Ss either saw the film twice, read the script twice, or read the script and saw the film with target words stressed by the teacher in all cases. Posttests indicated that Ss who both read the script and saw the film had the greatest increase in number of words recognized. (DB)

Human figure drawings of 316 public school pupils (8 to 16 years old), half of whom were referred for counseling services, were analyzed using the Koppitz system of indicators of emotionality. A factor analysis of the data produced one easily interpretable factor comprised of emotional indicators for missing body parts within the drawings. (Author)

On all three tests, learning disabled children scored lower than control children. Also, the effect of removing dialect miscues as errors caused an overall increase in reading scores on all three tests. (Author/SB)

The study investigated organized strategies and self-checking behaviors in selecting retrieval cues in gifted, normal achieving, and learning disabled (LD) children (grades 5 through 7). The results indicated that, compared to the others, LD children lacked self-checking skills. (Author/SB)

Given the similarity in characteristics displayed by the delinquent and learning disabled adolescent, a tenuous causal link has been drawn between learning disabilities and delinquency. Studies demonstrate that the alleviation of reading difficulties results in lowered recidivism rates. The BLADE (Basic Literacy for Adult Development) program in…

Because improved reading is the most common academic need of children labeled learning disabled or reading disabled, it appears that the fields of reading and learning disabilities should merge to create one strong field. Recommendations for creating this merger are given. (Author)

The paper delineates three observable and measurable variables in the regular classroom (response opportunity, teacher-student interaction, and social acceptance) which the placement team can use to make the initial placement decision and to evaluate educational progress in the future for learning disabled students. (Author)

To examine the concurrent and construct validity of the Slingerland Screening Tests (SST) for Children with Specific Language Disability in the assessment of learning disabilities, 382 children in grades 1 through 4 were given both the SST and an IQ test. The SST errors were significantly negatively correlated with IQ scores. (Author)

Following pretraining on three figures, 44 nonhandicapped preschoolers were assigned to experimental groups to investigate methods of integrating a new, similar symbol into a set of familiar symbols to approximate the difficult disciminations encountered by young children in school. (Author)

The Dyslexia Research Institute has diagnosed and remediated dyslexic and hyperkinetic children through the use of trained paraprofessionals under expert supervision. (SB)

Project Heroes is a humanities program for learning disabled children which is designed to maximize four principles--appreciation of process, acknowledgement of independence, development of a sense of worth, and skill acquisition. (SB)

Scores on the Picture Arrangement subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised of 41 eight-year-olds referred for academic learning difficulties were analyzed. Results suggested that visual sequencing skills and language development skills are necessary prerequisites for reading and spelling. (CL)

Suggestions are made for different approaches for preparing the classroom teacher, the resource teacher, and the neuroeducator, a specialist in learning disabilities. He advocates that neuroeducators should have exposure to fundamental areas of neurology, intelligence, anatomy, memory, cognition, and movement education. (CL)

The study examined cognitive aspects of 60 learning disabled (LD) eight- to twelve-year-old Israeli boys as reflected in the Hebrew version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R). Despite the translation of the test to Hebrew, the WISC-R preserved its ability to differentiate between LD and normal children. (Author)

The study evaluated the effects of four fifth-grade learning disabled (LD) students tutoring one third-grade and three second-grade LD students on word recognition skills. The results indicated that the cross age tutoring procedure was mutually beneficial for the tutors and the tutees. For related information see EC 132 758-768. (Author)