by Dr. Selz | Feb 9, 2024 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Not sure when the reverence for word problems emerged, but it seems that children are almost exclusively taught math through word problems. I believe it’s linked to the theory that math should always be enhancing “higher order thinking.” Let’s look at Chris, age 7, a...
by Dr. Selz | Feb 2, 2024 | ADHD/ADD, Assessment, Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Largely supported by the medical model, when parents have their child assessed they are often focused on “the diagnosis.” Such a model embodies a, “Yes, they have it,” or “No, they don’t have it,” (whatever “it” is) perspective. In my corner of...
by Dr. Selz | Jan 19, 2024 | Modern Childhood, Parenting Misc
My marketing manager (my daughter Julia) has been pushing me to create more short videos to spread around. So, as a change of pace here are two that were posted to YouTube. TRUST ME. THEY ARE VERY SHORT!!!! Hope you enjoy. Let me know what you think. The first one...
by Dr. Selz | Jan 19, 2024 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities, Writing Difficulty-Dysgraphia
Let’s say your 12-year-old sixth grader spells the following words: (brief) bref (should) shood (grown) gron (success) susess (educate) edcccate (result) resolt (kitchen) kicten Then the child writes the following story to a prompt: “Once a o pon a...
by Dr. Selz | Jan 12, 2024 | ADHD/ADD, Executive Functioning
A common concern raised by parents (well, mostly the moms) is their child’s lack of what they label as “executive function deficits (EFD).” With EFDs there’s always the underlying question of whether these issues are a biproduct of immaturity, skill deficits or a...
