Examines specific learning problems and points out additional problems when a student is an overachiever in one area and an underachiever in another. (JOW)

Direct instruction refers to an instructional pattern that stresses teacher directiveness, academic focus, and structured, sequential learning activities. The present study investigated the effectiveness of direct instruction with learning disabled children. (Author/BW)

The authors describe a developmental approach for teaching expressive writing skills to learning disabled adolescents. General guidelines for remediation are outlined, and activities useful in a developmental writing approach are listed. (SW)

The paper describes four approaches to developing self-esteem in learning disabled adolescents--compensatory intervention, vocational-career skills development, basic skills remediation, and peer tutoring. (SW)

Presents preliminary findings of a pilot program for college students with learning disabilities indicating that such students can successfully complete college degree programs when they are given individualized instruction. (FL)

Three concurrent validity studies involving 88 regular and 56 learning disabled elementary students were conducted to determine the relationship between performances on formative measures of reading and standardized achievement measures of reading. The usefulness of the formative measures for continuous evaluation of student growth in reading is…

Ways in which teachers can help adolescent learning disabled students develop for bypassing obstacles created by their learning problems include selecting relevant materials, expressing acceptance, teaching basic study skills, using calculators and abacuses for math instruction, and allowing tape recorders for language arts activities. (CL)

The author describes an assessment model which applies a databased, criterion-referenced formative testing approach to define learning problems, determine teaching strategies, and evaluate progress in learning disabled students. Three case studies illustrate the procedures for implementing the approach. (SB)

The four basic methods of quantifying severe academic discrepancy to determine learning disabilities are evaluted in terms of ease of administration, measurement errors, regression effects, years in school, changes in variation of achievement scores at different grades, comparability of norms, incidence, and treatment of IQ/achievement…

Study evaluated sensitivity of two independent rapid naming tests--Naming Pictured Objects and Producing Names on Confrontation--in differentiating 16 children (7 and 8 years old) with language and learning disabilities from 16 age peers with normal language development and academic achievement. The interrelationship between total naming time and…

The process that should determine the selection procedures for learning disability specialists is conceptualized. Some qualities identified as specifically related to special education include optimism, internal power, ego strength, internal organization, insight, and empathy. (Author/DB)

The author reviews aspects of visual integration which should be assessed in students with suspected learning problems: visually directed and monitored movements, visual tactual integrations, visual auditory language integrations, and visual systems integrations. (CL)

A rationale for using cognitive-behavior modification (CBM) procedures in reading instruction, particularly with students who have reading difficulties, is presented. Specific interventions are described. (Author/GK)

Reveals that the impact of training children with learning disabilities to verbalize a word-attack strategy was not as significant as had been suggested by previous research. (FL)

The author--a parent, advocate, and educator--relates personal experiences and reviews professional literature which point to the problems with inadequate programs of diagnosis and treatment for the learning disabled, with particular emphasis on the mandates of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act). A coordinated,…