Survey on learning difficulties
Sir, — Your report (June 12) concerning a survey of children with learning difficulties refers to Speld as “a group of parents concerned about learning difficulties in children.” This gives the incorrect impression that Speld has no professional expertise. Speld consists of both educationists and parents. In fact Speld was started in New Zealand in 1971 by a group of concerned educationists in Christchurch who were: Brother Keane, principal, Marylands School; Miss Goldsbrough, principal. School for the Physically Handicapped; Mr Valder, principal, Cathedral Grammar School; Mr Martin, recently retired principal, Fendalton School; Miss Musgrave, speech therapist; Dr Seabrook, national adviser for speech therapists, lecturer in speech therapy at Christchurch Teachers’ College; Mr Nelson, senior psychologist, Department of Education; Dr Field, recently retired professor of education, University of Canterbury. Five hundred parents and teachers attended the first public meeting in Christchurch, chaired by the Mayor, Mr Guthrey, to voice a growing concern over the literacy standards of out 1 children. — Yours, etc., FRANK GAIR.
President, Speld N.Z. June 13, 1979.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19790615.2.85.13
Bibliographic details
Press, 15 June 1979, Page 12
Word Count
172Survey on learning difficulties Press, 15 June 1979, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.