by Dr. Selz | Jun 24, 2026 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities, Writing Difficulty-Dysgraphia
Last week we raised the question of whether spelling matters, as the issue of struggling spellers is often dismissed since there are a variety of spell check tools available. Struggling spelling (and writing) is a package deal. That is, it is a package of reading,...
by Dr. Selz | Jun 24, 2026 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities, Writing Difficulty-Dysgraphia
Wrenlee is a lively, spontaneous and friendly 10-year-old student entering the fifth grade. Cognitive testing placed her between the average to above average range for most of the domains assessed. Wrenlee’s spelling and writing are a different story. They are...
by Dr. Selz | May 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
The “Anger River” often resides, unseen, beneath the “ADHD/Dyslexia Swamp.” Control battles, punishments and other attempts at compliance feed the river. Homework is a great battleground that taps into the Anger River. Often we have misguided notions of childhood with...
by Dr. Selz | Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
In many households there are temperamentally rigid and inflexible children who cause a great deal of distress. With their limited coping skills, such children become quite volatile and reactive to frustration. Jeff and Rose are the bleary eyed parents of three...
by Dr. Selz | Mar 20, 2026 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities, School/Special Education Misc
On any given week parents will come in seeking my advice about their child. Invariably they bring in work samples from the child’s school work. As they tell the stories and show me what’s being asked of their child, I can literally feel my “CM” (Cranky Meter) rising...
