Operational criteria for childhood depression, specific learning disability, developmental hyperactivity, and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome were used to establish the correct diagnosis in 55 of 100 school age Ss. Forty-five Ss were diagnosed as having one of three classical neurological syndromes (epilepsy, sensorineural deafness, and childhood…

The validity of the Myklebust Pupil Rating Scale (PRS) in predicting learning disability was investigated in a two-year follow-up study of 55 preschool children. Correlational analysis yielded highly significant results with all correlations between the PRS scores and criterion measures. (SBH)

Study involving 300 children investigated the validity of Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) for identifying learning disabled kindergarteners. Ss were given a battery of tests, including Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence. Results indicated that SIT greatly overestimates the IQ of kindergarten children with suspected learning…

Three techniques--the daily report card, contract card, and grade point credit--are described for modifying the tardiness of learning disabled secondary students. (CL)

The study involving 60 Ss investigated whether response instability differs significantly among self-concept levels of elementary and junior high learning disabled (LD) students, whether these students differ significantly on item response instability, and whether response instability is significantly related to age, sex, race, or IQ. (SBH)

The author's rebuttal to responses on his paper (EC 115 148) addresses the issues of relevancy of biological causes to education and the validity of research in neuropsychology. (For responses to the paper see EC 115 149-153.) (PHR)

Three case studies of children with specific learning disabilities who were switched out of French immersion programs are presented to provide background for the development of hypotheses for future study regarding the advisability of switching. (JMF)

The study examined the prevalence and characteristics of hyperactive behaviors in a sample of 64 learning disabled and 12 minimal brain-damaged children (mean age 81 months). Ss were evaluated by their teachers on 11 categories of behavior. (Author/PHR)

The use of counseling strategies and psychoeducational techniques such as those advocated by Bricklin and Adamson can improve communication and increase understanding between parents and their learning disabled child. These model counseling approaches are presented. (Author)

Learning quotients (LQ-ratio of actual to expected achievement) were computed for second, fourth, sixth, and eighth graders. Results indicated that the LQ was not statistically stable across tests, grade level, gender, or ethnicity. (CL)

Compared the performance of learning disabled and normal-achieving third- and fourth-grade children on Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test to determine group differences along the impulsivity-reflection dimension. Overall results suggest that learning disabled children are not more impulsive but rather use poor strategic behavior in processing…

The article describes a special writing program for learning disabled high school students with the following four components: (1) writing exercises in class as well as at home; (2) peer and teacher evaluation of writing skills and samples; (3) reading comprehension; and (4) reading enhancement. (PHR)

The study examined the prediction of group membership of 40 learning disabled and 40 normal children (mean age 11.2 years for both groups) on the basis of preference for laterality of the children and of their parents. (Author/PHR)

Research is reviewed on the relationship of allergies including sensitivity to artificial food coloring to learning and behavior disabilities. (CL)

In a task designed to separate perceptual processes from memory, reading-disabled 12-year-olds showed no perceptual deficits as compared to their peers. However, they exhibited major deficiencies in memory skills, appearing to suffer from a basic information-processing deficiency. (Author/CS)