Responded to is an article by Michael Herrick suggesting that disadvantaged children be provided with special educational services offered learning disabled child. (DB)

A parent describes language training techniques she initiated with her learning disabled son at 3 1/2 years of age that include use of the words why, and how, as well as pronouns and figurative phrases. (MC)

Reported is an evaluation study involving learning disabled (LD) children (6 to 13 years old) in 23 LD programs in which children with successful outcomes were compared to children with unsuccessful outcomes. Among conclusions discussed are that Ss in the successful outcome group did not differ from those in the unsuccessful outcome group in age,…

Presented is the text of the Congressional hearings examining the etiology of hyperactivity and methods of treatment for hyperactive children. Sections cover witness testimony; statements; and additional information consisting of 15 reports, articles, and publications on the topic of food additives and drug therapy. Included are communications to…

Examined were the effects of early identification and specific remedial intervention with 1,641 kindergarten children who received the Des Plaines Kindergarten Screening Test to identify potential learning problems early in the school year. (DB)

A physician discusses the nature of reading "disabilities", questions current educational and social emphasis on reading competence, and suggests that more attention be given to non-literary forms of communication (such as television and recordings). (LH)

Discussed is a modeling procedure which has been used to teach specific linguistic structures to language-handicapped children. (LS)

The author discusses spatial confusion accompanied by difficulty with the concepts of laterality and directionality, which is said to be a common trait among children who are nonreaders. (GW)

The Precision Referral Form (PRF) is described as a quick, accurate and easy instrument that enables teachers to communicate learning and behavior problems of students to resource or ancillary personnel and to pinpoint students' behaviors. (GW)

The Montessori language program is described as potentially helpful to the learning disabled child because of its emphasis on developing a concrete understanding of concepts prior to the teaching of abstract solutions. (GW)

Investigates the validity of three hypotheses, specifically that the mental abilities of severely reading disabled children are different from normals with respect to the following parameters: (1) different overall ability arrangement; (2) less effective ability integration; and, (3) less ability organization. (Author/HMV)