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Download full textLuzzo, Darrell Anthony; And Others – 1995
Over the past 15 years, post-secondary institutions have experienced a significant increase in the enrollment of students with disabilities. This study examined the career decision-making attitudes of 21 college students with disabilities and the impact of their disability on academic and career choices. Nineteen undergraduates and two graduate…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance, College Students
Mullin, Joan A., Ed.; Wallace, Ray, Ed. – 1994
The 15 essays in this book reveal the complexity of teaching writing, with some contributors calling into question the gap between classroom theory and classroom practice as seen through students' and tutors' perspectives. The book analyzes the cornerstone of theory and proposes a reexamination of some taken-for-granted composition practices.…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Discourse Communities, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Dietrich, Amy P.; Kelly, Susan M. – 1993
This study assessed the level of academic coping skills being employed by 59 college-bound high school students with learning disabilities (LD), assessed the college-related expectations of these students, and compared these skills and expectations with those identified as essential by successful college students with learning disabilities.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), College Bound Students, College Students, Coping
Anderman, Eric M. – 1996
This study examined the relationship between transition from elementary to middle school and achievement gaps in math and science in eighth graders with (N=296) and without (N=1608) learning disabilities (LD). An abundance of research suggests that motivation and achievement decline during the early adolescent years, and that this decline is often…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities
Trout, Ann – 1996
The purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences between learning disabled and nonlearning disabled students in skill areas and total scores on the Brigance K & 1 Screen for Kindergarten and First Grade. The study investigated whether students with learning disabilities would show significant weaknesses in language-based…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification, Early Identification, Educational Diagnosis
Rustigan, Carol J. – 1996
In a study at California State University, Sacramento, the effects of color light and relaxation exercise therapy were investigated with 16 students (ages 23 to 48) with learning disabilities. Therapy consisted of either 20 sessions viewing color light through a Lumatron instrument or 20 sessions listening to relaxation exercise tapes. Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Color, Higher Education
Temelini, David; Fesko, Sheila – 1997
This newsletter issue discusses the results of a survey of 242 Family and Youth Service Bureau agencies that investigated the number of youth (ages 16-21) with disabilities served, and the incidence of and response to youth who did not have an identified disability, but whom staff may have suspected had an underlying learning, emotional, or other…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Leyva, Collette – 1997
The Test of Pragmatic Language (TOPL) is an individually administered instrument designed to assess pragmatic language skills that can be used with students in kindergarten through high school. It is more specifically intended for use with children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities, language delays, reading difficulties, or…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Communication Skills
Braud, Lendell W.; Powell, Blair – 1997
A study was conducted of 70 abused males (ages 6-16) with emotional disturbances living in 6 residential facilities, to investigate the incidence of learning disabilities. Each participant received a battery of psychological, neuropsychological, personality, behavioral, and achievement tests. Results found: (1) the standard scores on all…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
Thornton, Carol A., Ed.; Bley, Nancy S., Ed. – 1994
This book is a professional resource for both regular classroom and special education teachers who work with students with disabilities in mathematics or students who are gifted or talented in mathematics. Included are 21 chapters, each written by specialists in different aspects of working with students with special needs. The book is divided…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Style, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Lokerson, Jean – 1992
This digest presents summary information on the characteristics and needs of children with learning disabilities (LD). The federal definition of learning disabilities is given and the existences of differences at the state level noted. Next viewpoints on various issues are briefly considered including the special educational needs of students with…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Educational Methods
O'Donnell, Donita G. – 1994
This book discusses the challenge for today's schools to find the ways in which students with learning disabilities (LD) learn best and to deliver those opportunities for learning. The chapters focus on: (1) the elements of effective learning that belong in every classroom and the characteristics of students with LD; (2) theories of teaching and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cooperation, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Peniston, Lorraine C. – 1994
Most college students, whether they have learning disabilities or not, experience numerous difficulties in time management. They become easily distracted, do not set priorities, try to accomplish too much, procrastinate, use poor study techniques, or underestimate the amount of time required for a task. This paper outlines some symptoms and…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Persistence
Washington, Charles W., Ed. – 1994
The National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities (NALLD) Center identified as a major goal the design of a tool kit for literacy practitioners. In addition to training materials, the tool kit would provide specific information on instruments and intervention techniques to help identify and teach adults with specific learning disabilities. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Diagnostic Teaching, Disability Identification
Kupper, Lisa, Ed. – 1995
This information brief aims to describe common learning disabilities that can cause reading problems and to assist the reader in accessing organizations that can provide appropriate help. The paper begins with a note about the many reasons why a person might have difficulty in developing reading skills. It then presents an article by Larry B.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Children, Diagnostic Tests
