A report of a county committee to investigate programs and problems related to learning disabilities reviews areas which were examined. Consideration is given to the work of the committee and its division into subcommittees, to the dilemma of defining learning disabilities, and to solutions for dealing with handicapped children, including special…

Presented in this paper are findings from research and clinical work conducted over the past seven years that support the following conclusions: "Labels are Useless," which discusses the research in relation to using labels to identify children and concludes that the issue is not the accuracy of the labels--a label is as accurate as its definition…

Reviewed in this paper are some of the aspects of Australian practices and research activities in learning disabilities conducted over the past decade. Special emphasis is given to the diagnosis and treatment of children with severe reading problems. The influence of instruments such as the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities on the…

With increased awareness of the reading problems of college students, more attention in recent years has been focused on dyslexia. No reliable figures exist on the occurrence of dyslexia among college students, but 10 percent is a representative estimate among elementary students; hence there would logically be fewer dyslexic college students.…

Evaluated was the self-concept of 65 learning disabled emotionally disturbed, remedial, and average high school students. Testing with William C. Schutz's scale of Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior indicated that the remedial group scored significantly lower than the other groups in areas such as expressed control. The…

The investigation reported in this volume attempts to clarify some issues relating to the existence, nature, and causes of specific dyslexia. Based on an extended study of 98 boys of at least average intelligence with severe reading and spelling problems, the report provides detailed data relating to their developmental and perinatal histories,…

Differential diagnosis of delayed language development in the preschool child at the Readiness Nursery of the New York University Medical School can be shown by three case histories. Diagnosis requires identification of factors involved in the origin and development of the child's language deficit both at the time of diagnosis and at the critical…

Described was research on the behavioral and learning effects of lead poisoning or malnutrition in rats. It is explained that approximately 200 rats (either weanling, adult, pregnant, or nursing) were injected with various amounts of lead. It was found that symtomatic levels of lead in weanling or adult rats produced no obvious behavioral or…

This bibliography on compensatory early childhood education contains more than 4,000 citations, most of them from American sources. Books, journals, and papers presented at meetings are cited and a subject index is included. (SBT)

This volume is devoted to a study of deviations from the usual sequences in drawing behavior as an aid to diagnosis of the young child who may have emotional and learning problems. The book is divided into four parts: an overview, family drawings, handicapped children's drawings, and the value of drawings in early detection of learning…

The bibliography contains references to curriculum guides selected from Exceptional Child Education Abstracts. One in a series of over 50 similar selected listings, the bibliography cites curriculum guides primarily applicable to the education of the mentally handicapped, aurally handicapped, learning disabled, or gifted. Each entry contains…

The bibliography contains 57 references selected from Exceptional Child Education Abstracts relating to reading methods and problems applicable to handicapped children. One in a series of over 50 similar selected listings concerning the education of the gifted or handicapped, the bibliography cites research reports, conference papers, journal…

A longitudinal study of 120 children through grades one to six was undertaken. The present study focused on the intermediate grades (four through six). The goals were to explore the relationships among perceptual processing ability development, articulatory accuracy, intelligence, and academic achievement. The assessment battery consisted of an…

A survey of the evidence shows that some degrees of malnutrition is relatively widespread among poor children. However, the effects of inadequate nutrition on growth and mental development depend to a large extent on the severity, the timing (pre and postnatal), and the duration of the nutritional deprivation. The data are inadequate on the true…

This book, first of all, is a personal document, a revelation of the struggles of a bright, determined child and his family in understanding and coping with his severe language disability. Secondly, it is a guide for parents, directing them to the danger signals which may indicate future language problems in their children and taking them through…