An approach to children with behavior problems and learning disabilities, based on viewing each child in the class as an individual, is presented. (Author/BD)

The article is a continuation of a detailed review of the book "The Neuropsychology of Learning Disorders," edited by R. M. Knights and D. J. Bakker. (Author/SBH)

The Basic School Skills Inventory (BSSI), a longitudinal rating scale, and the First Grade Screening Test, a group readiness test, were administered to 159 kindergarteners. (SBH)

The philosophy of mainstreaming all students must include the teacher's understanding of the nature of the student's learning problem. The teacher needs specific suggestions concerning alternative methods from which each individual can profit. (Author/MLF)

The author presents a detailed outline of a Modified Association Method (MAM), a language remediation program using a structured multisensory approach for use with school aged, learning disabled children. (SBH)

Some procedures used for teaching a learning-disabled child are suggested as good teaching practices for the regular classroom. (MP)

Reviewed are the literature and research on reading comprehension with elementary aged learning disabled and normal children as well as two specific programs designed to develop reading comprehension skills. (DB)

For availability, see EC 103 600 Investigated with 27 learning disabled students (6 to 8-years-old) was the relationship between oral language and achievement in reading, mathematics, and spelling. (IM)

Applies the judgment analysis technique (JAN) to the decision-making procedure of learning disabilities (LD) specialists. Each group of learning disabilities specialists, as formed by JAN, represented a different judgmental policy or a different construct of learning disabilities. (Author/RK)

Presented is a discussion--based upon a small-scale survey of the reading needs of adults--of the importance of teaching reading to the learning disabled and those with less severe learning and reading difficulties. (DLS)

Presented is a summary of the work done by R. Waugh in analyzing the teaching and/or improvement of reading comprehension among learning disabled junior and senior high students. (DLS)

The Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Test was found to be effective in screening 275 fifth grade students for learning disabilities. (CL)

Early theories of hyperactivity and learning disabilities are discussed in this paper. Several approaches to treatment and intervention (behavioral, indirect, cognitive behavior, and stimulant medication) are described. (Author/A M)

An interview with B. Slingerland, an educator with over 50 years experience with specific language disabled students, traces her early work in the field, and reviews her theories about teaching language disabled children, including her emphasis on intrinsic motivation rather than behavior modification and her reluctance to receive government…