Considers how although for some the transition from middle school to high school can be easy, many young adolescents experience a decline in grades and attendance and begin to view themselves more negatively and experience an increased need for friendship. Notes that students with learning disabilities making the move to high school face even more…

This study was designed to observe the effects of the helping relationship on both the dispenser and the beneficiary of the help. Specifically, learning disabled juveniles on probation tutored learning disabled youngsters to read within a summer school setting. (Author/RK)

Describes a program designed for learning disabled adolescents that offers them instruction in the regular curriculum supplemented with direct and indirect services from trained special education teachers. (FL)

Argues that it is important for educators to include physicians in the development of educational plans for exceptional children. (FL)