by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Nov 26, 2012 | ADHD/ADD
When was the last time your kid came home and said, “Mom, guess what, I got a really cool worksheet today!!!” My guess is it has not happened to date. Frankly, the worksheets that I see (and I see tons of them) can be pretty dreadful...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Nov 16, 2012 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
dys·lex·i·a [dis-lek-see-uh] noun Pathology . Any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information. Much of my professional life is spent...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Nov 2, 2012 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
When I listen to kids and parents talk about things that go on, there are times when I find myself feeling a bit cranky about what I am told. Here’s one story told me lately that increased my cranky meter. A kid in high school kid told me about an...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 26, 2012 | Assessment, Reading Comprehension
Those of you who have read my stuff or know of the work that I’ve done with kids over the years, know I can be a bit “decoding obsessed.” This is primarily because I have witnessed the legions of struggling decoders (usually dyslexics)...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 19, 2012 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
The thing about dyslexia is almost everyone gets it wrong. As proof, try this experiment. Ask anyone you know the question, “What is dyslexia?” I would wager that 90% (perhaps 100%) will say… “Isn’t that when you read upside...
