by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 19, 2012 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
The thing about dyslexia is almost everyone gets it wrong. As proof, try this experiment. Ask anyone you know the question, “What is dyslexia?” I would wager that 90% (perhaps 100%) will say… “Isn’t that when you read upside...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Aug 10, 2012 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
When my kids were little I wasn’t too worried about developmental milestones. There was one developmental hurdle, though, that I was fixated upon – the “decoding hurdle.” Most kids get over the decoding...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 14, 2012 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Recently I wrote a piece about defining dyslexia ( www.shutdownlearner.com/blog ), frustrated by the constant refrain heard by parents, “Well, we really don’t know what it (dyslexia) is.” What is puzzling to parents is the statement that...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 7, 2012 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Probably a week does not go by where I haven’t heard something like the following from a bleary eyed parent: “The school is telling us that no one really knows what dyslexia is and if anyone really does it has to be a medically diagnosed.” ...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 24, 2011 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Ask anyone you know what they think of dyslexia and they will invariably answer by stating, “Isn’t that when you read upside down and backwards.” Well, I have assessed thousands of kids I believe are “dyslexic” and have...