This evaluation of the Institute on the Education of Culturally Deprived Learners covers the problems involved in planning meaningful educative experiences for deprived children. It identifies the psychological, sociological and educational factors to be considered. Also included are the participants' weekly evaluation of the children, and a…

Since the migrant family has unique economic and educational problems which substantially influence the children, this annotated bibliography was compiled to present literature which is directly related to these problems. More than 50 entries, published from 1957 through 1967, comprise the bibliography. The document is appended with evaluations of…

The paper reviews descriptions and studies of classes for children with learning disabilities (LD). Considered are aspects of regular class placement of LD students such as academic achievement and social adjustment, and attitudes of educators such as regular and special class teachers. On the basis of the review, full-time, self-contained classes…

Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL), a 1 year project in Illinois, funded through Title VI, to develop screening procedures for identification of prekindergarten children with potential learning disabilities is described. Discussed are evaluation of existing test instruments, which did not meet established criteria, and…

Listed alphabetically by title in the annotated bibliography are 378 instructional materials to be used with subtests of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) for education of learning disabled children at all age levels. The current bibliography is said to be a successor to "A Sequentially Compiled List of Instructional…

The purpose of this program was to demonstrate the effectiveness of a tape-recorded, sequenced program of auditory perceptual training in raising the reading and listening skill levels of students in grades two to six. Eighty-five boys and 67 girls in the second grade and 25 boys and 14 girls in learning disability group clinics in grades two to…

Presented are 11 papers given at a study institute on oral language skills antecedent to reading for educators of the speech, hearing, and learning disabled. Doris Johnson, in a paper entitled "Interrelationships Between Auditory Disorders and Higher Levels of Learning", stresses the importance of auditory comprehension for language development. A…

Twenty kindergarten children, identified as being at high risk for future learning disabilities (LD) were matched with a control group on the basis of age, sex, IQ, and cognitive scores and were provided with a highly structured sequential curriculum aimed at remediating deficits identified in the screening process. Among skills evaluated by the…

Normal achievers were compared with underachievers on measures of anxiety, curiosity, motivation, conformity, self concept, and achievement. The 40 male underachieving children (age range 8 to 13 years) with learning disabilities received a 6-week remedial training program relevant to their deficits, in addition to a regular summer camp program,…

The resource guide helps formulate diagnostic profiles for children with specific learning disabilities, analyzes subsets of well-known batteries, and classifies materials to match areas of strength and weakness in learning. An adaptation of the Osgood model is used to identify and order the component abilities in learning. These component…

This book is a collection of 15 original articles on the rapidly growing area of cognition. It presents seminal studies in such areas as schizophrenia, dyslexia, blindness, curriculum and teaching, child development, learning disabilities, language, problem-solving and body awareness. Some articles represent work of a pioneering nature while…

Historically, handicapped people have been caught in a job trap. Statistics of selected groups of handicapped people indicate a history of unemployment, underemployment, lack of job satisfaction and frustration. Even when professional training is introduced handicapped people generally receive lower wages than their non-handicapped peers. If this…

Research into visual, perceptual, and motor coordination suggests that the kind of physical activity and coordination involved in swimming might prevent some cases of dyslexia and improve the academic performance of many learning disabled children. Early neurological development shows a relationship among the creeping period, later communication…

A project emphasizing prevention of learning disabilities through early identification and individualized educational prescriptions was conducted. Children identified through a screening process will go from kindergarten to a modified primary class. Here, they will be provided with a curriculum designed to develop the skills needed for successful…

A potential program for dealing with the identification of kindergarteners with potential learning disabilities is discussed. The subject is dealt with on the level of prediction. It is pointed out that as children learn in different ways, different methods of educating them must be devised. Early identification of disabilities lessens the chances…