by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 24, 2023 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
As we discussed last week (https://shutdownlearner.com/a-primer/) the next few weeks will be primers in major categories of parental concern. This week, in 400 words or less, we offer a primer on reading. Here we go. When you boil it all down, there are essentially...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
In my corner of the universe most of the issues that are brought to me include some variation on the following: Struggling with reading (and writing) Difficulty with attention and what is commonly referred to as “sustained mental effort” Low level “executive...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 5, 2023 | Modern Childhood, Parenting Misc
When you are a parent in struggling “Child Land,” there are all kinds of theories, hypotheses and explanations as to why children do what they do. These hypotheses are revealed in statements made as to what is behind the child acting a certain way. Let’s listen to...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 2, 2023 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
A book that always stayed with me reminding me of my early days as a psychologist at the Hill Top Preparatory School, a private school in the Philadelphia Suburbs for high schoolers with learning disabilities, is Betty Osman’s, “No One to Play With: The...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 24, 2023 | Parenting Misc, School/Special Education Misc
As part of the assessment process, I always conduct an interview (usually with the mom) to get an overview of the issues of concern. Typically, there will be multiple disorders that have been raised by other professionals along with the parent diagnosing by Google. A...
