In planning modifications in typewriting classes to accommodate special needs students, content, environment, and methods need to be considered. (SK)

Studies employing applied behavior analysis procedures with learning disabled children are reviewed in terms of the dependent variables being measured and the independent variables being manipulated. The authors conclude that very few of the studies contribute to a systematically obtained body of knowledge regarding the various dimensions of…

The author considers the issue of grading learning disabled students in terms of reasons for giving grades, the basis on which grades are given, kinds of grades, and the person responsible for giving grades. (SB)

Two learning disabled nine-year-old males were trained to attend to suffixes (-ed, -ing), resulting in improved oral reading performance. (Author)

Although indexes of scatter on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised computed for 100 learning disabled (LD) elementary children were significantly greater than values previously reported for the normal standardized sample, the substantial overlap suggests the inadvisability of continuing the search for a characteristic LD profile.…

The review cites methodological and statistical flaws in studies attempting to identify subtest patterns on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised indicative of learning disabilities (LD) and concludes that no LD pattern has been found and the search for such a pattern is not justified. (Author/CL)

A case study can help to clarify for the student the puzzling contradictions and the range of irregularities that characterize the learning disabled child. Different frameworks for analyses can be generated from the case study. It offers an opportunity to use inductive reasoning in uniting theory and practice. (Author)

The author addresses the issue regarding the secession of the Division for Children with Learning Disabilities (DCLD) from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). (SBH)

The author discusses the implications of the attempted Division for Children with Learning Disabilities (DCLD) withdrawal from its parent organization, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Events of the 1979 business meeting in which secession of DCLD was discussed are reviewed, and the implications of secession for the members, the…

A case report of a 13-year-old with suspected learning disabilities given to 182 undergraduate and graduate students revealed a need for training in report reading and interpretation. The subject of the report was actually a poodle. (CL)

Procedures for using an abacus to teach addition to learning disabled children are described. Considerations in choosing, constructing, and doing basic problems with an abacus are discussed. (CL)

In the absence of a clear definition of learning disabilities, it has become an educational simile with children described as "like a learning disabled child." The learning disabled label has become reflective of a problem related more to social structure than to children. Greater attention should be given to individual needs and less emphasis…

The authors describe the results of five types of WISC-R (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised) profiles in developing remedial reading for learning disabled children. (CL)

The article presents, in chart format, an overview of over 25 separate etiological perspectives on learning disabilities. Information provided includes the name of the perspective/theory, the diagnostic procedures involved, the type of children for which the theory is applicable, and the major proponent(s). (DLS)