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'Learning Blocks' May Prevent Intelligent Child From Learning
r irM arnrim caii.r witk 1 "eie iidHaicaps, wmcn eauca- come, sometimes quite easily,
tafri wt i inuru, i tors call "learning blocks," may when they are accurately diag-
lttoumfKSTii 'be Physical or psychological, nosed and properly treated.
u',-It ;When parents and teachers fail Authority for these statements
Bhin4ton (U P; Hidden to recognize their symptoms, a is Mrs. Marion Kingsbury, direc-
hanfiicap irmj prevant an in-1 child is unjustly lablled as ig-1 tor of Washington's Remedial
(Teivfevi enua xrura ievning iO;norant, lazy or recalcitrant.
xee) o write.
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Learning blocks can be over j supported institution is one of
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the nation's oldest and most re
spected diagnostic clinics for
children with educational prob
lems. Mrs. Kingsbury said in an in
terview that there are six broad
types of learning blocks that
often appear in children of aver
age or above-average intelli
gence. Two of the most common
are poor eyesight and poor hear
ing. "Many a child is falling be
hind in his schoolwork today be
cause he simply can't see or hear
what's going on," Mrs. Kings
bury said. "Unless they are
quite acute these handicaps are
often unrecognized by parents
and teachers."
Even harder to detect is a dif
ficulty that Mrs. Kingsbury calls
"cross dominance." She explain
ed that most right-handed peo
ple sight with their right eye;
left-handed people with their left
eye. But some children are all
mixed up: They sight with their
right eye, but use their left hand
to eat or draw.
This makes it unusually hard
for them to master the left-to-right
pattern in reading and
writing. They give a clue to their
problem if they persist for a
long period in reading "was" for
"saw," "no" for "on," and often
write letters and numbers back
wards. Probably the one greatest
source of learning blocks, Mrs.
Kinksbury said, is "immaturity."
"The crux of at least half of
our 'reading problems' is that we
are trying to teach a child the
most civilized art we have in
vented before he is ready for it,"
she said.
"Many perfectly normal child
ren mature slowly and just
aren't set for first grade work
until thgy're seven or older."
Immaturity may be physical
the child is not yet able to make
the fine visual and audial dis
tinctions involved an recogniz
ing letters and their sounds. Or
it may be emotional in that he
has not developed enough self
control or a long enough span of
attention to get along with other
children.
Mrs. Kingsbury said that close
ly related to immaturity is a
type of psychological block a
child develops when his parents
put too much pressure on him
to succeed.
'The parental demands may
never be expressed in words, but
the child senses from adult
moods and tones of voice that
he is not living up to what moth
er and dad expect of him. He
reacts by developing an acute
fear of failure. He becomes so
frantically anxious to do well in
school that he can't learn to read
at all."
The sixth category of learning
block, Mrs. Kingsbury said,
might be described as the con
sequences of neglecting one or
more of the first five.
"The fact that the child is fall
ing behind in his schoolwork be
comes the main source of his
anxiety. Reading becomes a chal
lenge that he feels he cannot
meet. He dreads any act of
speaking or writing that will
reveal his inadequacy. He invents
his own 'cover-up' system he
cuts up in class and pretends he
just doesn't care about learning
to read."
The first step in overcoming
learning blocks is to diagnose
them. A child may have several
different types by the time he
gets expert attention.
Most major cities and virtual
ly all teachers colleges and state
universities now have clinics
similar to Mrs. Kingsbury's.
They give a child a broad range
of scientific tests to identify his
troubles. If they feel it necessary,
they recommend further testing
by eye doctors, hearing centers
or psychiatrists.
"Most learning blocks can be
overcome by proper glasses or
with individual tutoring: and by
counseling of parents and teach
ers to help them understand and
cope with the child's particular
problems," Mrs. Kingsbury said.
More severe cases, in which a
learning block for too long has
gone unrecognized and untreat
ed, may require extensive psych
iatric treatment, she said.
On The Side
(Distributed by King
With a lightsome heart I pulled a
rose
That grew upon Its thorny tree
But my false lover stole my rose,
But, ah! He left the thorn with
me.
-Burns
Physicians continue to insist
that due to the transfer of germs
kissing is dangerous. That it is
a major cause of the spreading
of many diseases. However, it
is said that the use of certain
kinds of lipstick by the lady -in
the case will prevent germ trans
fer. Remember this, ypung fel
low. Before you let a girl kiss
you, ask her, "Is your lipstick
germ-proof?"
Those Follies
Flo Ziegfeld considered 13
his lucky number. He always
wanted 13 letters in the titles
of his plays. As for examples,
the plays featuring Anna Held
namely; "Little Duchess," "Par
isian Model" and "Miss Inno
cence." All of these were smash
hits. Harry B. Smith, author
of the first of the Ziegfeld girl-
glorifying revues titled it "Fol
lies of The Day." Ziegfeld re
jected the title. He wanted one
with 13 letters. So Smith
changed it to "Follies of 1907."
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. In
what play did one of the char
acters keep asking, "What's all
By E. V. Durling
Future Syndicate, Inc.)
the shootin' for?" A. That was
in the play titled "The Tavern,"
produced by George M. Cohan.
Spencer Charters playing the
part of a hermit kept making
the inquiry you refer to. Q.
What should be the measure
ments of a 31-year-old woman
who is 5 feet seven and one-half
inches tall? A. To be properly
streamlined a female such as
you describe should have the
following measurements: Bust.
34; Waist. 24, and hips. 36. She
should weigh 128 pounds. Q. My
wife want our new automobile
to have a bright red color. What
do you think of this? A. It is
all right if you don't get mixed
up with the fire department
cars. However, everybody to
their taste. For automobiles, I
like black or that dark brown
shade that has become so popu
lar recently. -
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Thousands have seen Plymouth's challenging
3" SHOWDOWN
You, too, can see documented proof that Plymouth is
"OT2HE233E& TWO"?
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JUST A FEW OF THE FACTS YOU'LL
LEABN AT YOUR PLYMOUTH DEALER'S 1
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I Plymouth 'grig!' grigS
Maximum piston
displacement (cu. in.) 318 283 312
Maximum available V-8 hp 290 283 300
Xfevformaace Highest standard V-8 hp .215 185 212
Push-button drive Yes No No
Combustion chamber dome wedge wedge
Torsion-Aire suspension Yes No No
Legroom, front (in.) 45.9 44.7 43.2
-. fort Legroom, rear (in.) 41.5 39.8 40.7
o -oamw Hiproom, front (in.) 63.0 62.1 60.0
Hiproom, rear (in.) ' 62.7 63.0 60.1
Gross weight (4-door sedan) 3475 3279 3452
Total-Contact Brakes Yea No No
Safety Brake lining area (sq. in.) 184 157 180
Front wheel brake cylinders 4 2 2
Flight-Sweep Styling Yes No No
Styling: Double-header lights Yes No No
Wind-tunnel tested tail fins Yes No No
It's making automotive history all over America the first
time you've ever been able to compare the facts on all 3
low-price cars in one dealer's showroom! No smooth talk
... no gimmicks. You get the facts and you get 'em without
any slanting , or distortion.
It's the kind of comparison that only Plymouth could
dare to make because Plymouth alone of "the 3" could
possibly stand up under it. But we want you to be the judge.
Come to your Plymouth dealer's today. He's letting the
facts do the talking!
When ym drive
you're 3 full years ahead!
Sidelights
Those who were the only
child of their parents usually
develop into the brightest adults
So says- an expert on the sub
ject of human intelligence. That
lets me out. I am one of four
children . . . Women born under
Aries (March 22-April 20) lack
the. gift of simplification of at
tire. They just can't seem to
prevent looking overdressed. Or,
so say the stargazers.
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Over There. T
In Paris it is possible to hock
an automobile at the Municipal
pawnshop. Rate for the loan is
about seven per cent. This in
cludes garage charges. The loan
is limited to a six-month period.
If the automobile is not redeem
ed by the end of six months it
is sold. With gasoline rationing
still in force in France, a record
number of Parisians have re
cently put their cars in hock.
Card Games
Playing card enthusiasts con
tinue to make use of the saying.
'according to Hoyle." -Hoyle,
who died in 1769, wrote- about
only three card games piquet,
whist and quadrille. There are
over 300 different card games.
Of these, my favorite is still
pinochle.
Brides
Am asked to name the young
est of the brides of Charlie
Chaplin, the baggy pants comed
ian. All Chaplin s wives were
teen-agers when he married
them. The youngest of his four
brides were Mildred Harris and
Lita Grey, each 16 at the time
of the wedding. Oona O'Neil was
18 when she became the fourth
Mrs. Chaplin. The oldest of the
Chaplin brides was Paulette
Goddard who was 19 at the time.
Detroit OJ.R) Daniel Dod-
son, 32, was ticketed by police
Tuesday for picking the wrong
place to attempt to talk to his
estranged wife, Opal, 26. Offi
cers said Mrs. Dodson was driv
ing to work when her husband
jumped in front of her car and
refused to move. He was ticket
ed for obstructing traffic.
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