You're invited to join us for a Tweet Chat with Dr. Richard Selznick

When: Friday, June 26th 9 to 10 AM (PST)/12 to 1 pm (EST)

Where: Twitter (TweetChat.com #DrSelz)

Hosted by: @KathieLB featuring @DrSelz

About Dr. Selznick

One of the worst feelings a child can have is being discouraged in school. The sense of hopelessness that pervades can become almost insurmountable. This is the emotional experience for the child called the “Shut-Down Learner.”

The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child, by Dr. Richard Selznick, describes a common, but poorly understood group of characteristics. Referred to as "Lego kids" or "high spatial children," such kids thrive with hands-on tasks that "load" on visual and spatial abilities.

Reliable statistics indicate that as many as 30 – 40 % of the population will experience mild, moderate or severe problems with core skills of reading, writing and spelling. A significant proportion of this population are spatial thinkers, people who excel when the task is more visually-based. This often leads to the shut-down learner, a child who is discouraged and fundamentally turned off to school. These shut-down learners can become very successful adults, if they are able somehow to get through school relatively unscathed. Typical Shut-Down Learner fields include architects, engineers, computer programmers, dentists, interior decorators, entrepreneurs and businessman, to name a few. There are many other fields that tend to attract shut-down learners

Now that summer is come, it's the perfect time to get some tools and advice for getting your child ready for the next school year. If you have a struggling student or a student that doesn't seem interested in school, please join us! At our chat with the author, we will be discussing the hallmark features of a shut down learner, early signs, classifications, programs, what works and more.

Hour will included Q&A and prize opportunities. RSVP with Mr. Linky below!