A followup study of 21 children identified upon entering first grade as being at risk for reading difficulty was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a sensory integrative therapy program. (Author/SBH)

A method for collecting data on students which was developed in a learning disabilities resource room project is presented as a way to determine objective progress in areas that are more difficult to measure informally. Sample grids for recording data are included. (SBH)

The author's response to H. Reed's paper (EC 115 148) on the nature of the relationship between biological defects and educational aptitude and achievement stresses that knowledge of biological causes provides educators with little, if any, practical information to help affected children progress. (For other responses and a rebuttal see EC 115…

The author's response to H. Reed's paper (EC 115 148) on the nature of the relationship between biological defects and educational aptitude and achievement addresses the issues of relevance to educators and Reed's contention that special educators are ignorant of the relationship. (For other responses and a rebuttal see EC 115 149-154.) (PHR)

The article reports on a national survey of state education agencies regarding the use and status of learning disability professionals in schools, and discusses the reasons for and implications of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) not specifically mandating their presence on evaluation teams. (DLS)

This study sought to determine the best predictors of low academic achievement at age eight. Subjects were 89 Black children suspected of neurological impairment at age seven. While age four intelligence was the best overall predictor, the seriated factors were not effective in predicting subsequent academic achievement. (SJL)

Describes the field testing of a series of curriculum modules designed to be used in resource rooms to provide supplemental instruction for students with mild learning handicaps who were mainstreamed into regular vocational programs. (FL)

An applied science course with a variety of activities and independent studies for unmotivated high school students is described. (SA)

The article presents a literature and state-of-the-art review on language training for children with severe communication deficits. (DLS)

The kindergarten and first grade characteristics of 47 intermediate grade educationally handicapped (EH) students were compared with characteristics of a group of normally achieving controls. (CL)

Six-hundred and fifty regular and special education students (grades 1-12) were included in a study to determine the temporal stability and interrater agreement of the Self-Control Behavior Inventory (SCBI). (SBH)

The McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) was administered to kindergarten-aged chilren to obtain General Cognitive Indices (CGI). A short form of the MSCA was developed to select six subtests that best predicted the CGI. (Author/BEF)

Suggests that many learning disabled students can be educated within the conventional secondary school setting if the school is blessed with a knowledgable, sympathetic principal. (Editor/RK)

Focused on the relationship between attentional problems and learning disorders, the paper contains a brief review of background theory and evidence, and proposes an analysis of attentional problems which takes into account three partially independent but interactive aspects of attention: coming to attention, decision making, and maintaining…

Investigated with 12 preschool children were whether IQ scores are a predictive indicator of potential learning disability and whether nonprofessional volunteers can remediate possible motor, perceptual, or verbal deficiencies with a concomitant increase in IQ score. (DB)