by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 29, 2020 | Modern Childhood
Frequently, we adults are shaking our head and muttering about the state of childhood, as child behavior can “pluck our last nerves,” as the saying goes. Collectively, we “tut-tut” and wonder how it’s all unraveling around us, with everything going into a horrific...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 22, 2020 | School/Special Education Misc
This is a follow up to a recent blog post – “Back in the Zone (of No Zone): Back in the Zone (of No Zone). Parents frequently talk to me about their frustration (insistence) that schools diagnose their child’s dyslexia (or other learning disorders for that matter)....
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 15, 2020 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
As the current “new abnormal” continues, virtually all children are receiving instruction on-line, there are a few old school considerations to keep in mind. Much of the “instruction” described to me by the parents with whom I consult with (on-line), represents a...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 8, 2020 | Assessment
Today I chatted with parents about their 10 year old fifth grade child, Lianna. Since kindergarten they have watched her struggle. They saw other children in Lianna’s peer group progressing, while she seemed stuck, barely moving forward. Even though they would...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 1, 2020 | School/Special Education Misc
When a children have a learning disability like dyslexia, typically this impacts their reading fluency, spelling and writing. For those who have been “diagnosed” as ADHD/ADD their central features are distractability, inattentiveness and impulsivity. Quite often...
