Developmental dysgraphia refers to a grouping of neuropsychologically-based, specific learning disabilities that directly impact approximately 7-15% U.S. students (Feifer, 2013). Effective writing, including the use of fundamental and effective communication of ideas and content-specific knowledge in written form, are crucial not only for academic…

Writing can be a powerful tool for thinking and learning. Journaling is one form of writing that is a commonly used learning tool in many classrooms. Children use journals to record personal experiences, explore reactions and interpretations to reading and videos, or record, analyze, or enhance information about literature or other subject areas.…

This article addresses the role of the school psychologist in the evaluation of children experiencing significant difficulties in reading. The author addresses first the topics of what a reading diagnosis is and what should be expected as the result of the diagnostic evaluation of a child for whom reading has been a difficult task. Before…

Checklist items are suggested to help teachers diagnose strengths and weaknesses of students who have difficulty learning mathematics. Tasks involve the use of manipulative aids to determine such concepts as grouping, counting, quantity, and estimating. (CL)

The authors discuss ways to graph and view the performance of learning disabled (LD) students on the Detroit Test of Learning Aptitude (DTLA). Analysis of level and spread of scores as well as of the types of errors are described. A remediation approach is then developed based on individual strengths and weaknesses. (CL)

Basic tenets underlying the philosophy of programing for children with learning disabilities are presented. Focus is placed on the involvement of the classroom teacher utilizing clinical teaching which matches the demands of the task to the cognitive style of the learner. It is pointed out that learning disabilities range in degree from mild to…

The annotated bibliography on educational diagnosis and prescription contains 42 listings which are arranged alphabetically by author, and which include title, name of journal or publisher, and publication dates (from 1922 to 1973). Subjects of entries range from a specific discussion of the relationships between written spelling, motor…

Simple exercises designed to improve visual and auditory perception are presented as part of a remedial reading program. (EJS)

The article discusses two subtests of the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude: the Disarranged Pictures subtest which measures visual perception, and Memory for Designs, which assesses recall and reproduction of abstract visual presentation. Diagnostic and prescriptive considerations are reviewed. (CL)

Offered for teachers who are overwhelmed by the task of selecting specific details from referral information for application with the learning disabled child is an analysis of prescriptive teaching for early childhood. Prescriptive teaching is described in terms of utilizing diagnostic information by modifying the educational program and…

The article reviews literature on the diagnostic teaching approach, with particular emphasis on mathematics in the elementary school. (SBH)

The article focuses on the use of the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude for prescriptive teaching with learning disabled students. (SBH)