Educating Exceptional Children

Professor Kirk's masterly work is a comprehensive review of the proble^15 > be solved and the procedures to be adopted for the education of various categ j of exceptional children, including the intellectually-gifted, the mentally-reta^ the deaf and hard-of-hearing, the blind and partially sighted, the cerebral palsied ^ the crippled, the speech-handicapped, and the emotionally and socially maladjus (f In dealing with each category of exceptional children the author brings ^ relationship the chief medical, psychological and sociological researches in the ybearing on its special problems. He also describes and assesses the various kipd f provision made for the remedial treatment (where necessary) and the educatio^j individuals in each group, with sufficient detail to be of service to specialists wor f; in that field. His own many valuable contributions to the deeper understand!11^ retarded children and his experimental use of diagnostic tests of psycho-ling11^: abilities inevitably set a very high standard of efficiency for dealing with 0 0<: categories and his achievement in maintaining this level throughout provides a J stimulating text-book for preparation for work in each, and all, of the various "