Faculty
Contact Info
105 College Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
Phone: 617-627-3355

Lynn Meltzer
Adjunct Associate Professor, Eliot-Pearson Dept. of Child Development
Director of Assessment and Research, Institute for Learning and Development, Lexington, MA
President, Research ILD
Associate in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Past President, International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities

Education
Ph.D. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1977

Expertise
Special education, cognitive development, educational assessments, learning differences, executive function, attention deficit disorder, strategy instruction

Major Awards
Member of the editorial board for Journal of Learning Disabilities. Conference Chair, annual Learning Differences Conference, Research ILD and Harvard Graduate School of Education. Consultant to public and private schools on learning styles, strategies, and methods of identifying and teaching children with difference learning profiles.

Publications
Meltzer, L.J. et al. (2010). Promoting Executive Function in the Classroom. Guilford Press, NY.

Meltzer, L.J. (Ed.). (2007). Executive Function in Education: From theory to practice. Guilford Press, NY.

Meltzer, L.J. et al (2006). Strategies for Success: Classroom teaching techniques for students with learning differences (2nd Edition). Pro-Ed. Austin, TX.

Meltzer, L.J., Reddy, R., Pollica, L.S., & Roditi, B. (2004). Academic success in students with learning disabilities: The roles of self-understanding, strategy use, and effort. Thalamus (Journal of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities), 2(1), 16-32.

Meltzer, L.J., Katzir, T., Miller, L., Reddy, R. & Roditi, B. (2004). Academic self-perceptions, effort, and strategy use in students with learning disabilities: Changes over time. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 19(2), 99-108.

Meltzer, L.J., Reddy, R., Pollica, L.S., Roditi, B., Sayer, J., & Theokas, C. (2004). Positive and negative self-perceptions: Is there a cyclical relationship between teachers’ and students’ perceptions of effort, strategy use, and academic performance? Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 19(1), 33-44.