The booklet describes professional skills thought to be essential for teachers of language handicapped children in the areas of diagnosis, instruction, and evaluation. These skills were developed by Project CHILD, a research effort to validate identification, intervention, and teacher education programs for use with language handicapped children.…

The basic goal of this program was to provide individually-tailored instruction for more than 70 4-year-old children identified as having potential learning handicaps. Children selected for the program attended small half-day sessions four times a week. Instruction in the areas of language arts, mathematics, science, health, motor skills, and…

Presented is the continuation proposal for Title III funding of a program which serves approximately 2,000 kindergarten and first grade children by early identification of learning needs and diagnostic-prescriptive intervention. Program components are given to include comprehensive screening to identify individual needs in the areas of motor…

This article discusses the ways of identifying students with learning disabilities and the methods of educating them to become productive adults. (JD)

The placement of learning disabled and behaviorally disordered children in the least restrictive setting requires consideration of both environmental conditions and psychological factors which contribute to the handicap. (DB)

The symposium discussion topic, the current role of differential psychoeducational assessment and training in the fields of learning disabilities and special education, is presented by Lester Mann and then followed by six responses and Lester Mann's rebuttal. (CB)

Seeks to help dental educators recognize potential causes of students' learning problems by presenting a series of diagnostic questions designed to identify the underlying etiology of the learning deficiency. Introduces strategies for helping the academically struggling student based on these etiologies. (EV)

The Strategies for Effective Learning (SEL) Unit at the Alberta Vocational Centre focuses on developing and teaching cognitive strategies for adults rather than simply diagnosing them. In its initial stages the SEL unit has begun the task of assessing the value of various strategies, testing instruments, and procedures for learning disabled…

The author evaluates three remedial approaches to learning disabled (LD) children as defined by B. Batemen: the etiological approach which focuses on causation; the diagnostic remedial approach which focuses on behavioral manifestations of LD; and the task analytic approach which emphasizes the task and teaching methods rather than learner…

Significant events in this field include the learning disabilities movement, diagnosis and prescription, attempts at early detection, and international comparisons. (MKM)

The informal arithmetic inventory, an informal diagnostic technique for use with elementary age students, indicates a child's specific weaknesses in arithmetic, such as inadequate concept development, poor computational skills, or inability to apply skills in a practical problem solving situation. (SBH)

Presented are comments on P. Newcomer's article (EC 100 217) on the limitations of the diagnostic-remedial model and benefits of the teacher consultant approach in assessing mildly handicapped students with learning problems. (SBH)

Presented is a critique on P. Newcomer's article (EC 100 217) which focused on the limitations of the diagnostic-remedial model and supported the teacher consultant role as an alternative to assessing the mildly handicapped student with learning problems. (SBH)

Described is an experimental program in which students with behavioral and/or learning difficulties are helped within the regular classroom by a diagnostic-prescriptive teacher or a crisis-resource teacher. (CB)