This article presents the rationale underlying the development of neuropsychological assessment strategies (emphasis on the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery), illustrates via a case study how clinical neuropsychological service may have implications for teaching strategies, and suggests how neuropsychological research can further…

The multimodal/multisensory interactive unit instructional approach affords teachers and students 16 instructional formats for interaction, differing from other multisensory models in that learner characteristics are neither assigned nor assumed. A case study of an 11-year-old indicated that this approach helped to organize a teaching sequence to…

Successful instructional strategies for enhancing the reading comprehension and comprehension test performance of learning disabled students are described. Students are taught to self-monitor their comprehension of expository materials and stories through recognition and analysis of recurrent elements and problem passages, content summarization,…

The effectiveness of small group instruction in test taking skills was evaluated with 85 learning disabled or behaviorally disordered students in grades four to six. Trained students scored significantly higher than nontrained students on Stanford Achievement subtests of word study skills and mathematics concepts. (DB)

Instructional group settings within the mainstream class were compared for 45 learning disabled and 45 non-learning disabled students in an effort to document differential instructional settings used for mainstream children. No group difference was demonstrated for lecture/presentation or seatwork settings. (HOD/Author)

Surveys of the 106 California community colleges resulted in a summary of services for learning disabled students including student evaluation and instruction, core services, and program evaluation. Findings indicated the most critical barrier to equitable services is the variability of identification criteria among campuses. (DB)

A case study of an 8th grade girl illustrates the effect of emotional problems on math deficiencies. Suggestions are given for building confidence and mathematics comprehension. (DB)

The article discusses learning disabilities and concomitant emotional/behavioral problems in three areas: problems of control and regulation of impulse, problems in perception and concept formation, and defective self concept. (Author/DB)

Cluster analyzed various psychometric test results of a sample of 100 learning disabled students with severe achievement problems. The first cluster was defined by low scores on attention and concentration subtests; the second by low scores on subtests of verbal-associative intelligence; the third by low scores on visual-spatial and motoric…

Following a discussion of basic and complex concepts, two software programs for teaching the complex concept "learning disabled student" are described: CLASS.LD2, an expert system for classifying learning disabled students; and LD.TRAINER, a computer-assisted instruction program designed to teach educators to make appropriate learning disabilities…

The paper discusses the implications for research and education of learning disabled students of three models of learning disabilities. The models focus on either: (1) child-centered process problems (attentional deficits), (2) nonspecific performance problems (metacognitive problems), and (3) the interaction between child-centered variables and…

Provides support for the relationship between academic performance and delinquency. Reviews experimental research describing the learning-disabled male adolescent as a likely candidate for delinquent involvement, discussing learning disabilities, age, gender, and socioeconomic status, and their relationship to delinquency. Suggests implications…

The paper describes the Three Stage Transition Model of service delivery for postsecondary learning disabled students. Identified are activities colleges can implement to help a student (1) entering college, (2) managing the academic and social changes during college, and (3) exiting college to enter employment. (Author/DB)

The use of curriculum-based assessment can provide teachers with useful data to plan instruction that is precise, relevant, and designed to help learning-disabled students succeed. Discussed are the steps in the assessment process, types of assessment instruments, and specific procedures for curriculum-based assessment in the language arts. (JDD)

Thirty junior high students with and without learning disabilities used three forms of an encyclopedia--printed, electronic with menus, and electronic with commands. Students without disabilities were more successful in retrieval. Both groups were more successful at simple versus complex tasks, assigned versus self-selected tasks, and when using…