“The Shape of the Beginnings Leads to Everything That Comes Next”: Selected Areas within a Six-Year-Old Child's Diagnostic Assessment Cover Image

„Bo jakie początki, takie będzie wszystko” – wybrane obszary diagnozy dziecka sześcioletniego
“The Shape of the Beginnings Leads to Everything That Comes Next”: Selected Areas within a Six-Year-Old Child's Diagnostic Assessment

Author(s): Bogumiła Bobik
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Societal Essay
Published by: Uniwersytet Ignatianum w Krakowie
Keywords: children’s psychophysical characteristics; school readiness; special educational needs; auditory perception; visual perception; motor skills; laterality

Summary/Abstract: This article is concerned with the learning disabilities of six-yearolds. It describes the psychophysical characteristics of the six-year-old child and the indicators of school readiness that enable us to distinguish correct from faulty paths of development. The contemporary understanding of the term “special educational needs” is explained. The most frequent causes of learning disabilities amongst preschoolers are discussed, including auditory processing disorders, visual processing disorders, motor skills and laterality disorders.

  • Issue Year: 9/2014
  • Issue No: 3 (33)
  • Page Range: 191-206
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish