A self regulation package was used to teach self control skills to eight learning disabled (LD) and two nonLD adolescents in an experimental high school setting. Students had histories of noncompliance and were described as nonfunctional in their previous schools. Treatment consisted of behavior contracting, self recording, self monitoring, and…

The family and school environment of 47 juvenile delinquents (JD) who were learning disabled (LD), 15 JD-nonLD Ss, 23 nonJD-LD Ss, and 5 nonJD-nonLD Ss were examined to investigate a possible link between juvenile delinquency and learning disability. Ss were from a state industrial reformatory which offers academic and vocational training to…

Issues involved in the education of adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) include the necessity for the student to surmount organizational problems at home and at school, and the effects of inadequate social skills and the fear of failure. Parents of LD students should understand their rights in the assessment process, and should be…

Based on Project STREAM (Special Training in Remedial Education Activities for Mainstreaming)--an exemplary program serving learning handicapped (learning disabled and mentally retarded) students in regular classrooms in Bolinas, California--the document presents an inservice training package for regular elementary school personnel to learn…

The study examined learned helplessness in approximately 200 elementary aged learning disabled (LD) students and the effectiveness of classroom based attribution training and coping skills training for these children. Ss received one half hour training 3 days a week for 5 weeks in a program which used techniques of modeling, direct instruction,…

A study was conducted to collect information on the origins of reading and learning disabilities and on the characteristics of learning disabled children. Data were collected from case histories and evaluation and follow-up reports for 372 learning disabled subjects, aged 6 to 22 years. Characteristics of the subjects were similar to those of…

Current research on brain activity has many implications for educators. The triune brain concept and the left and right hemisphere concepts are among the many complex theories evolving from experimentation and observation. The triune brain concept suggests that the human forebrain has expanded while retaining three structurally unique formations…

A study investigated the attitudes of secondary school content area teachers toward (1) reading disabled students, (2) teaching reading in the content areas, and (3) attending inservice workshops relating to the topic. Forty-five teachers completed a 62-item questionnaire. The results showed that approximately 50% of the teachers had acquired some…

The extent of similarities and differences among educable mentally retarded (EMR), learning disabled (LD), and emotionally disturbed (ED) children was investigated with 75 resource room teachers. Teachers were asked to provide information regarding the children in their classes and some of their program activities; equal numbers of each type of…

A model is outlined for translating validated instructional principles into effective educational practices. Thirty-seven resource room teachers attended two three-hour workshops which were designed to train them to use an instructional program for teaching ten sight words to remedial readers. Teachers' reactions to the program were gathered as…

Academic achievement in reading, arithmetic, and spelling was investigated among 42 incarcerated emotionally handicapped (EH), learning disabled (LD), educable mentally retarded (EMR), and nonidentified incarcerated juvenile delinquents (12 to 17 years old). Ss were administered the Wide Range Achievement Test to determine level of achievement in…

A multi-faceted study followed up 800 children originally administered SCREEN, a comprehensive early identification screening battery. Ss were given an individually administered diagnostic battery: The Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA), The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) Verbal Scale, The Beery Visual Motor…

Since 1957 and the first federal funding for the handicapped, concern for the needs of exceptional students has grown. Programs and media have been developed, culminating in the passage of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and in the Education of All the Handicapped Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-142). Many political issues surrounding these…

The effects of reinforcement conditions on the test scores of 15 middle income and 15 low income children labeled learning disabled and behaviorally disordered were assessed. A repeated measures design was used, with each subject tested under conditions of no reinforcement, immediate tangible reinforcement, and immediate social reinforcement.…

This staff development project was designed to increase teacher competency in the education of learning disabled adult students by helping the teacher to become aware of special education techniques and materials through inservice training. Emphasis was on reading with a variety of approaches demonstrated. Intensive workshop participation was…