, eagerness, and discipline are all assets that are enriched, lost, or suppressed based on a child's experiences and proximal environment. This book holds that trauma and affects of child trauma can be countered by positive reinforcement as described in the SAI Educare programs. The book also assesses the internal Body-Mind-Spirit connection, critical phases of child development, and parental skills development.

About the book:
"An amazing blend of ideas and principles from many separate perspectives...helps the reader see the issues of child development from a more complete unique and important perspective."

Vicki LoCoco is one of the co-authors of the Leer Mas Transitions piece for TEA. She is a lead educator for Literacy Squared, a project sponsored by the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Yolanda Rodriguez has been honored at the White House for her contributions in Head Start programs across America. She is an expert in the development of curriculum and is currently an adjunct professor within the Texas A&M system.

Donna Vanderweide presents on topics that vary from guided reading to multiple intelligences, to science and math. She is the author of several books and numerous curriculum guides.