Research on the effectiveness of the Doman-Delacato method (which involves motor-sensory stimulation) for brain injured children was reviewed. (Author/SBH)

Reviews the relationships of maturational factors and instructional approaches with learning disability in children. (MS)

Learning disabilities are a health threat because they prevent a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and they should be treated with a variety of remedial strategies reflecting their multiple causes. (MB)

A reading club, developed for a group of children attending a reading resource room, served as positive social reinforcement for members and permitted students to serve as teacher surrogates. (GW)

Four recommendations of a reading resource teacher on ways a regular class teacher could improve the word identification and general comprehension skills of her second grade student are explained. Available from: Allen Raymond, Inc., P.O. Box 1223, Darien, Connecticut 06820. (GW)

Mainstreaming into regular classes from special classes for part of a school day can be a valuable experience for academically handicapped children and is accompanied by an increase in self-esteem, provided they maintain contact with similar others. (JD)

Rational-emotive education provides a positive, constructive approach for helping young children with learning problems who have psychogenic overlays to cope with worries and troubles effectively and to accept themselves affirmatively. (Author/SBH)

The author has attempted to identify a number of misconceptions regarding the concept of learning disabilities in childhood and youth and to counterbalance these with statements based on historical, research, or theoretical facts. (Author/SBH)