The project proposal describes a resource room program for 15 educable mentally handicapped and 20 learning disabled students at nine junior high schools in Portage, Michigan. Noted are the problems of avoiding the negative effects of disability labeling and the inability of regular class teachers to provide appropriate instruction for special…

A report of a county committee to investigate programs and problems related to learning disabilities reviews areas which were examined. Consideration is given to the work of the committee and its division into subcommittees, to the dilemma of defining learning disabilities, and to solutions for dealing with handicapped children, including special…