Going Old School: Looking in the Dustbins of the Education Attic

by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jun 21, 2013 | School/Special Education Misc

Having been in this business of education, psychology and school struggling for some time, there are a few “old school” concepts that I think still apply and are important for parents to keep in mind. These old school concepts reside in the dustbins of the...

Dyslexia: More Than a Score

by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jun 8, 2013 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities

***Note:  (This blog was published some time ago, but due to a problem with the website it needed to be reposted.  It has been revised.) I had the good fortune to recently take part on a panel during a symposium on dyslexia sponsored by the grassroots...

Keeping In Touch With Shut-Down Learner, School Struggles & “Dr. Selz”

by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 31, 2013 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities

If you receive this blog you may not know of other ways of staying in touch with “The Shut-Down Learner,”  and Dr. Richard Selznick (“Dr. Selz”) updates.  Here are a few: Facebook:  Join “The Shut-Down Learner”...

Lost Opportunities

by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 17, 2013 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities

So much of a child’s world can be framed in an ongoing series of different skills.  For example, some kids have the “skill of” saying hello and greeting someone for the first time.  Others may have the “skill of” manners in...

Writing – Throwing the Child in the Deep End of the Pool

by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Apr 24, 2013 | Writing Difficulty-Dysgraphia

Let’s say you have a little child, perhaps five or six years of age.  He doesn’t know how to swim, so you decide it’s time to give him lessons.  What if the swim instructor said something like, “You know we have strict standards for six year olds and we have...