Provides 25 citations to books, journal articles, and other publications for mainstream teachers with English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students. (MM)

Families of language-impaired children (N=76 and mean age 9 years) reported higher rates of first degree relatives with childhood language and/or learning disabilities than did families of matched controls. (Author/DB)

Comparison of alpha amplitudes of 12 children with learning disabilities and 12 normally achieving controls in three task situations found no significant differences between groups in alpha amplitude but a significant task effect with the vigilance, story comprehension, and rehearsal conditions showing decreasing alpha amplitudes in both groups of…

The mechanisms of both language-based and non-language-based learning disabilities are presented within the framework of central nervous system development and the compromises to that development that arise from genetic, hormonal, antibody, medication, and postnatal compromises. Also reviewed is the need for a taxonomy of learning disabilities.…

The article reviews a case study of the counseling needs of a family which included a 16-year-old child with a severe learning problem. (DB)

The article considers the importance of vocational evaluation for individuals with learning disabilities, notes a legislative mandate for vocational evaluation, defines it in the context of special education, describes specific evaluation tools such as performance tests and work samples, and identifies seven vocational evaluation outcomes for…

Examined ability of Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery (WJPEB) to identify learning-disabled (LD) students. Administered WJPEB to 71 previously identified LD students and evaluated cluster score performance. Used three methods of obtaining discrepancies; slightly more than one-half of LD students were identified. Memory deficits were…

The performance of 90 learning disabled (LD) children (ages 6-14) on two measures of behavior and attentional skills was examined. As a group, the LD subjects exceeded normative standards on every measure of both scales. However, approximately 30% of the children accounted for the majority of behavioral problems. (Author/DB)

The study compared patterns of performance on the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery of 36 college freshmen with learning disabilities (LD) and 36 control students. LD students performed lower than non-disabled students in 15 of the 17 clusters of the battery. (Author/DB)

This article takes issue with the diagnosis of a group of students as learning disabled as presented in a previous article that focused at learning disabilities in the context of second-language learning. (JL)

Thirty-three students (average age 15 years) with learning disabilities received either learning strategy instruction or traditional instruction in the completion of job applications. Results indicated the learning strategy group demonstrated statistically significant lower numbers of information omissions and information location errors and…

Nationally certified school psychologists received case study material containing both relevant and irrelevant information for diagnosing a learning disability. The psychologists were asked to indicate the probability that the client was learning-disabled, their confidence in the diagnosis, and their decision-making strategy. Results indicate that…

A review of research since Ayers' (1972) report on sensory integration (SI) concludes that SI is not supported as an effective treatment for academic problems of children with learning disabilities. It is not clear whether SI is more effective than perceptual-motor approaches or maturation alone. (SK)

Fragile X Syndrome, a common inherited disorder involving a fragile site on the x-chromosome, results in significant speech and language problems and diminished cognitive/intellectual functioning. Improved accuracy of diagnosis and the strong heritability component means that schools increasingly will be faced with the issues involved in educating…

Administered Differential Ability Scales (DAS) to 83 children and adolescents with learning disabilities. Identified six subgroups: generalized, high functioning, normal, underachievement, borderline, and dyseidetic. Not all subgroups displayed expected discrepancy between intelligence and achievement associated with current definitions of…