MENTALLY BACKWARD CHILDREN

Corrective Teaching for Defects of Speech in Backward and Mentally Defective Children

In my opinion the greatest influence towards securing more perfect speech in our schools is the more perfect speech of teachers. It is well, therefore, for everyone who is interested in this subject to examine his or her own speech? to detect and correct any imperfections that may be present. We are all apt to form careless, slipshod habits when we talk, to catch local inflexion of voice or the...

Backward Children

Dr. Holmes' contribution to the series edited by Professor O'Shea is "an inductive study of backward children. It presents in a series of concrete illustrations," says Dr. Holmes, "studies of cases to exemplify the principles and methods underlying the diagnosis, treatment and training of backward children." His aim has been to describe the cases "simply, non-technically, and humanly." His succ...

Mentally Deficient Children

The following is Dr. Shuttleworth's classification of mental defect (congenital) as follows:? Microcephalus, hydrocephalus, mongol or " Kalmuc " type, scrofulous cases, birth palsies with athetosis, congenital cretinism, and primary neurotic. The developmental types are eclamptic, epileptic, syphilitic (inherited), and the accidental or acquired are traumatic, postfebrile (both inflammatory), e...

Mentally Deficient Children

Education of Mentally Handicapped Children

This is an excellent text book for teachers and other professional workers concerned with the education of the mentally handicapped. It deals mainly with "special class" teaching which is equivalent to teaching in schools and classes for educationally subnormal pupils in this country. It would also however have particular value for teachers of older children and adults in Occupation Centres. A ...