Investigated were the perceptions of programs for children with specific learning disabilities (SLD) expressed by 127 directors of special education programs, supervisors of SLD programs, and principals having SLD classes located in large, medium sized, or small Florida school districts. The administrators were queried regarding the…

Presented is a developmental concept of perceptual processing as related to learning disabilities in young children. Learning is seen to involve the interaction of cognitive developmental stages at the preverbal, verbal, and postverbal levels with learning disabilities seen to be due to perceptual handicaps. A model is offered which posits a…

An attempt to collate basic knowledge concerning learning disabilities, the text discusses the background and definition of learning disabilities, and its identification, etiology, and epidemiology. Guidelines for diagnostic evaluation are presented as are approaches from perceptual motor, developmental, visual, neurophysiological, linguistic, and…

Designed to emphasize areas of interaction, the papers on learning disabilities include discussions of the importance and procedures of early diagnoses of developmental disorders, by Joseph DiLeo; traditional concepts and problems of minimal brain dysfunction (MBD), by Ernest Siegel; interactions of the MBD child, family, and teacher, by Bernard…

A Chicago suburban public school with approximately 450 children per grade level demonstrated a system-wide program for identification, diagnosis, and educational treatment of children with learning disabilities in grades 2 through 6. Children were judged to underachieve when achievement measures in language or mathematics fell more than 10% below…

A program was proposed and initiated involving identification of potential learning disabilities (LD) in a school population of 600 4-, 5-, and 6-year-old children; and application of intervention measures for children identified. The school's diagnostic team reviewed research on existing practices, explored programs in operation throughout the…

Presented are guidelines for the development of programs to serve emotionally disturbed students in Indiana. The official guidelines define the educationally handicapped and give organizational information. Stressed is the importance of understanding the disturbed child's behavior for effective teaching. Offered to help in the identification of…

Investigated was use of an instructional simulation model with elementary classroom teachers to identify learning disabled children, to utilize effectively ancillary personnel, and to initiate remediation programs in the classrooms. Teachers participating in the model were said to view children on videotape in many school settings, review academic…

Task Force 2, created by concerned voluntary and government agencies, outlines a program and resources to be developed to provide for the needs of children with minimal brain dysfunction (MBD), or learning disabilities. Task Force 1 reported on terminology and identification and Task Force 3 will deal with research in MBD, in other phases of the…

Provided is a language activities information packet designed to help preschool and primary level teachers identify and remediate areas of need in language development. Included is a checklist of primary language arts skills for children from 2 - 6 years-old, an expressive language evaluation scale for ages 6 months - 7 years, and a description of…

Intended for parents of children with learning disabilities, the article presents suggestions for obtaining appropriate educational programs, remediation, identification and/or treatment for their children within a public school setting. (IM)

Profiles (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised) of 119 children in five learning disability programs were placed in six homogeneous groups using cluster analysis. One group showed superior intelligence quotient (IQ) with motor coordination deficits and severe emotional problems, while three groups represented children with low IQs…

Survey responses from 63 administrators of programs for hearing impaired students indicated a lack of criteria for identifying hearing impaired students with additional learning disabilities, limited resources for appropriate assessment and programming, and a lack of properly qualified teachers for this population. (Author/DB)

The article reviews statistical and psychometric issues associated with the severe discrepancy definition of learning disabilities used in Public Law 94-142. It is proposed that these issues should not drive the psychological theory of learning disabilities and should be replaced by constructs firmly grounded in psychological theories of learning.…