Thirty-six teachers and 162 elementary children in classes for specific learning difficulties (SLD) participated in a five week classroom attribution training program in one of three groups: mild frustration, success only, and control. Experimental training resulted in significant increase in ask persistence; no changes were noted in achievement…

The article reviews the controversy over the information processing model as an approach to diagnosing and remediating learning disabled students. The Slingerland Screening Tests are suggested as an alternative tool for examining information processing skills. Advantages of the test include direct application to classroom tasks. (Author/CL)

Twenty-two seventh and eighth grade students poor in mathematical computation but with average reading comprehension (low math group) were compared with two matched groups: low reading group and no difference group. It was concluded that children with a disability in mathematical computation may be at risk for impulsive and possibly antisocial…

It was found that although learning disabled elementary children did more poorly than normal children at tasks involving intersensory and intrasensory matches, the psychological processes related to performance were, with one exception, similar between groups. (Author/CL)

The article discusses the reasons for movement toward competency-based teacher education (CBTE), characteristics of CBTE schemes and associated problems particularly in the field of learning disabilities, and analyzes differences between teaching competencies and teacher competence. (Author/MC)

Pre- and posttest scores showed that LD students regress in their reading skills when they experience extended breaks in their educational programs during the summer months. Also, a five-week summer reading program during either the first or last half of the summer can prevent this regression. (SW)

A followup study of 47 young adults who had been labeled LD (learning disabled) and 59 non-LD subjects revealed similar employment status, although LD subjects had a significantly lower mean job status; were less active in social affairs; and reported less satisfaction with their secondary school education. (CL)

Coping with the initial shock and frustration of having a disabled child may be a greater impact on the Navajo family, particularly the mother, since childrearing practices require early demands on children to become independent and to assume adult-like roles. (ERB)

Investigated digit repetition performance in learning-disabled children in an effort to assess its clinical and theoretical significance. Clincally, learning-disabled children (N=100) had a higher than expected incidence of large verbal-performance discrepancies, although mean overall digit repetition performance did not differ appreciably from…

A science fair for learning disabled (LD) students is described. Includes a profile of the LD class, change in student attitudes during the fair, and comments on the sense of student accomplishment generated as a result of the fair. (Author/JN)

Observational data were collected over a period of 120 school days from 11 elementary-level, self-contained, learning disabilities classrooms (N=105), using the Student Level Observation of Beginning Reading system. Findings indicate that reliable and unbiased observations of student behavior were obtained through the use of a single observer.…

The advantages of using microcomputers, particularly with learning-disabled (LD) students, are pointed out; and an example of a successful program utilizing computers at the Johns Hopkins University is described. (SW)

Results showed that there was a large increase in parent-initiated calls when the recorded messages were available and that availability of messages including the next day's spelling words resulted in improved spelling performance. (SW)

The relationship between the diagnostic label either emotionally disturbed (ED) or learning disabled (LD) assigned to a child and the type of behavior exhibited by that child was investigated with a group of advanced undergraduate students. (Author)

Ways of diagnosing dyslexia are discussed along with the developmental symptoms, which include balancing and hearing deficiencies, reversal of letters or words and unusual posture. Medical treatment with antihistamines and other drugs is described. Approximately 75 percent of individuals are shown to respond favorably to therapy. (CM)