Two factors of predicted learning disorders were investigated: (1) inability to maintain appropriate classroom behavior (BEH), (2) perceptual discrimination deficit (PERC). Three groups of first-graders (BEH, PERC, normal control) were administered measures of impulse control, distractability, auditory discrimination, and visual discrimination.…

This study investigates the hypothesis that it is mixed-dominance among left handers (i.e. left handedness and right eye and/or foot dominance), that is related to academic learning difficulties among such individuals, rather than the generally held notion that their difficulties stem from the fact that they are left handers in a "right…

Deviant functioning within preschoolers in a Get Set program was assessed in order that an effective screening instrument could be utilized for early identification of learning disorders in disadvantaged children. (AG)

Eighteen children (12- to 15-years-old) with learning disabilities and behavioral problems were assessed to determine the effect of desk calculators on student achievement, attitude, and behavior. The Ss, whose IQs ranged from 68 to 116, used four calculators in a mathematics class to check answers of mathematics problems for 6 months. Comparison…

THE SETS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PRESENTED IN THIS VOLUME WERE DESIGNED TO CALL INTO THE LEARNING SITUATION THE MOST HIGHLY DEVELOPED COGNITIVE APTITUDES OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. THE ASSUMPTION BEHIND THEIR DESIGN WAS THAT LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN VARIOUS SUBJECT-MATTER AREAS COULD BE MINIMIZED BY ALTERING THE CONTENT OF TEXTUAL MATERIAL TO FIT…

The article describes a program used to increase the self esteem of children with learning problems. (CD)

Four normal preschool children and four with comprehensive academic and behavior problems were taught to judge the quality of their academic work in a classroom, and to prompt or cue their teachers to comment about the quality of that work. (Author)

Reports a study of 99 twelfth graders to determine the nature and extent of misconceptions in chemical equilibirum and its relationship to achievement on tasks involving concrete and formal thought. Results indicate assessment of the student's cognitive level of development should be attempted prior to introducing formal level chemical…

Thirty-five secondary school children were interviewed on a one-to-one basis using questions which involved concepts considered as basic to the notion of ratio. One implication of the study is that a doubling ability is no indication of the ability to tackle other ratio questions. (MN)

The complex relationship between learning disabilities and delinquent behavior is discussed. Two groups of learning disabled adolescents are identified: (1) a group adapting by learning to compensate for their disabilities; (2) a group who had more academic, interpersonal and legal difficulties. (JAZ)

The Process Assessment model focuses on the task, the student, and the environment. Think-Aloud Protocol Analysis, a diagnostic procedure consistent with the model, was used to evaluate a fourth grade student's reading difficulties, resulting in the implementation of several interventions to provide feedback and increase self-monitoring. (CB)

Describes a study that interviewed a group of functionally illiterate prisoners, noting their memories of schoolwork and teachers. Emphasizes the importance of teachers genuinely caring about their students. (ARH)

The nonverbal Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised can provide insight into students' learning characteristics, when diagnostic interpretations of subtest results offer meaningful information. Sample report statements are given for such subtests as picture completion and arrangement, block design, object assembly, coding, and puzzles,…

An elementary school-based team (SBT) problem-solving model is described. Intended to provide recommendations for initial screening, assessment, and instructional alternatives for students with learning problems in mainstreamed settings, the SBT is discussed in terms of benefits, potential problems, developmental sequence, functional processes,…

One hundred and seventy-nine first to fourth graders who had experienced one or more of six health problems were judged by classroom teachers to have more serious school adjustment problems and fewer school competencies than a demographically matched peer group of 710 youngsters who had not experienced such problems. (Author)