This study sought to determine the best predictors of low academic achievement at age eight. Subjects were 89 Black children suspected of neurological impairment at age seven. While age four intelligence was the best overall predictor, the seriated factors were not effective in predicting subsequent academic achievement. (SJL)

Describes the field testing of a series of curriculum modules designed to be used in resource rooms to provide supplemental instruction for students with mild learning handicaps who were mainstreamed into regular vocational programs. (FL)

An applied science course with a variety of activities and independent studies for unmotivated high school students is described. (SA)

The article presents a literature and state-of-the-art review on language training for children with severe communication deficits. (DLS)

The kindergarten and first grade characteristics of 47 intermediate grade educationally handicapped (EH) students were compared with characteristics of a group of normally achieving controls. (CL)

Six-hundred and fifty regular and special education students (grades 1-12) were included in a study to determine the temporal stability and interrater agreement of the Self-Control Behavior Inventory (SCBI). (SBH)

The McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) was administered to kindergarten-aged chilren to obtain General Cognitive Indices (CGI). A short form of the MSCA was developed to select six subtests that best predicted the CGI. (Author/BEF)

Suggests that many learning disabled students can be educated within the conventional secondary school setting if the school is blessed with a knowledgable, sympathetic principal. (Editor/RK)

Focused on the relationship between attentional problems and learning disorders, the paper contains a brief review of background theory and evidence, and proposes an analysis of attentional problems which takes into account three partially independent but interactive aspects of attention: coming to attention, decision making, and maintaining…

Investigated with 12 preschool children were whether IQ scores are a predictive indicator of potential learning disability and whether nonprofessional volunteers can remediate possible motor, perceptual, or verbal deficiencies with a concomitant increase in IQ score. (DB)

The nature of psychomotor skills and their relationship to academic achievement and positive self concept are discussed. Illustrations of program implementation and instructor preparation in several schools are presented. (RW)

Children with learning disabilities tend to score below the mean on measures of oral language, but not all do. (HOD)

In the first year of a study of 74 Chilean children (ages 6-11) with learning problems, half participated in a multifaceted neurocognitive treatment and half in a treatment that provided supervision of school tasks and peer group support. All participated in the neurocognitive treatment the second year. Both treatments resulted in gains.…

Offers a rationale for social skills instruction and integration for students with, or at risk for, learning and behavior problems. It examines the social skills needed in various settings and describes a three-step process for integrating academic content with social skill development. (DB)