The informal arithmetic inventory, an informal diagnostic technique for use with elementary age students, indicates a child's specific weaknesses in arithmetic, such as inadequate concept development, poor computational skills, or inability to apply skills in a practical problem solving situation. (SBH)

Presented are comments on P. Newcomer's article (EC 100 217) on the limitations of the diagnostic-remedial model and benefits of the teacher consultant approach in assessing mildly handicapped students with learning problems. (SBH)

Presented is a critique on P. Newcomer's article (EC 100 217) which focused on the limitations of the diagnostic-remedial model and supported the teacher consultant role as an alternative to assessing the mildly handicapped student with learning problems. (SBH)

Described is an ecological assessment technique which combines an ecological philosophy with a teacher centered method of data collection for assessing and intervening with the learning disabled or behaviorally disordered child and his environment. (DB)

The effectiveness of software use alone or in combination with teacher intervention on the acquisition of multiplication facts was evaluated in a study of a 16-year-old male student with a specific mathematics disability. The computer assisted instruction alone produced only transitory effects, while the combined approach resulted in maintenance…

The study evaluated use of a card displaying seven self-instructional questions designed to prompt students to think about their handwriting. Use of the card with two learning disabled elementary school males resulted in improved handwriting which persisted over time even after the card was no longer available. (DB)

Many gifted learning-disabled children, characterized by superior intellectual ability and difficulty in mastering basic skills, are not being identified to receive special services for either exceptionality. A multidimensional identification approach is necessary for comprehensive assessment, and successful programming must be based on the…

The effects of specific vs. nonspecific referral information and test data on school psychologists' decisions were investigated. Eighty-two psychologists reviewed a hypothetical case study and made psychoeducational decisions. Knowledge of a teacher's reasons for referral did not influence expectations or placement decisions, but test data on…

The study examined the ability of Kaufman's (1979) profile analysis procedure with the WISC-R (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised) to discriminate learning disabled (LD) from non-LD children. A discriminant analysis of data on 279 children resulted in low classification accuracy, suggesting limited diagnostic utility of Kaufman's…

College counselors can increase the likelihood of school success for learning-disabled students by developing long-term therapeutic relationships in which they help students maneuver through the system, acknowledging their limitations and celebrating their triumphs. Proper motivation is crucial to success. (Author/CB)

Software packages geared to learning disabled college students in such subjects as reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics are briefly described, and a partial list of specialty publishers is included. (Author/CB)

Reanalysis of data derived from a meta-analysis of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised, using a learning disability index derived from a principal-components analysis, found that the test discriminated reliably between 9,372 learning-disabled children and their non-disabled peers. (Author/CB)

The article reacts to C. E. Sleeter's analysis of the history of learning disabilities by concluding that the fundamental problems in learning disabilities and other mildly handicapping conditions are the consequence of their politicization and not of political pressures for their establishment. (Author/DB)

Seven learning disabled elementary students received metacognitive training in the strategic use of language information (summarizing, questioning, clarifying, predicting) using a reciprocal teaching procedure. Although results of reading achievement posttests were insignificant, subjects experienced greater gains in self-esteem than a control…