Offered to aid the regular teacher in the identification of symptomatic behaviors of learning disabled or otherwise handicapped children is a behavior guide organized into six behavioral categories: visual behavior, motor behavior, graphics, physical health, multisensory skills, and socio-emotional behavior. (DB)

Describes a method for helping children with learning disorders to improve their academic performance. (RK)

Study results suggest that a practicable combination of screening instruments can identify those children with a learning disability. The syllabication test and the teacher rating scale can be used with an 80 percent effectiveness level. (Author/CJ)

Studied was the validity of the Revised Objective Perceptual Test in discriminating among 40 normal and 60 neurologically handicapped (40 minimally organic and 20 grossly organic cerebral palsied) children between 5 and 10 years of age. (DB)

The finding of major significance in this study concerns the effect of stimulant drug medication on the relationship between heart rate deceleration and reaction time with the clinic children. (Authors)

Describes the experimental project of the Baltimore City Public Schools to prevent development of learning disabilities and to reduce the number of school dropouts within the population identified as educationally disadvantaged. (Author/MB)

The fact that the children with learning disorders had significantly more abnormal reflexes than did the normal children lends empirical support to the theory of minimal neurological impairment as a factor in the etiology of learning disabilities. (Author)