Supporting Students Experiencing Academic Challenges

Your Lot and Parcel

Your Lot and Parcel
Supporting Students Experiencing Academic Challenges
Jun 11, 2026
Benjamin Diaz/Linda Silbert, Ph.D. Award-Winning Educator, Author, and Speaker

She  has devoted over 40 years to helping students of all ages and abilities succeed. She specializes in supporting learners who face challenges in school due to anxiety, ADD/ADHD, and learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. Together with her husband, Alvin Silbert, Ed.D., she co-authored the award-winning book Why Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids and its forthcoming updated edition, Why Good Kids Get Bad Grades: What Parents Need to Know and Do (available April 12, 2026). The Silberts have also created a variety of learning and study aids, including best-selling books—over a million copies sold—and the popular SuperDeck™ card games. In addition to her writing, Dr. Linda publishes a weekly education column for five local newspapers and is a regular presenter at the annual Everyone Reading conference in New York. 

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