This special journal edition contains research reports on children and the theatre. The seven articles discuss the following subjects: (1) how audiences function in participation plays for young people, (2) creative dramatics and handicapped children, (3) the effect of advance organizers on children's responses to theatre viewing, (4) a Piagetian…

A followup study was conducted involving 22 teachers of learning disabled and behavior problem students to determine why databased instructional techniques, proven to be effective, did not lead to a change in teacher behavior that was maintained at the conclusion of the original study. Ss were interviewed about their perceptions of the strengths…

Conversational competence of 20 learning disabled (LD) second and fourth graders was examined through analysis of videotaped interviews between Ss and their peers. Results indicated that LD Ss were cooperative conversational partners who were able to participate in the reciprocal exchange of turns; however, they were less skilled than nondisabled…

The use of multiple regression in identifying students with learning disabilities was investigated with 281 ninth grade students. Five sets of predictor variables were chosen to predict grade point average in grade 9: verbal and nonverbal IQ, sex, socioeconomic status (SES), and grade point average in grade 7. Five groups of overachievers, normal…

A study was conducted to evaluate the performance of 30 learning disabled students (7 to 13 years old) who were taught with a set of phonics instructional materials based on the learning principles of providing focus, learning to master, distributed practice and review, discrimination training, and training for transfer. Goals of instruction were…

The paper examines the incidence of minor physical anomalies (MPAs) in 42 normal junior high Ss, 24 kindergarten Ss in a middle class district, 52 status and misdemeanor delinquents, 70 adolescent psychiatric patients, 32 learning disabled children, and 10 autistic children. MPAs included facial asymmetry, epicanthal folds, and geographical or…

To determine the state of the art in reading instruction for secondary level learning disabled (LD) students, a survey of 138 secondary LD teachers was conducted. Questionnaires were designed to obtain information on five practices and procedures: (1) the role responsibility for teaching reading, (2) reading assessment instruments, (3) commonly…

The approximately 250 entries contained in this annotated bibliography are a representative sample of studies and thinking on reading and learning disabilities appearing in periodicals, proceedings, monographs, and reports of federal and state agencies in the seventies. The entries are presented in three sections: the nature of reading and…

Presented are a code of ethics and competency statement developed to provide a structure for upgrading of professional services afforded learning disabled individuals. It is recommended that the code of ethics be used as a basis for conceptualizing appropriate educational practices for the learning disabled. It is explained that the code pertains…

A pilot program was conducted to determine the efficacy of providing 32 preschoolers at high risk for learning disabilities with structured, individualized instruction to supplement their regular kindergarten experiences. Ss were selected on the basis of developmental screening and diagnostic tests. Ss were enrolled in the V-M (visual input-motor…

The magnitude of the dichotic right ear advantage was assessed in 48 normal and 48 learning disabled (LD) children (mean age 8.3 years). Ss were matched according to age, sex, and handedness. An analysis of results indicated a significant right ear advantage in both the normal and LD children, but revealed no developmental trend for either group.…

The Chidley Educational Center, Perth, Western Australia, provides a short term residential environment for 40 children (6-13 years old) with learning disabilities. The children served by the center are admitted because they have limited access, for geographic reasons, to other specialist help. The center's approach is based on the diagnostic…

The paper addresses provisions for a diagnostically based remedial component for children manifesting clear and specific learning disabilities in mathematics. A model, the interactive unit, upon which a sequential program that systematically minimizes learning disabilities on mathematics performance is introduced. It is explained that the…

The study involving 60 learning disabled (LD) children (7-10 years old) was designed to determine if LD children go beyond the given information when trying to understand and remember sentences, i.e., do they spontaneously construct inferential relationships like adults and other children, or do they attend to and rehearse individual sentences of…

The author traces reasons to support his contention that the state of the art in assessing learning disabled students is not good. Among issues examined are the following: use of tests for purposes other than those for which they were intended; technical adequacy of currently used tests (standardization, reliability, validity); the use of deficit…