by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jun 14, 2012 | Reading Comprehension
In the last few posts we have been exploring different aspects of assessment. With “NJASK: Don’t Ask” we discussed “Standardized Test Stress Disorder” and with “Assessing Comprehension: Know the Limitations” it was...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jun 8, 2012 | Reading Comprehension
Probably the major reason parents seek an assessment for a child centers around concern with reading or reading development. Teachers and special education teams will talk about “comprehension” as if there is a standard agreed upon way to measure...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 1, 2010 | Modern Childhood
As part of a typical assessment battery that I conduct with young adults (16 years and older), they are asked to define certain words. One of the more curious trends that I’ve observed in recent years is the difficulty that these young adults have defining two...
