by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 25, 2022 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
In many respects, writing is the window in to understanding what a child needs academically and emotionally. Let’s take a look at George, a 9-year boy in the fourth grade. George feels that other kids make fun of him because of the way he spells and writes. George...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 11, 2022 | Assessment
As those of you who follow this blog knows there are two overriding missions that drive everything done in the blogs, books, tid-bit tips, and in interactions that take place with parents. These are: Help parents to cut through the tremendous amount of misinformation...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 4, 2022 | School/Special Education Misc
Odn any given week parents will come in seeking my advice about their struggling 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...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 18, 2022 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Since this blog and its over 500 entries are not entirely about dyslexia/reading disabilities, I was determined for this week not to continue going down the “dyslexia rabbit hole.” But, as I was organizing books on my shelf (yes, I still have hard bound physical...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 11, 2022 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
As we discussed in the last week’s post (“Misunderstanding the “D-Word'” ), the problem with the use of the word “dyslexia,” which has become quite popular among parents and professionals, is that the word is almost universally...
