by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 8, 2013 | Reading Comprehension
“Comprehension” is a word that is tossed around freely in educational and psychological circles. “If James paid attention more, he would comprehend better.” “It doesn’t matter...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 28, 2011 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
So many of the kids that I see are given work on a daily basis that they can’t handle. No amount of trying harder or paying attention better will matter. When it comes to reading one of the best ways to test out whether a child is in over his head, is...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Nov 3, 2010 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Last week I reminded us of an “old school” educational concept that isn’t talked about as much as I think it should be – “task analysis.” (www.shutdownlearner.com/blog) This week’s old school concept is Instructional...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 27, 2010 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
There are a number of old school concepts in education that I don’t hear much about any more that I think still apply. “Task analysis” is one of them. With task analysis the idea is that any end point task that you want someone to master should...
