by Dr. Selz | Mar 6, 2025 | Assessment, Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Without turning this into a confessional, when I look back on my schooling here are a few things I know: Math was far my strong suit. I probably needed tutoring, particularly as I had to suffer through geometry, algebra and calculus. So, did that make me...
by Dr. Selz | Feb 28, 2025 | Executive Functioning, Modern Childhood
Many of the kids I talk to seem to be fairly delusional about school. Somehow they have gotten the notion that school should be this fun, Candyland-type of experience and when it is not, they are, well,…outraged. 13-year-old Liam offers a litany of complaints about...
by Dr. Selz | Feb 20, 2025 | School/Special Education Misc
This week’s post was prompted by parents who brought me reading material their child had to manage in school and with homework. They were concerned that their child, young Brody, a seven-year-old second grader was starting to hate reading. “We don’t...
by Dr. Selz | Feb 13, 2025 | Assessment
A number of years ago, I had the good fortune to take part on a panel during a symposium on dyslexia sponsored by the grassroots parenting group, Decoding Dyslexia: NJ. Dr. Sally Shaywitz, the author of “Overcoming Dyslexia” was the keynote speaker. While talking...
by Dr. Selz | Feb 7, 2025 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities, Parenting Misc
Anxiety over a child’s school-based problems can start very early. After reading The Shut-Down Learner, a mom contacted me. “My son’s drowning in in school. Do you think he could be a shut-down learner,” she asked. After asking a few more...
