The overall purpose of this study was to examine caregivers' adherence to a storybook-reading intervention using latent class analysis (LCA). This study also examined whether adherence was related to child and family characteristics including children's language ability, caregiver education, and whether the child has a disability. Caregivers of…

Transition planning is conceptually and empirically linked to successful postschool outcomes for adolescents with disabilities and has been legally mandated for more than two decades. Unfortunately, young adults with high-incidence disabilities, including learning disabilities (LD), emotional disabilities (ED), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity…

This article describes how a purposeful sample of 62 elementary schools from 17 states implemented a Response to Intervention (RtI) framework for reading. School informants answered surveys and were interviewed about differentiated instruction in Tier 1, screening/benchmarking, where Tier 2 interventions were located, typical group size and the…

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)

The authors describe a research effort funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention which is addressing the hypothesized link between learning disabilties and juvenile delinquency. (SBH)

For availability, see EC 103 600 Provided is an overview of the programs of each of five research institutes for the study of learning disabilities, located at the following universities: University of Illinois (Chicago), Columbia University (Teachers College), University of Kansas, University of Minnesota, and University of Virginia. (IM)

The article discusses the concept of marker variables (a set of core variables which are collected in common by those conducting research within a given field) as they are being applied to the learning disability field in the ongoing UCLA Marker Variable Project. Journal availability: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive,…

A holistic language program is described which combines all the language arts, is based on cognitive/psycholinguistic principles, and can be used in resource rooms with learning disabled students. (CL)

For availability, see EC 103 600 Described is the program offered by the Child Service Demonstration Center for Urban Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (IM)