Valentine, Winifred Annie (1886–1968)

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Valentine, Winifred Annie (1886–1968)

New Zealand teacher and education reformer. Born on May 5, 1886, at Hawksbury, Otago, New Zealand; died Aug 6, 1968, in Wellington, New Zealand; dau. of Archibald Valentine (road inspector) and Mary (Maxwell) Valentine.

Trained in New York and London to administer intelligence quotient tests (early 1920s); worked with New Zealand Department of Education to investigate children in special education classes (1923); changed focus of special education to one that segregated, educated, and then placed children who could be helped in suitable environment; produced 1st instructional manual for special-class teachers (1926); was supervisor of special classes (1929–42), and continued to fight for rights to education for children with special needs.

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 4).

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