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Paul Harris interviews Glen Steele about his year at the Gesell Institute and his insights from the experiences with the likes of John Streff, Richard "Dick" Apell, Ilg, Ames and many more. Arnold Gesell, MD had a huge impact on the development of our profession. He missed being there with Gesell but Gesell’s influence was imprinted on the Institute and optometry and the world has been changed for the good as a result. Recorded on 6/4/2022.
Dr. GN Getman interviews Glenna Bullis about the early years at the Gesell Institute for Child Development at Yale University in New Haven, CT. Pictures of Gerry, Arnold Gesell and the two different buildings which housed first, the Yale Child Development Center and then the Gesell Institute are interspersed over the interview.
historical papers
Selected as being of special interest by
Glen Steele, OD.
More general publications
Correlations of Behavior and Neuro-Pathology in a Case of Cerebral Palsy From Birth Injury (1937)
Effect of Thyroid Therapy on the Mental and Physical Growth of Cretinous Infants (1936)
Infant Behavior Research (1935)
Infant Vision (1950) from Scientific American
Motor Disability and Mental Growth - The Psychological Effects of a Cerebral Birth Palsy (1937)
Panel Discussion on Clinical Aspects of Growth and Development (1942)
The New Haven Child Care Center - An Account of its Origins and Organization (1943)
books
Child Development: Your Ultimate Guide of Parenthood Amazon Kindle
Developmental Diagnosis - Normal and Abnormal Child Development - Clinical Methods and Pediatric Applications Amazon Book Chapter 13 on Blindness PDF
Exceptional Children and Public School Policy: Including a Mental Survey of the New Haven Elementary Schools Amazon
Infancy and Human Growth Amazon
Infant and Child in the Culture of Today - The Guidance of Development in Home and Nursery School Amazon Kindle Edition
Studies in Child Development Amazon (1948)
The Child from Five to Ten Amazon
The Embryology of Behavior Amazon
The First Five Years of Life: A Guide to the Study of the Preschool Child Amazon
The Mental Growth of the Preschool Child: A Psychological Outline Of Normal Development From Birth To The Sixth Year Amazon
The Normal Child and Primary Education Amazon
Vision: Its Development in Infant & Child available from OEPF
Youth: the Years from Ten to Sixteen Amazon
books about gesell
Arnold Gesell: Themes of His Work by Louise Bates Ames Amazon (1989)
Child Development and Child Psychiatry: In Tribute to Arnold Gesell in His Eightieth Year by Charles Shagass & Benjamin Pasamanick Amazon (2013)
The Gesell Institute's Child Behavior: A Realistic Guide to child Behavior in the Vital Formative Years From Birth to Ten by Frances L. Ilg and Louise Bates Ames Amazon (1962)