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The Remedial Centre has expanded very profitably to help more
children in part-time tutorials. Mrs. Humphreys went to St. Barnabas
Boys' School for three days a week for a year. During this time she did
remedial work with more than 20 children with reading ages from six
to eight years. There was an average gain of three years reading
ability over this time which meant the children could do their full
range of normal school work at the end of the year. Three children who
had made little progress were then placed for intensive work full time at
the Remedial Centre. A similar tutorial system was set up at St. Vincent's
School to make a concentrated effort to give remedial help'to the
chiIdren there.
This should prove a more economical way of helping in schools
where there have been concentrations of children with low ability and
should cut down the waiting list for children who need to come to the
Remedial Centre. The increased number of tutorials as against full-time
attendance at the Centre has also been beneficial to many children so
that more overall help can be given to greater numbers. We very much
welcome these developments which should in time cut out much of the
frustration of long waiting lists.
The psychologists have been involved in the mounting local interest
in nursery groups. A series of talks were given on child development in
the pre-school years. Miss Watt has started a teacher's group for regular
weekly discussion on the psychological aspects in treatment of severe
reading disability.
During the year a very successful meeting was held at the Child
Guidance Clinic with Head Teachers from three schools to discuss
adolescents. The original purpose was to discuss normal adolescent
behaviour with members of the Clinic teams. This was felt to be so
worthwhile that further meetings with more teachers are planned.
Over the year three mature students have been supervised by the
psychologists. Two are in training as educational psychologists, one
from the Tavistock Clinic and one from University College. There has
also been a student on the course for teachers of maladjusted children.
New Cases 213
Follow up (or schools 215
Remedial Education 58
Children referred 43