During the course of the PACE I.D. Center Project, 1966-1969, staff members recorded references that they felt contributed to the general knowledge of the prevention of learning and behavior problems. More specifically, those references that implied concern for the child in his total environment were considered most relevant. The references are…

Two experiments are reported in which cardiac habituation and dishabituation to pure tone stimuli were studied in well and malnourished Guatemalan infants. In both studies the magnitude of the orienting response was found to be attenuated or completely absent in infants suffering from nutritional insult. The findings were taken as evidence of a…

Teaching the mathematical concepts of greater than and less than without their mathematical symbols is discussed. (JT)

The central purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of distractions in nonverbal problems on the problem solving behavior and performance of young children (grades 1-3) in 6 schools (N=360). Results indicated 66 percent of the subjects were distracted by irrelevant spatial-numerical or color attribute uses. (JC)

The position paper of the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children proposes seven components (including the differentiation of learning disabilities from learning problems) of the final policy of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services concerning the Regular Education/Special Education…

Six easy-to-learn strategies are offered to help students with learning problems in mathematics make error-free subtraction calculations when either the subtrahend or remainder is a 9, 8, or 7 and when the minuend is in the teens. (CB)

The case study explores the needs of a gifted third grader with school problems who, despite high intelligence, was threatened with retention, resulting in feelings of rejection and parental concern. Testing procedures and programmatic suggestions are outlined. A parent group established as a result of this child's problem is described. (Author/CL)

Recognizing the apparently successful application of the modality preference approach to beginning reading in actual practice, the failure of research to support this approach is analyzed. Identified as problem areas in the research methodology are test instrument reliabilty, comparability of the teaching component to classroom instruction, nature…

A model is being developed to categorize problems in teaching and learning mathematics. Categories include problems due to language difficulties, lack of prerequisite knowledge, and those related to the affective domain. This paper calls on individuals to share teaching and learning episodes; those submitted will then be compiled and categorized.…

Examples are given of difficulties that students have in determining extrema of real-valued functions of real variables. (DT)

A common cause of failure in accounting is student inability to mentally perform basic arithmetic computations. The first step toward solving the problem of arithmetic deficiencies would be to make a calculator available to all students, especially since they will be working in a numerical, machine-dominated world. (SC)

A California program promises help for the hyperactive child ( minimal brain dysfunction''). (DS)

This paper is concerned with...the identification of candidates for the Diagnostic Learning Center and with the success of the services rendered the child to eliminate inhibitive influences of learning. (Author)