Self-Concept as Related to Achievement and Age in Learning-disabled Children

BLACK, F. WILLIAM. Self-Concept as Related to Achievement and Age in Learning-disabled Children. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1974, 45, 1137-1140. Performance on a standardized test of self-concept was investigated in matched samples of normal and retarded readers, all of whom had been identified by the school system as underachievers. The self-concept of subjects with reading retardation documented by achievement testing was significantly lower than that of subjects with normal reading test performance. Self-concept test performance was found to be significantly and negatively related to age, school grade, and each measure of achievement. The implications of lowered self-concept for achievement and for remedial progress are discussed.