The development of vocational skills which allow inmates to function in society is the goal of the project described here. To meet this goal, three skills are addressed: educational, vocational, and work adjustment. (SK)

Learning disabled college students (N=16) were tested to compare the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) with the Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT). Significantly different scores are derived when WRAT norms are compared with PIAT norms, indicating that the tests are not interchangeable instruments for academic achievement. (RC)

Correlations between the two screening tests and between the screening and criterion measures were inconsistent with prediction rates based on classificational screening test scores. On the basis of correlational validity coefficients, relationships between measures in this study would have been overestimated. (Author/SBH)

The findings support previous observations of linguistic deficis among learning disabled children and adolescents and suggest that significant limitations may exist in the acquisition of linguistic competence by some children in this diagnostic group. (Author/SBH)

The relationship between performance on selected subtests of the Detroit Test of Learning Aptitude (DTLA) and academic performance as measured by the Wide Range Achievement Test was analyzed for 65 learning disabled adolescents. (Author)

Findings were interpreted to mean that the BTBC can be used as a general estimate of cognitive ability. Canonical analysis of all variables revealed the presence of one common factor, language comprehension (Author)

The experiment explored the effect of oral instructions and training on the expansion of written language using a reversal design with a 12 year old boy who attended a tutorial clinic. When a simple training session was provided prior to the writing of a composition, the S wrote more adjectives. (Author)

The article explores attribution theory and the concept of learned helplessness in teaching learning disabled individuals. Suggestions are given for areas of future research with learning disabled populations. The discussion includes current teaching techniques which may be related to the self regulatory behaviors and perception of personal…

Allergies have recently been related to the development of speech, language, and hearing problems in students. Diagnosis and treatment is compounded by multiple complaints or the absence of complaints. (Authors/CJ)

The study indicated that remediation of a broad spectrum lower level skill can enhance the ability of the learning disabled to perform academic tasks which incorporate that skill, even without specific remediation of the academic skills themselves. (SBH)

The School Survival Skills Curriculum, a comprehensive social skills curriculum, is described and some general recommendations for successful social skills training are offered. (DLS)

The investigation explored the use of R. Cattell's ability traits (fluid and crystallized intelligence, visualization, and fluency) as a method of comparing 45 normal, learning disabled (LD), or educable mentally retarded (EMR) children (ages 7 to 9). (Author/PHR)

Three aspects of the learning strategies model are discussed: its philosophy (that intervention should be based on principles of cognitive psychology and learning); its major components (including identification, decision making, and cooperative planning); and its application to a 15-year-old LD student. (CL)

Teacher perception, test batteries, and single instruments are presented as the major types of procedures for predicting which preschool children are at risk for experiencing school problems. (SBH)

The study investigated the effects of incentives for good performance on the selection and use of an efficient task strategy by 30 reading disabled and 30 normally reading second graders. (SBH)