The article examines writing characteristics of learning disabled students in five areas (planning, content generation, framing, production, and revising) and reviews remedial teaching techniques appropriate for each area. (DB)

The relationship between psychological development and learning disabilities was examined with 10 learning-disabled male children and 15 adolescents (12 males and 3 females). Common characteristics included problems in work and learning; chronic, low-level depression and anxiety; unconscious concerns about self and others; and character rigidity.…

The Test of Adolescent Language (TOAL) was administered to 7 educable retarded, 23 learning disabled, and 24 possibly gifted adolescents. With 57 percent of the EMR and 27 percent of the LD scoring below the test floor, results suggested that TOAL is not valid for assessing low language levels. (Author/DB)

The efficacy of a keyword mnemonic strategy to teach word meanings was evaluated with 64, 12-year-old learning disabled poor readers. Subjects were instructed via either keyword-image, picture context, sentence-experience context, or control. Results indicated that the students in the keyword condition significantly outperformed other students…

The study examined the social status of 43 elementary grade learning disabled (LD) students who, though based in special classes, joined regular classes up to 18 periods per week. Findings indicated both lower acceptance and lower rejection, suggesting that the LD students are simply not known to their regular class peers. (Author/DB)

The study investigated whether 25 intermediate grade learning disabled students would generalize creativity training to increased competence on a spontaneous writing task. Following creativity training, including such activities as nonjudgmental brainstorming, the experimental group's writing significantly improved in number of thought units,…

Compared the cognitive and learning profiles of 53 delinquents, 26 learning-disabled adolescents, and 50 average achievers to examine the association between juvenile delinquency and learning disabilities. Application of discriminant analysis to the cognitive and educational profiles of subjects suggested the existence of various subtypes of…

A health knowledge test, the Children's Health Locus of Control (CHCL) scale, and six health status measures were administered to 181 learning disabled and educable mentally retarded high schoolers. In general, students who had higher knowledge scores believed they had control over their health. (Author/CL)

Three male and three female fourth grade learning disabled students received microcomputer assisted instruction in multiplication. Results indicated that about 12 days' computer drill yielded mean gains of 4.7 and 6.1 facts per minute for girls and boys, respectively. Results suggested transfer of learning to conventional paper-and-pencil tasks.…

The authors cite the need for six types of activities in secondary special education: (1) occupational awareness, exploration, and basic work experience; (2) in-depth career/vocational assessment; (3) instruction in job-related academic skills; (4) instruction in job-related interpersonal skills; (5) support services to other disciplines; and (6)…

The position paper of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities examines issues in early identification, including assessment during the preschool years, delivery of preschool services, family involvement, and personnel preparation. Recommendations address such aspects as availability of early intervention and the needs of non-English…

The article discusses a diagnostic remediation centre in North Vancouver, for severely learning disabled individuals. The procedures for admission, exit, and follow-up are outlined. (Author/CL)

Cognitive behavior modification (CBM), Direct Instruction (DI), and holistic approaches to the education of students with learning disabilities are compared for purposes of identifying similarities and differences in instructional practice. Comparative discussions are organized around four distinctions: specific vs. general, bottom-up vs.…

Thirty learning disabled (LD), mild (educable) mentally handicapped (EMH), and normally achieving children were administered a concept utilization task. Results indicated that, for certain conceptualization abilities, LD children are more like normal learners than like EMH children. It is suggested that cross-categorical placement increases the…

The review of the literature concludes that the research on human figure drawing performance of learning disabled (LD) children is sparse and suffers from methodological weaknesses, particularly vague and shifting sample selection criteria. Among conclusions are that little evidence supports the claim that LD children display immature or disturbed…