The study compared earlier identified (grades 2-4) to later identified (grades 5-8) learning-disabled students' test scores (Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) upon identification and over time in special education. No significant between-group differences were found at identification. Over time (two…

The adequacy of the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery, Part II: Tests of Achievement, for identifying and diagnosing learning disabled college students was examined using 68 subjects. Results indicated that ceiling effects were less pervasive than with regular college students. Cluster and subtest reliabilities proved adequate for use in…

Considers Blos' conceptualization of adolescence as the stage when a second process of separation-individuation takes place. Notes various handicapping conditions may force adolescent to stay closer to family and hence interfere with adolescent's separation-individuation. Suggests that nature of interference will vary depending on whether the…

Presents 11 library media activities designed to meet the needs of elementary school students with: (1) varying exceptionalities, i.e., mental and emotional handicaps, or severe learning disabilities; (2) communication disorders; or (3) hearing impairments. (MES)

Word processing software can accommodate the writing deficiencies of high-functioning, learning-disabled college students, but documentation frequently needs revision for increased user-friendliness, better instructional layout, less complex syntax, and repetition of key concepts. A sample revision of one program is presented, focusing on switch…

Employers (N=326) from six states were surveyed about their attitudes toward hiring the handicapped in general and the learning disabled in particular. While employers were conditionally willing to make special allowances for handicapped workers, only about one-half stated they would hire learning disabled workers. (Author/JW)

The study compared the effectiveness of an interactive videodisc curriculum incorporating principles of instructional design with a traditional basal curriculum to teach basic fraction skills to 28 high school students, including 17 mildly handicapped students. The videodisc curriculum's superiority at posttest and at two-week maintenance were…

An annotated bibliography for teachers of recently published titles in the following areas: working with young children; meeting special needs of young children (such as dyslexia, child abuse, learning disabilities,); teaching; schools and educational quality; emotional development of young children; reading, writing, and language arts; and…

This study extends the previous literature by identifying different subtypes of language disability within learning disabled children. Results indicate that six language subtypes can be derived and that they are both internally consistent and externally valid, being differentially linked to reading and math achievement over a three-year period.…

Supports the contention that learning disability and remedial reading professionals provide a similar service and, lacking interdisciplinary coordination, are in danger of duplicating services. Indicates support for interdisciplinary training that would foster coordination. (FL)

Evaluates the utility of the Bannatyne recategorization of WISC-R subtest scores for diagnosing and prescribing instruction for reading/learning disabled children. Concludes that the use of such scores is not warranted. (FL)

A large-scale longitudinal study identified, through assessment of 118 classroom teachers and selected mainstreamed students (most of whom were learning disabled), 15 effective teaching behaviors for mildly handicapped students, including assignment of learning tasks with high success rates, frequent positive feedback, efficient use of classroom…

A three-step process for teaching situational problem-solving and critical thinking to learning disabled adolescents is described: (1) Motivation (recognizing the problem and the importance of solving it); (2) Association (relating the problem to similar past situations); (3) Processing (identifying possible solutions and choosing the most…

This paper explores potential avenues of analysis and research useful for reconciling the concept of "learning disabilities" both as a medical and a psychological concept. Traditional perspectives are analyzed. Issues regarding the legitimacy of labeling children as learning disabled are discussed. (MT)

Results of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) and Bender-Gestalt Test were compared for a sample of learning disabled children that included 24 blacks and 24 whites; mean age 9 years. A significant correlation coefficient was found between the K-ABC Simultaneous Scale and the Bender-Gestalt Test error score. Implications of these…