Discusses the problems of helping a group of children that seem otherwise normal but cannot learn. (RB)

Differing viewpoints in the field have resulted in considerabe lack of agreement in definitions of learning disabilities. Considers problems and limitations resulting from these disagreements. (RB)

Described is an experimental program in which students with behavioral and/or learning difficulties are helped within the regular classroom by a diagnostic-prescriptive teacher or a crisis-resource teacher. (CB)

Four articles describe difficulties of diagnosing and teaching children who are 1) minimally brain-damaged or slow-maturing, 2) pampered to the point of undergoing emotional problems in a normal classroom, 3) in need of intensive teaching care or 4) highly creative but not easily adaptable to everyday school environment. (PD)

Describes a study of children with perceptual difficulties which found that the conditions were (1) psychosomatic in nature; (2) dependent on parent-child relationships; (3) best treated by a combination of group instruction, parent counseling, and play therapy. (AN)

Highlights four years of experience at a day care center serving 80 children, between three and six years of age, on Manhattan's West Side. Center uses small groups as a modality for improving learning. (Authors/JM)

Describes research done by the Tulane University Early Childhood Research Center in New Orleans on children enrolled in Head Start programs--investigating the relationship between psychological development and nutrition. (DM)

Children may perform computational operations readily when dealing with physical materials, but may have difficulty dealing with representational stimuli (pictures of objects) or symbolic stimuli. Describes and illustrates the function of mediators in moving from physical to representational or symbolic stimuli. (PR)

Reprints from: T.A. Tutko, Department of Psychology, San Jose State College, San Jose, California 95114.

Describes investigation of factors influencing learning with understanding, including effectiveness of decision making by learners, determination to unlearn misconceptions, and awareness of the deficiencies generating inappropriate attitudes. Major implication relates to promoting self-control of learning by understanding the learning process and…

Examines the relationship between (a) the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT), (b) the Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT), (c) Quick Test (QT) forms 1 and 3, and (d) the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R). Subjects were 93 students in grades 1 through 11 with suspected learning problems. (CM)

A case study approach is taken to the development and operation of an inservice training program designed to help teachers work more effectively with children who have learning problems. The program's strengths and weaknesses are discussed, and possible modifications to the program are suggested. (JN)

Items from mathematics tests developed for Concepts in Secondary School Mathematics and Science (CSMS) program are examined for general dimensions to explain differences and similarities in facility within and across tests. (MP)