Readiness, we find, stems from a complex network of contributing factors.
This paper has endeavored to demonstrate that there are realistic standards which can be used for judging when a child is ready for junior high school. Further, I hope, it is clear that because a child is blind he need not be left behind, but, instead, that he can compete and achieve in a seeing world and be expected to meet very definite standards of behavior and achievement.
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