Secret of the wild child /

Examines the case of Genie, a girl whose parents kept her locked in a bedroom in total isolation, until she was discovered in 1970 at age 13. At first, her rehabilitation seemed to be an opportunity to test hypotheses of language acquisition, but disputes about the nature of her disabilities, the i...

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Corporate Authors:	WGBH Educational Foundation, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit, British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, NDR International, Nederlandse Omroepprogramma Stichting
Other Authors:	Garmon, Linda, Keach, Stacy, Rymer, Russ
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[South Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Educational Foundation, [2006]
Subjects:	Genie, > 1957- Child development deviations. Child development > Case studies. Child abuse. Psycholinguistics > Case studies. Children > Language > Case studies. Sociolinguistics > Case studies. Abused children > California > Biography.

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Summary:	Examines the case of Genie, a girl whose parents kept her locked in a bedroom in total isolation, until she was discovered in 1970 at age 13. At first, her rehabilitation seemed to be an opportunity to test hypotheses of language acquisition, but disputes about the nature of her disabilities, the intensity of her therapy, and the progress of government funded research turned Genie's case into a sad example of the ethical quandaries of research on human subjects.
Item Description:	Based on A silent childhood by Russ Rymer. Special features: DVD-ROM features: Printable materials for educators, access to the Nova website. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital.
Production Credits:	Editor, Alexandra Anthony ; cinematographer, Don Lenzer, Boyd Estus ; music, Elmer Bernstein.
ISBN:	1593756720 9781593756727