Getting through to your handicapped child
Elizabeth Newson
Getting through to your handicapped child
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
A Handbook for Parents, Foster-parents, Teachers, and Anyone Caring for Handicapped Children
by Elizabeth Newson
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Here's a little secret: every child has a special way they understand the world, even if it doesn't look like yours. Imagine unlocking the door to your own powers of achievement and self-respect, one small step at a time. But that's only the beginning.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers practical guidance for parents of children with disabilities, focusing on communication strategies tailored to the child's unique needs. It covers important daily routines such as dressing, feeding, play, and language development, emphasizing positive reinforcement and respect for the child's capabilities. Suitable for middle-grade readers, it encourages understanding and nurturing self-esteem in children with disabilities.
Why we rated Getting through to your handicapped child 9ME
Getting through to your handicapped child is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 134 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Getting through to your handicapped child works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Getting through to your handicapped child as 9ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. The strongest signals come from emotional weight — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Getting through to your handicapped child explores disability representation, child rearing, self-discovery, and family — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about disability representation, child rearing, self-discovery.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9ME — Moderate — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780521270564
- Pages
- 134
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 1982
- Type
- Nonfiction