Lynn Meltzer

Lynn Meltzer, PhD, is cofounder and codirector of the Institutes for Learning and Development (ILD and ResearchILD) in Lexington, Massachusetts. She holds appointments as an Associate in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Tufts University Department of Child Development. For the past 4 years, she has been President of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities. In her 25 years of clinical work with children,...See more

Lynn Meltzer, PhD, is cofounder and codirector of the Institutes for Learning and Development (ILD and ResearchILD) in Lexington, Massachusetts. She holds appointments as an Associate in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Tufts University Department of Child Development. For the past 4 years, she has been President of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities. In her 25 years of clinical work with children, adolescents, and adults, Dr. Meltzer has emphasized the critical importance of the theory-to-practice cycle of knowledge. Her extensive publications and professional presentations include articles, chapters, and books on the assessment and treatment of learning difficulties, with an emphasis on the importance of metacognition, strategy use, cognitive flexibility, self-concept, and resilience. Dr. Meltzer is the founder and chair of the national Learning Differences Conference, now in its 22nd year at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. See less