by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jun 6, 2014 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
One of the problems with the word “dyslexia” is the rampant confusion that goes along with the it. If you ask anyone you know what they understand about dyslexia, I would predict that almost without exception, you will get something like, “Isn’t that when...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 30, 2014 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
A mom came in this week to talk about young Caroline, age 7, a second grader. The mom had a stack of material to show me. There was the math worksheet filled with word problems with the red 34% at the top of the page, with all kinds of ‘X’ marks throughout....
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 21, 2014 | Assessment
Many times a parent (usually the mom) senses that something is amiss with her child and wants to have and evaluation conducted in school. If the child is getting decent grades, the response to the request is often denied. The parent may hear a version of the...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 22, 2013 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
About a month or so ago I had the honor to present to a group of parents of dyslexic children on Staten Island. The group, Wishes of Literacy, is doing great work in their advocacy for parents and they are joining forces with the burgeoning grassroots Decoding...
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...
