The Comparative Neurological, Physical and Sociological Status of Grade 1 Children in Three Socio-Economic Areas.

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DOCUMENT RESUME PS 006 888 Loadman, A. Evelyn The Comparative Neurological, Physical and Sociological Status of Grade 1 Children in Three Socio-Economic Areas. Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg. Child Development Clinic. [68] 22p. MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29 Academic Achievement; *Grade 1; *Intelligence; *learning Difficulties; Motor Development; *Neurological Organization; Physical Characteristics; Physical Health; Reading Ability; *Socioeconomic Background In order to assess the validity of the relationship of motor skills to academic progress, 20 children from 3 different socioeconomic areas were studied, psychologically, neurologically and sociologically. Their intelligence and school progress were found to follow socioeconomic lines. Neurological status as tested by a scored extended neurological assessment failed to show any relationship to academic achievement, however. Medical and sociological information proved to be more Important when the factors surronunding parental education, and the history of the mother's pregnancy and labor and the child's neonatal period. wei.e studied. (Author/SET) FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLE COPY U S DEP. TmE T OF HEALTH. EDUCATION A %%ELF IsATIOhAL IS.STIurE OF EDOCAT.Oh st T,.s Rr 040 sAc!,y As qi :CViO QOM (NJ 1.F ICS OK.U.N. N.ONS C:1 11:0ZE .:,.A..S.ST.TuTE OF OD THE COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGICAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL STATUS OF GRADE 1 CHILDREN IN THREE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AREAS. A. Evelyn Loadman, M.D. Winnipeg, Man., Canada From the Child Development Clinic Department of Pediatrics University of Manitoba r Paper No. 3 supported by funds from the Children's Hospital Research Foundation and from a Public Health Research Grant (project # 606 -7 -193) of the National Health Grants Program The author acknowledges with gratitude the assistance and advice of the psycholgists of the Child Development Clinic and the Director, Dr. W. Wallace Grant. THE COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGICAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL STATUS OF GRADE 1 CHILDREN IN THREE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AREAS INTRODUCTION: Some children with learning problems will have subtly abnormal neurological findings, although they do not have overkneurological disease (1,2.) 1:!ithout controlled studies this fact has lent itself to over-interpretations and programs, aimed at training sensory and motor skills, have been promoted as a way of helping children improve their school performance. (3,4.) A controlled study was, therefore, undertaken, the main goal being an attempt to clarify the relationship between neurological status and intelligence, and between neurological status and reading ability. In addition, the relationship between the physical and sociological status of the child and his intelligence was determined. From these findings, the physician's area of responsibility in children's learning problems was determined.

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