Personality/behavioral characteristics of empirically derived subgroups of learning disabled (LD) children (8-11 years old) were examined. A modified Halstead-Reitan battery was administered to 56 LD Ss. Their parents completed personality/behavioral measures. Ss' scores on 13 neuropsychological measures were cluster analyzed, and three subgroups…

A six item open-ended questionnaire was developed and administered to teachers of 255 students in self-contained classes for the learning disabled in an effort to examine pupil progress and corresponding teaching methods. Comparison with previous teacher reports was used to describe pupils' academic progress in reading, mathematics, and spelling.…

The author traces developments in the education of children with learning disabilities and comments on implications for teacher education. He suggests that a critical neglect of the study of cognition exists. The cognitive orientation, which includes emphases on active participation, student responsibility and long-term acquisitions, is discussed,…

The effects of alcohol on the developing fetus are examined. Noted is the existence of both structural problems (such as microcephaly and cardiac anomalies) and behavioral problems (such as mental retardation and speech and language deficits). The potential damage of alcohol at a very early stage of fetal development is discussed. It is thought…

The paper presents the position of the National Joint Commission on Learning Disabilities regarding the needs of adults with learning disabilities (LD). Among problems cited are lack of adequate assessment procedures for the population along with inadequate awareness of the social and emotional problems facing adults with LD. Five major…

The purposes of this study were to use empirical, multivariate classification techniques to form subtypes of learning disabled readers (N=59) on a select sample of information processing skills and to validate the subtypes on reading achievement subskills. Hierarchical cluster analysis techniques resulted in a six-cluster solution which…

The booklet contains descriptions of educational programs in the area of special education/learning disabilities which have been validated as successful by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel of the U.S. Department of Education. Programs are listed alphabetically and also provided are an index of programs by category and an index of programs by…

The study assessed the oral narrative abilities of 10 normal and 10 learning-disabled (LD) middle school children (11-12 years old). Narratives were assessed using A. Applebee's system for the development of story organization. The narratives were also examined for the specific components used within the stories themselves. Findings revealed…

The paper describes the need for increased training in services for learning disabled (LD) college students, noting large increases in numbers of LD students attending college. The role of special education teacher trainers in serving this population is stressed. Training roles are considered for special education teacher trainers in direct…

An observational measurement system was used to examine the interaction of 14 learning disabled (LD) students (12-15 years old) and their teachers. Interactions were compared with those of 16 non LD students (12-16 years old). It was hypothesized that LDs would have fewer interactions with their teachers and that the proportion of negative…

In the first study, 40 males (grades 7 through 8) with learning disabilities (LD) were compared to a random sample of 40 age matched non LD males using 24 learning style variables drawn from the Learning Style Inventory (LSI). Discriminant analysis revealed that non LD Ss were more persistent and adult motivated than were LD Ss, who preferred to…

Twenty-nine learning disabled (LD) students in grades 1-4 were compared with non-LD students on comprehension of relative clauses. Ss were given baseline, 2-way, and 3-way reversible sentences to test comprehension and examine strategy differences. Results showed that LD students performed more poorly than non-LD students for all sentence types at…

To identify children who use a perseverative text processing strategy and to examine the effects of this strategy on recall and comprehenson, 255 fifth and sixth graders were screened for large differences between regressed standard scores for inductively (main idea last) and deductively (main idea first) structured paragraphs. Sixteen Ss were…

The study compared the Halstead-Reitan (H-R) neuropsychological test profiles of 25 normal, 47 learning disabled (LD) and 20 brain damaged (BD) young adults. Multivariate analyses indicated that the H-R battery could differentiate these groups beyond chance expectancy and that the neuropsychological deficits in LD performance are intermediate in…

A group of 41 children with learning disabilities, originally referred to the Bellevue Hospital Mental Health Clinic at ages 8 to 10 years for behavior problems was studied for 10 years after initial contact. A control group of 30 children was also identified--the two groups differed in academic achievement and in the presence of neurological…