Investigated was the relationship between the perceived school adjustment of 215 female and 202 male fourth grade pupils and their classroom teachers' ratings in this area. Examined were the extent of teacher/pupil agreement relative to perceived learning and/or adjustment problems and the relationship between teacher referral or pupil self…

The author reviews the literature and considers clinical implications of three issues in language and cognition: the relationship between language and cognition, the strategies children use in the language-learning task, and the cognitive determinants of what children say. Examined are questions (such as whether cognitive skills are dependent on…

Presented is the final report (1971-72) of San Diego's Zoo Project for Handicapped Children, designed to increase the language arts skills of 870 trainable or educable mentally handicapped or educationally handicapped children through the use of animals as motivating devices. The program included a teacher training program enabling teachers to…

The comprehension of rate-altered recordings by 30 learning disabled children (7- to 10-years-old) was investigated in an attempt to determine whether providing instruction by way of an advantaged modality would result in more effective learning. Ss were divided into two groups, auditory and visual, on the basis of identified communication channel…

Presented is the sixth of 12 instructional kits, on psychological and physiological assessment techniques, for a performance based teacher education program which was developed by Project CHILD, a research effort to validate identification, intervention, and teacher education programs for language handicapped children. Included in the kit are…

This study investigated the limitation of using only achievement test batteries to identify and place academically underprepared students, and suggests curriculum innovations to deal more adequately with the problem. Ninety students at Daytona Beach and Santa Fe junior colleges provided data by completing a series of physical, psychological, and…

The booklet discusses the history of learning disabilities (LD), the role of the LD teacher consultant as educational diagnostician, as a member of the interdisciplinary team, and in the school system, and guidelines for qualifications of LD teacher consultants. Also included are lists of educational tests, remedial materials, a glossary of terms,…

Written as a guide for diagnostic-prescriptive teachers desiring greater effectiveness in working with learning disabled children, the book has been designed for in-service and professional training programs but can also be used as a semiprogramed self-instructional aid by the experienced teacher. Chapter discussions and accompanying programed…

Compiled are selected papers on learning disabilities from the Seventh Annual International Conference of the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 12-14, 1970). Included in the collection are two keynote addresses, two papers concerning parents, three reports on evaluation and five dealing with…

The effects of maturational lag and innate perceptual-motor language learning disabilities on primary-grade children's school performance are discussed. Early identification of these learning disabilities is emphasized. A pilot study using 280 second- and third-grade children is described in which the feasibility of whole classroom screening to…

This evaluation of the Institute on the Education of Culturally Deprived Learners covers the problems involved in planning meaningful educative experiences for deprived children. It identifies the psychological, sociological and educational factors to be considered. Also included are the participants' weekly evaluation of the children, and a…

Since the migrant family has unique economic and educational problems which substantially influence the children, this annotated bibliography was compiled to present literature which is directly related to these problems. More than 50 entries, published from 1957 through 1967, comprise the bibliography. The document is appended with evaluations of…

The paper reviews descriptions and studies of classes for children with learning disabilities (LD). Considered are aspects of regular class placement of LD students such as academic achievement and social adjustment, and attitudes of educators such as regular and special class teachers. On the basis of the review, full-time, self-contained classes…

Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL), a 1 year project in Illinois, funded through Title VI, to develop screening procedures for identification of prekindergarten children with potential learning disabilities is described. Discussed are evaluation of existing test instruments, which did not meet established criteria, and…

Listed alphabetically by title in the annotated bibliography are 378 instructional materials to be used with subtests of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) for education of learning disabled children at all age levels. The current bibliography is said to be a successor to "A Sequentially Compiled List of Instructional…