EXCEPTIONAL CHILD (15 films)

Duration: 29 min

Year Published: 1957

Creator: Syracuse University

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Kinescopes. Titles are: 1. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES: INTRODUCTION. Establishes the frame of reference for the remaining programs in the series. Explains that individual differences in children occur in physical, mental, and emotional growth and development. Describes special and dynamic problems of the exceptional child. 2. GIFTED CHILD. Explains how gifted children differ in intellectual, emotional, and physical development. Stresses the importance of wholesome home and school activities in meeting the needs and interests of the gifted. 3. MENTALLY HANDICAPPED: EDUCABLE. Discusses the special problems of the child who is mentally handicapped but educable. Explains who they are, the problems they face in the community and the school, and what can be done to help them. 4. MENTALLY RETARDED: TRAINABLE. Shows the relationship of mentally retarded children to their family and neighbors. Describes the use of private and public day schools and their objectives. 5. VISUALLY-HANDICAPPED CHILD: THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED. Points out the many degrees of partial-sightedness and the implications of each. Stresses the importance of the home, school, and community in providing proper development for these children. 6. VISUALLY-HANDICAPPED CHILD: THE BLIND. Explains the care and understanding needed for the blind child to develop and participate in the relationships of life. Stresses the importance of the home and special training in helping the blind. 7. AUDITORIALLY-HANDICAPPED CHILD: THE DEAF. Defines deafness as the inability to hear speech. Shows many of the techniques used in teaching the deaf. Points out characteristics of the deaf child and how their capabilities are strengthened. 8. CRIPPLED CHILD. Points out the importance of early diagnosis, counseling, and special services for crippled children. Explains the difficulties in solving the social and physical needs of the crippled child. Shows methods of physical and occupational therapy, and counseling for parents. 9. CEREBRAL PALSIED CHILD. Defines cerebral palsy and explains how physical disability, psychological problems, mental sub-normality, and the great number of clinical types add to the complexity of this affliction. 10. CHRONIC DISORDERS. Discusses the special problems confronting the child with a chronic disorder such as hemaphilia. Explains various types of chronic disorders. Points out how social and emotional growth is complicated by a chronic illness. 11. EPILEPTIC CHILD. Tells how ignorance, superstitions, and half-truths add to the complexity of providing wholesome relationships for the epileptic. Defines epilepsy and explains the epileptic seizure. A mother of an epileptic child discusses the social problems which arise due to her child's affliction. 12. SPEECH DISORDERS: PHYSICAL HANDICAPS. Points out the various kinds of speech handicaps and their causes. Explains the importance of early diagnosis and cooperation on the part of doctor, parents, and speech therapists. 13. SPEECH DISORDERS: STUTTERING. Interviews several children with this speech handicap who explain methods they use to overcome their difficulty. Tells how and why many stuttering patterns develop. Shows social problems brought about by stuttering. 14. SOCIALLY-MALADJUSTED CHILD. Explains the causes and factors in society related to the development of social maladjustment. Interviews a delinquent boy and the parent of a socially-maladjusted youngster. Illustrates points discussed. 15. COMMUNITY AND THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD. Discusses the many agencies in the community who contribute to the growth and development of exceptional children; reviews the many and varied types of exceptionality; and stresses the importance of special services for the many exceptional children and their specific problems.

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Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)