Introduction to Educational Issues during Middle Childhood

What you’ll learn to do: examine common learning disabilities and other factors related to education during middle childhoodTwo boys at a desk looking down at a book

Across the world, by the time a child is entering middle childhood, they are being educated in some form or fashion. In western society, most children are enrolled in a formal education program by the time they are in middle childhood.[1] That said, what children learn within that formal education program varies greatly across cultures. Further, most programs are set-up for typically developingĀ children, but they may not be set-up to handle children who are accelerated learners or children with learning disabilities. In this section, we’ll take a look at some of these educational differences and developments, as well as struggles and learning difficulties during middle childhood.


  1. The World Bank. Primary school starting age (years). Retrieved from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.AGES.