by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jun 3, 2016 | School/Special Education Misc
I recently had the pleasure of facilitating a webinar sponsored with the Dyslexia Training Institute called “Assessment Boot Camp for Parents.” (You can still register for the webinar and listen in your own time by going to this link...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 29, 2015 | School/Special Education Misc
Dear School Districts: I know that you are under a lot of pressure these days. There’s tons of regulation coming down the pike – Common Core, Student Growth Initiatives, PARCC and all sorts of other initiatives. I really do try and be understanding. I used to work...
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. | Apr 23, 2011 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Many times parents (moms) sense that something is wrong with their child and want to have the child evaluated in school. Once the mom raises the issue, often she hears a version of the following, “Well, she’s getting good grades – what’s...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 19, 2009 | Assessment
Even though I am a psychologist who does a great deal of testing, I find the overuse of the IQ adds to my GQ (“Grumpiness Quotient”). Why does the IQ score make me grumpy? Children who are in need of service, often don’t receive it...
