In her current book, “The Shadow Children: A Book About Children's Learning Disorders,” Careth Ellingson clearly states, “We automatically assume that a first grader has either reached, or very nearly reached, a stage of neurological development that is comparable to his chronological age level. He is given work to do based on this assumption. But what happens to him if his maturity is that of only a four year old? He is defeated before he starts. The simplest techniques of perception, that other children have learned, are denied him.”
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
1. Ames, Louise B.“Is Your Child in the Wrong Grade?”New York: Harper & Row, 1967.
2.
2. Elingson, Careth.“The Shadow Children: A Book about Children's Learning Disorders.”Chicago: Topaz Books, 1967.
3.
3. Ilg, Frances L., Ames, Louise BatesApell, Richard J.“School Readiness as Evaluated by Gesell Developmental, Visual and Projective Tests.”Genet Psychol. Monog., 1965, 71, 61–91.
4.
4. Ilg, Frances L.Ames, Louise B.“School Readiness: Tests in Use at the Gesell Institute.”New York: Harper & Row, 1965.
