This review of writing abilities of learning-disabled children addresses story composition, expository writing, training/intervention research, and rationales/procedures for instruction. Specifically reviewed are mechanical/syntactic fluency skills, story schema and cohesion, modes of production, effects of age and development, task importance,…

Examination of 42 cases of children with Tourette Syndrome with intelligence quotients (IQs) above 70 found that mean IQs were higher than mean math, spelling, reading, and reading comprehension scores. Using a 1.5 standard deviation discrepancy, 51 percent met criteria for learning disability in at least one academic area; 21 percent had a…

Implementation of Britain's Further and Higher Education Act of 1992 raises some concerns about provision for adults with learning disabilities, such as loss of key coordinating positions and disappearance of marginalized programs. Closer links between colleges and adult education services are being developed to plan coherent programs. (SK)

Administered Quick Neurological Screening Test-Revised (QNST-R) to 122 elementary-aged children diagnosed with learning disabilities. QNST-R appeared to measure primarily lower order sensory perception/processing and fine and gross motoric skills, which are thought presumably to serve as basis for later higher order cognitive functions. Age, but…

Examined scatter analysis and Kaufman regroupings of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised scores. Findings from 31 non-learning-disabled children and 29 learning-disabled children revealed significant difference in Verbal and Performance intelligence quotients between learning-disabled and nondisabled children, with significantly more…

Finds that advance organizers and level of test anxiety had no effect on test performance of mildly handicapped high school students who took a learning test after viewing a film. (SR)

The consensus conference on learning disabilities and employment sponsored by the President's Committee on Employment of Persons with Disabilities in May 1990 is described. Decisions and proposals made in the key areas of work preparation, vocational entry, reasonable accommodation, job advancement, socioadaptability, attitudes, and definitions…

Six students with learning disabilities were taught to solve arithmetic problems appearing on worksheets containing self-monitoring checklists including mnemonic devices to facilitate retention. Results found student performance improved to the criterion level of over 90 percent correct and was maintained over a follow-up period. (Author/PB)

Describes social and emotional problems of learning-disabled students and presents research that substantiates interactional role of the family in these problems. Reviews some of major personal and social issues facing learning-disabled students and suggests ways that school counselors and mental health workers can work with families of these…

Administration of the Children's Depression Inventory to a sample of 53 children (ages 8-11) identified as learning disabled found that 35.85 percent of the children reported depressive symptoms. There were no significant differences based on gender, ethnicity, and level of special education, and there was not a linear trend for age. (JDD)

Evaluation of data on 689 Indiana students (ages 6-18) referred and identified as having learning disabilities indicated that 58 percent had been retained before identification, suggesting that retention is being used as remediation before labeling a student. Implications of this practice and alternatives to grade retention are considered.…

Reports on a special project that used poetry to enhance self-understanding with learning-disabled students (ages 6-12). Notes that the project was designed to use poetry to provide exposure achievement imagery and practice in expressing self-determination. Finds that the reading, discussing, and writing of poetry was consistent with the…

Discusses the use of technology to help students with learning disabilities, particularly dyslexia. Highlights include BookWise, a microcomputer-based interactive reading system, and provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act that apply to employees with physical or mental limitations who are otherwise qualified workers. (LRW)

Discusses three major physiological or neurological areas in which learning problems originate: language deficits, visual processing deficits, and information processing deficits. Discusses remediation efforts. (RS)

This article presents a rationale for improving descriptions of samples of persons with learning disabilities in research reports. Guidelines resulting from a working conference of journal editors in the field of learning disabilities are presented. The guidelines aim to allow for study-to-study comparisons and actual replications. (JDD)