The author addresses the concern that many learning handicapped students are being denied diplomas because of minimum competency testing (MCT). The beginnings of the MCT trend are traced, faults with MCT are pointed out, and legal aspects of MCT are considered. (SW)

Concludes that learning disabled students using the "Speed Spelling Program" gained in spelling ability, with no student scoring below normal expectancy. Discusses reasons for the program's effectiveness. (FL)

Resistance applied to activities of rocking, creeping, and walking as a means to increase visual attention of students who are easily distracted is described. The resistance activities are said to result in improvement of gross motor coordination, oculomotor control, memory processes, and untimately, greater efficiency in academic learning. (CL)

The Learning Skills Program at Cabrillo College (Aptos, California) utilizes microcomputers to provide diagnostic and instructional services to learning disabled adults enrolled in this two-year community college. (SW)

The team teaching approach was applied to a resource room program for learning disabled children at the junior high school level. Factors for program success were considered, and advantages of team teaching were pointed out. (SW)

The article illustrates how basic skills in penmanship, spelling, and grammar can be learned while simultaneouly developing rapport between disabled writers and their instructors. (SW)

Describes Work Introduction Courses that are directed toward youth whose academic achievement is low and who have other problems. Discusses findings of survey of students and teachers to determine needs, experiences, opinions, and background. (JOW)

Beery contends that the Visual-motor Integration Test can be used to identify learning disability as a result of a deficit in visual-motor integration. The results of this study show that no or low correlation exists when the test is administered to three-year-old children. (Author/AL)

As alternatives to hierarchical outlining, pictorial, topical, and critical outlining kinesthetically reinforce reading comprehension and can be useful in helping older students who are learning disabled or poor readers. Examples of each approach are given. (CL)

Group relaxation training sessions involving 10 learning disabled elementary children and their parents were rated helpful by parents, teachers, and children. (CL)

A study designed to replicate work by Kirby and Das (1977) studying differences between learning disabled (102) and normal children (99) essentially supported the earlier research in terms of factor structure and relationship of simultaneous and successive processing to reading and IQ. In both groups, structures and relationships were similar.…

Steps in developing career education programs for learning disabled adolescents are described, and components of a successful career education program are outlined. (SW)

The author describes an evaluation of persons with suspected learning disabilities. Two types of tests are considered (mental maturity and basic language skills) and examples of each are given. Sample profiles exhibiting irregular development of aptitudes are provided and observations from informal as well as formal assessment are suggested. (CL)

The author reviews his experiences in remediating reading problems of learning disabled students through hypnotic and nonhypnotic suggestion. Research on the use of hypnosis is briefly summarized and recommendations on the use of nonhypnotic suggestion in the classroom are given. (CL)

Assessment approaches are described which avoid the attribution of an ability/achievement discrepancy to a learning deficiency, while emphasizing the interaction between the individual and environment. The Guide to the Child's Learning Skills, learning styles inventory, and contract activity packages are discussed. (CL)