by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jan 19, 2023 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
One of the “go to“ recommendations I often make following an assessment is for the child to see a tutor if it is at all possible. When done well, tutoring provides many benefits. One often overlooked is the intangible – that is, the relational benefit. Working...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jan 12, 2023 | School/Special Education Misc
Let’s say you have a 7 year old child just finishing second grade who struggles greatly with reading, spelling and writing and has been diagnosed with a learning disability (i.e., dyslexia). The school has recently classified the child for special education and an IEP...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jan 6, 2023 | Executive Functioning
“Oh, my, my, my, I’m the lone crap shooter, playin the field every night.” ‘Tumblin Dice,’ the Rolling Stones) In the last post we talked about kids who are “rudderless (see “Rudderless”). This week we focus on the older ones, high school and college kids, who are...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Dec 23, 2022 | Executive Functioning
13-year-old Liam comes in trudging behind his mother, staring at his phone. While I think I have a decent relationship with Liam having evaluated him a while back with a follow-up session or two, I also think there’s a pretty big part of him that is annoyed...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Dec 16, 2022 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Leora a 10-year-old fourth grader has been struggling since kindergarten. Every year the parents have raised their concerns with the teachers. The answers are variations on a theme. Act I: In first grade it was, “She’s still young and it’s probably developmental.”...
