Discusses ways a teacher can help handicapped students by providing the experiences which realistically take into consideration the children's limitations but encourage them to reach out toward their fullest capacities. (Author/GB)

Examined are teacher education priorities of a program whose goal was to have first grade teachers feel confident enough to retain learning disabled children in their regular public school classes. (GW)

Six socioeconomic traits were assessed from questionnaire data returned from the homes of 92 children (ages 7 to 13 years) in special classes for the minimally brain injured and 110 children of the same age range in classes for the educable mentally retarded. (Author/DB)

Describes new incentive program which has eased adult-child tension in a home for disturbed adolescents. (ST)

Offered to aid the regular teacher in the identification of symptomatic behaviors of learning disabled or otherwise handicapped children is a behavior guide organized into six behavioral categories: visual behavior, motor behavior, graphics, physical health, multisensory skills, and socio-emotional behavior. (DB)

Describes a method for helping children with learning disorders to improve their academic performance. (RK)

Study results suggest that a practicable combination of screening instruments can identify those children with a learning disability. The syllabication test and the teacher rating scale can be used with an 80 percent effectiveness level. (Author/CJ)

Studied was the validity of the Revised Objective Perceptual Test in discriminating among 40 normal and 60 neurologically handicapped (40 minimally organic and 20 grossly organic cerebral palsied) children between 5 and 10 years of age. (DB)