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| Roth, Froma P. | 1 |
| Shapiro, Edward S. | 1 |
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| Taylor, Linda | 1 |
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| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
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Peer reviewedAdelman, Howard S.; Taylor, Linda – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1979
Focus is on a conceptualization of initial assessment and consultation, the problem-solving paradigm as a framework for guiding this activity, and a description of procedures and initial data from a demonstration program. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedChalfant, James C.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1979
The article describes a teacher support system model to help regular classroom teachers meet the needs of mainstreamed handicapped children. Based on a survey of perceived prerequisite skills and competencies for dealing with learning and behavior disorders, the Teacher Assistance Team concept was developed to provide a day-to-day peer…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewedHarber, Jean R. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1981
This article suggests ways in which the consumer of educational research can critically evaluate research reports in terms of sample and methodology, design and statistical treatment, and results and interpretation. The reader is alerted to sources of deliberate and nondeliberate bias and to fallacious use and/or interpretation of statistics.…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedHammill, Donald D.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1989
Research articles published in 10 major journals during the years 1984-1987 were evaluated to determine how many satisfied the recommendations of the Council for Learning Disabilities' Research Committee on reporting subject data. Only 4 of the 277 articles included acceptable information in 7 recommended areas of subject data. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Groups, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedShapiro, Edward S. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1989
Sixty-seven learning-disabled (LD) adolescents attending vocational-technical schools completed a self-management training program. Results showed improvements in the problem-solving and job-related social skills of LD students who received the self-management training program compared to both LD and non-LD students who were not trained.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High Schools, Interpersonal Competence, Job Skills
Peer reviewedSpekman, Nancy J.; Roth, Froma P. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1982
An intervention framework for the management of communication disorders in learning disabled children is presented. The model is comprised of three components: communicative intentions (what a speaker wants to convey), presupposition (a speaker's message in relation to specific information needs of a listener), and the social organization of…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Diagnostic Teaching, Dialogs (Language), Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHishinuma, Earl S. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1998
Describes the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised and discusses its use in diagnosing learning disabilities or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescents and adults. It addresses ethical and legal issues, the schism of standardized testing vs. modifications, assessment alternatives, and practitioner guidelines. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
Peer reviewedLandau, Steven; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1987
Subgroups based on differences in Verbal IQ/Performance IQ patterns of 65 learning disabled boys (grades 3-6) were examined through peer nominations of popularity, rejection, behavior problems, and teacher ratings. Those whose Verbal and Performance IQ scales were approximately equal were most often rejected by peers and were perceived as more…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests
