A self-control strategy training procedure was effective in improving two elementary learning disabled students' use of parts of speech and mean number of words per story. Additionally, stories written after training received substantially higher quality ratings than those composed during baseline. (Author/CL)

Analysis of a 10th grade competency test administered to 2,257 learning disabled students as part of Florida's minimum competency testing program indicated that large numbers of students performed poorly on many items involving basic communication and mathematics. (CL)

Learning disabled (LD) students (N=412) from grades one to six generally received more negative ratings from their special education resource teachers and their regular education mainstream teachers on task orientation, adaptability, and reactivity. Results of multiple-regression policy-capturing analyses were interpreted to mean that temperament…

Six adolescents with learning disabilities participated in an eight-step cognitive strategy designed to enable students to read, understand, carry out, and check verbal math problems encountered in the general math secondary curriculum. Visual analysis of the data indicated the strategy was an effective intervention for Ss with deficits in verbal…

Studies are reviewed regarding the outcome of interpersonal skills training; vocational skills training; and academic, intellectual, and job performance data on learning disabled and dyslexic students. (Author/CL)

Learning disabled and mentally retarded elementary and secondary students (N=343) exhibited significant differences on scores of three tests designed to measure the same area of achievement. Results suggested that specific abilities of pupils interact with aspects of the test items. (CL)

Problems with applying the career education model to students with learning disabilities or any type of disability are noted and similarities in curriculum development theory are charted. The role of the resource room teacher in a career education model is noted. (CL)

The author asserts that special educators must be aware of the standards of the regular classroom and must teach the learning disabled child based on those standards. However, he cites widespread confusion and ambiguity over such standards for promotion. (CL)

Personality characteristics were used to differentiate among children certified as Learning Disabled, Emotionally Impaired, and Regular Education students. The Children's Personality Questionnaire was used to assess the groups. Emotionally Impaired and Learning Disabled groups showed greater differences from the Regular Education children than…

Examples of information available from the Educational Testing Service Test Collection Database are presented on identification and evaluation of children with learning disabilities, preschool-grade three. Citations include title of the instrument, author's name, year, availability and grade level information, and a brief abstract. (CL)

The article examines constraints imposed by school environments and impacts of systematic microcomputer-administered testing. Considered are physical integration of the microcomputer in the classroom, scheduling factors, hardware malfunctioning, pupil and teacher characteristics. The authors suggest tempering enthusiasm regarding computer-based…

Whether learning disabled children's unique ability patterns and learning styles become assets or liabilities depends on the nature of the school tasks and settings. A multidimensional, interactional perspective of learning disabilities originated with the field's pioneers, whose influences extend to current theories, research, and practice.…

The author presents research and considers clinical and policy implications regarding major depressive disorder in children with learning disabilities. (CL)

The study examined whether teaching 24 elementary disabled readers a structured inferencing strategy using materials sequentially arranged from easy to more difficult would improve their ability to answer inferential questions. Results suggested that disabled readers' apparent problems in answering inferential qustions may exist because of a lack…

A task force report on promising practices in identification touches upon the problem of identification, eligibility, pre-referral activities, teacher support teams, high-risk students, team decision making, and transitioning and exiting procedures. The need to clarify regular and special education roles in this matter is emphasized. (CL)