The need to recognize differing learning styles in children so as not to ignore the gifted but learning disabled student is stressed. The use of games in math instruction is considered and suggestions for presenting word problems in ways which take into account differing styles are offered. (PHR)

Concludes (1) that both learning disabled and "normal" primary school students can learn automatic prime contrast relationships of space, time, and amount and (2) that what they learn remains with them over time. (FL)

It was concluded that computed axial tomography of the brain is not a necessary screening procedure in the evaluation of the child with minimal brain dysfunction or learning disabilities unless there is evidence of a focal neurologic deficit. (Author)

The study was designed to provide a comparison of Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) and Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) scores in 49 learning disabled children (mean age 11 years at initial testing). (SBH)

The article presents the keynote address from the First National Convention (October, 1979) of the Division for Children with Learning Disabilities. (SBH)

The study involves the use of 20 subtests from various instruments designed to measure potential learning disabilities in college age students. The data show mechanical writing conventions rather than conceptual language skills to be deficient in college freshmen with problems in English composition. (Author)

The study examined the relationship between two auditory perceptual skills--sound blending and auditory closure--and reading performance in 76 learning disabled elementary school children. (Author/PHR)

Picture fading methods previously demonstrated to be effective with moderately and severely retarded individuals were used to teach 12 sight words to two learning disabled students (ages 8 and 10). (Author)

Tested a response cost procedure, compared with Ritalin treatment, on hyperactive elementary school children to determine effectiveness in reducing hyperactive behavior and in increasing academic performance. The cost program alone and combined with medication were effective in reducing off-task behavior and in increasing academic performance.…

The nurse practitioner can assist in the diagnosis of the learning disabled child by evaluating health and family history, and by performing basic physical and neurological examinations. (JMF)

The author designed three art lessons to provide elementary-aged learning disabled student with concrete experiences which would help them to grasp some abstract mathematical concepts. Each lesson is briefly described and students' reactions to it discussed. (SJL)

The relationship between a hearing impaired boy with above average academic achievement and a learning disabled boy is discussed. Results showed that both children gained from the experience not only academically, but also in social development. (PHR)

A table which describes the four categories of human figure drawings of learning disabled children along with their characteristics and an illustration of each are presented. The four categories examined include developmental immaturity, aggression/withdrawal tendencies, neurological impairments, and grotesqueness or bizarreness. (PHR)

The cognitive apparatus of disturbed children is discussed. An analysis of its relation to the emotional, sensory, and logical experiences and the effect on the child's learning ability is offered. (JMF)

To produce a greater degree of consistency and reliability in diagnosis of handicapped children, a system called multidimensional actuarial classification is presented for differential diagnosis of mental retardation, inadequate adaptive behavior, social maladjustment, academic under and overachievement, and learning disabilities. (Author/CL)