The Thing About Dyslexia is…(part 1)

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...

Getting Over the Decoding Hurdle

by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Aug 10, 2012 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities

 When my kids were little I wasn’t too worried about developmental milestones.  There was one developmental hurdle, though, that I was fixated upon  –   the  “decoding hurdle.”  Most kids get over the decoding...

Listening to Dyslexia: “Heard, But Not Seen”

by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 14, 2012 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities

Recently I wrote a piece about defining dyslexia ( www.shutdownlearner.com/blog ), frustrated by the constant refrain heard by parents, “Well, we really don’t know what it (dyslexia) is.”   What is puzzling to parents is the statement that...

Deconstructing Dyslexia

by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Mar 7, 2012 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities

Probably a week does not go by where I haven’t heard something like the following from a bleary eyed parent: “The school is telling us that no one really knows what dyslexia is and if anyone really does it has to be a medically diagnosed.” ...

Brief Tip #3: Getting Clear on Dyslexia

by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 24, 2011 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities

Ask anyone you know what they  think of dyslexia and they will invariably answer by stating, “Isn’t that when you read upside down and backwards.”    Well, I have assessed thousands of kids I believe are “dyslexic” and have...