Presents the background, rationale, and examples for a comprehensive psycholinguistic study of free speech samples obtained from 50 adult aphasics in comparison with those obtained from 50 adult normal speakers. (TO)

Ninety-five subjects (mean age 55 months) with mental retardation, learning disabilities, and/or minimal brain dysfunction and 47 control subjects (mean age 46 months) were compared to determine the relationship between developmental problems and dental morphology. (Author)

Intended for parents of handicapped children, the article describes tests used to evaluate brain functioning. (DB)

The attention controls of 30 learning disabled and 30 normal males (8-to 11-years-old) were tested by a vigilance task in which vigilance was defined as ability to detect infrequently occurring signals over a prolonged time period when signals were embedded in a background of regularly occurring events. (Author/GW)

Dyslexia is often accompanied by secondary emotional reactions by the child himself or by family members. (DB)

Four cases histories are offered as examples of what happens to learning disabled children in later life if not correctly diagnosed and given appropriate remedial instruction. (DB)

Presented are detailed instructions for a demonstration to simulate for educators the experience of the disabled reader. (DB)

Results of the present study appear to suggest that the PIAT and WRAT may be used interchangeably to assess the achievement levels of learning disabled children. (Author)