The Center for the Advancement of Learning was established at Muskingum College (Ohio) in 1991 to coordinate services to disabled, at-risk, and international students. The Center has developed the PLUS Program and the PASS Program. The PLUS Program is a special support program for students with learning disabilities, which provides individual and…

The author suggests ways in which the field of special education, specifically for mildly handicapped students, must reexamine its role and functions in light of budget cuts and threats of deregulation. He asserts that mainstreaming efforts must be reevaluated to assure that special education remains a part of general education in the community.…

The relationship between recurrent otitis media (middle ear infection characterized by the presence of middle ear fluid and possibly leading to a temporary conductive hearing loss) and learning disabilities (LD) is examined. Traditional treatment approaches (antibiotic medication and surgery) are reviewed. The definition of LD is presented and the…

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the predictive validity of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for deaf students at one institution and learning disabled (LD) students at another. SAT scores and measures of high school and college performance were obtained at each institution for both handicapped and nonhandicapped students. Additional…

The paper is intended to provide Oregon schools with guidance on interpretations regarding evaluation of children with specific learning disabilities (LD), as required by the regulations for the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, P.L. 94-142. A list of definitions is followed by guidelines for protection in evaluation procedures with all…

As the new special education Title 5 regulations for eligibility criteria are implemented throughout California, a major concern is their impact on the learning handicapped student population. During the past two years, the effects of implementing criteria similar to those adopted by California have been studied in a large suburban district. The…

Forty-three regular classroom teachers were provided with four one-hour inservice sessions about learning disabilities. Pre- and post-test administrations of the Learning Disabilities Information Inventory were utilized to measure change resulting from these sessions. Results indicate inservice sessions are a viable means of increasing classroom…

Critiqued is a review by D. Hammill and S. Larsen which concluded that the effectiveness of psycholinguistic training with learning disabled children has not been demonstrated, and offered is a delineation of the variables which the author believes must be described and controlled in all efficacy studies. (DB)

Answered is Esther Minskoff's critique of a review by D. Hammill and S. Larsen which concluded that the effectiveness of psycholinguistic training with learning disabled children has not been demonstrated. (DB)

Reviewed in relation to learning disabled children are the "Actionmap" program, designed to teach map reading and related skills; "Mathmates", a drill material suitable in peer tutoring situations; and a worksheet serving as a multipurpose guide to the organization and management of the learning disabilities program. (DB)

Describes the role of the school social worker in Project Early Help, a demonstration program operated by the Peoria, Illinois, Public Schools for handicapped children, ages 3 through 8. (ED)

Presents the emotional factors related to the learning disabilities of children with minimal brain dysfunction and offers suggestions to aid the day care worker in counseling the parents of such children. (Author/SDH)