The article lists sources of assistance and teaching strategies used by 71 secondary classroom teachers perceived by teachers of learning disabled students as highly effective teachers for that population. Sources and strategies cover 10 academic disciplines: business, home economics, industrial arts, mathematics, English, music, physical…

A special education administrator raises questions about separating learning-disabled students from the regular education classroom for specialized instruction, proposes strategies to accommodate learning difference and address specific learning needs in the regular instructional program, and suggests the need to reevaluate the benefits derived…

Children labeled neurologically handicapped subsequent to psychological and medical evaluation were exposed to treatments: (1) placement in a self-contained classroom; (2) retention in a regular class with help from tutors; (3) retention in a regular class with no extra help. Effects on academic achievement and visual-motor functioning showed no…

The effects of a peer tutoring procedure on the spelling behavior of a mainstreamed elementary school learning disabled student were investigated. Overall results indicated that the S obtained greater accuracy on the spelling tests during the peer tutoring than baseline condition. Both the tutor and the tutored student claimed improved spelling.…

Suggests ways for the regular classroom teacher to cope with learning disabled students in a mainstreamed setting. (AH)

The Immediate Reinforcement and Remediation (IRR) method is advocated as a systematic approach to aid in the success of mainstreamed elementary slow learning and learning disabled students. IRR allows the resource room teacher to followup on identified critical lessons using different materials and aids. (CL)

The criteria regular education teachers use to determine which students to refer for evaluation not only vary, but are also unclear. In the best interest of children, it is important to understand what leads to a teacher referral of certain students and not others. Thus the primary objective of this study was to identify the factors that influence…

This paper extends and develops the metaphor of scaffolding to take account of the specific needs of pupils with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), drawing on observational evidence gathered for an empirical enquiry into the learning of pupils with ABI in mainstream classroom conditions. This is an area in which there are few published studies to…

The extent to which three groups of learning disabled (LD) adolescents differed in language was examined. Ss were 30 LD students enrolled in secondary special classes, 30 LD students in secondary special classes, and 30 LD students integrated in regular secondary classes who received additional support beyond that ordinarily provided in regular…

The study investigated differences in language development between two groups of learning disabled (LD) high school students, 40 LD students in secondary regular classes, and 40 LD students integrated into regular secondary classes and receiving additional support through learning resource centers. The Test of Adolescent Language (TOAL) was used…

The author discusses controversial issues in the field of learning disabilities (LD). Among topics addressed are conflicting definitions of LD and the impact of the operational definition accepted by the US Government; etiological questions concerning the separation of neurological, environmental, and emotional factors; approaches used in training…

Describing a program aimed at learning disabled boys aged 11-15, this article presents the program's purpose and goals (mainstreaming), activities, and main focus (a maple syrup operation and guide development project). (JC)

The paper questions whether the school consultation model which provides services to learning disabled students has a sound theoretical base. Included are an examination of 10 different models of consultation and their relationship to theory and a review of studies on facilitating the mainstreaming of learning disabled and other low achieving…

Two naturalistic observation experiments were conducted to ascertain the extent to which mainstream teachers spent differing amounts of time with students labeled as learning disabled and with nonlabeled students. Results of both experiments showed that teachers do not spend significantly more time assisting students labeled as learning disabled.…

The study evaluated attitudes of 42 principals and 124 teachers on mainstreaming of learning and emotionally disabled students. Results showed that opinions on integration differed in terms of type of disabled student and that for some categories, teachers were more favorably predisposed toward integration than were principals. (Author/CL)