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Dr. Harvey Smith on Children with Learning Disabilities Symposium

KLFY Channel 10 Lafayette

Details

Collection:LSA

Genre: News

Place Covered: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, Southwest Region, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State

Date Issued: 1967-04-17

Duration: 00:01:25

Subjects: EDUCATION | SMITH, HARVEY

Description

Interview with Dr. Harvey Smith about a symposium in Lafayette on school children with learning disabilities. Dr. Smith states that he hopes to bring together the outstanding specialists in medical and education areas of children with learning disabilities and to invite the most discerning minds in Louisiana to hear the discussions. He hopes that the public will understand that this is a statewide problem which affects 5-10% of the school population, children with normal mental abilities but for various reasons are unable to learn.