by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 18, 2017 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Not a week goes by that a parent coming in to consult with me about their child does not bring up one of the major mythologies that are out there on dyslexia. Of course, the top one that is almost impossible to shake from our collective consciousness is what I call...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 12, 2017 | Writing Difficulty-Dysgraphia
In my office I sometimes feel like I am in an outpost of the galaxy. Messages come in periodically informing us of things going on in the schools, such as, “All the kids are now getting Chromebooks for writing.” Out in my corner of the universe, I just scratch my...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 5, 2017 | Assessment, Uncategorized
There is that place of the bell-shaped curve that is always challenging for schools and clinicians. I call it the “zone of no zone.” It’s that area of the curve that technically falls in the “average range,” yet is problematic from a functional point of view....
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Apr 27, 2017 | Assessment, Modern Childhood
Even though we tend to talk about learning disabilities, dyslexia, ADHD and other school stuff in these blogs, sometimes just talking about the state of modern childhood catches our attention. When kids come in to the office, there is often some down time where I may...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Apr 20, 2017 | Reading Comprehension
This week we move a bit away from “Dyslexia Land,” and go the other side of the continuum to “Comprehension Land.” A few observations about comprehension: It’s really hard to assess properly. What we accept as a “comprehension,” may well be a poorly written story or a...
