The paper describes Florida's SEARCH and TEACH program designed to prevent learning disabilities and their emotional consequences in children. SEARCH, a scanning test to identify kindergarten children at risk for problems with academic learning, is based upon the importance of age appropriate functions of spatial orientation and temporal…

The report presents findings of a December 1983 survey of procedures used in 24 local Oklahoma school districts to identify and place learning disabled (LD) students. The survey intended to identify various eligibility criteria and placement practices and to disseminate findings to educational decisionmakers at the state and local levels. Data are…

Several experiments were carried out to determine whether learning disabled (LD) and behaviorally disordered (BD) students exhibit deficiencies in appropriate test-taking strategies and, if so, whether these strategies could be successfully trained. Preliminary investigations indicated that mildly handicapped students do exhibit deficiencies in…

Identification and programing are central topics in the discussion of gifted learning disabled (LD) students. Characteristics of gifted LD students are described, including talent in the creative arts. Reasons for overlooking this population are noted, including their ability to compensate for their problems. The degree of giftedness and of…

A case history is given of a 5 1/2-year-old language handicapped girl to illustrate how evaluation of a child's own defenses can provide clues for therapy. (DB)

A 16-year-old boy, first seen at 4 years of age because of his severe language difficulties, was reexamined to provide data on the later functioning of language-delayed children. (Author/DB)

Findings suggest that Vernon's hierarchical paradigm constitutes a useful framework for interpreting WISC and ITPA results for reading disabled students. (RB)

A Nebraska education center serving "learning disabled" youngsters in rural areas is spreading ripples to schools throughout the State. (Editor)

Of 108 7- to 13-year-old children having reading problems with no obvious cause, 54 children with any prior or current condition indicative of predisposition to learning problems were eliminated, leaving a sample of 5 boys and one girl. (Author/MC)