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Peer reviewedMesserer, Jeffrey; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
A pilot study in which four postsecondary students with learning problems participated in sessions modeled after R. Feuerstein's theory of cognitive modifiability (instrumental enrichment) indicated the potential power of the Feuerstein method to improve learning disabled students' cognitive skills. (CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedGerman, Diane – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
Learning disabled children with word-finding problems manifested significantly more errors, secondary characteristics, longer response times, as well as unique substitution types, while learning disabled children without word-finding problems performed similarly to their normal peers. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Student Characteristics, Word Recognition
Exceptional Parent, 1984
A case study of divorced parents of a learning disabled boy reveals the stresses involved in raising a disabled child by oneself. A counselor was able to help them focus on the child's needs for recreation opportunities as well as on their own needs as adults. (CL)
Descriptors: Divorce, Learning Disabilities, Parents, Psychological Needs
Cushenbery, Donald C. – Academic Therapy, 1983
Examples are presented of lessons intended to help learning disabled students develop such critical reading skills as distinguishing fact from opinion, identifying propaganda techniques, and understanding figurative language. The lessons are designed to remedy the frequent over-reliance on questions calling for immediate recall rather than…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Learning Disabilities, Questioning Techniques, Reading Instruction
Wong, Bernice Y. L.; And Others – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1983
An investigation of the use of an experimental test battery in discriminating between normally achieving and learning disabled secondary students (N=75) revealed that three items from the four tests effectively discriminated between the two groups of students. These were the TOAL Reading Quotient, the Woodcock-Johnson Proofing and the Raven's…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Secondary Education, Student Evaluation, Test Use
Gardner, James C. – Bureau Memorandum, 1976
Provided are suggestions for parents of preschool or primary age children with exceptional educational needs. (IM)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Parent Role, Skill Development, Young Children
Peer reviewedCruickshank, William M.; Hallahan, Daniel P. – Exceptional Children, 1973
Descriptors: Biographies, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation
Cronin, Bob – New Outlook for the Blind, 1972
Descriptors: Braille, Dyslexia, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities
Sight-Saving Review, 1971
A joint organizational statement on vision and therapy for learning disabilities and dyslexia is presented by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, and the American Association of Ophthalmology. (CB)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities, Therapy
Peer reviewedRourke, B. P.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Ability, Children, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedAckerman, Peggy T.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1971
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedSmith, Aaron – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1971
Descriptors: Aphasia, Language Ability, Language Handicaps, Learning Disabilities
Potter, Robert E.; Orlich, Donald C. – Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Children, Individual Differences, Intelligence, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedLangenbach, Michael; Hinkemeyer, Michael T. – National Elementary Principal, 1971
A criticism of the obfuscatory nomenclature, and the negative influence on children labeled with learning disabilities. (RA)
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Diagnosis, Identification, Learning Disabilities
Kerman, John S. – Acad Therap Quart, 1970
The article describes negative characteristics of educational therapists which can aggravate and perpetuate a child's disability. (RD)
Descriptors: Educational Therapy, Exceptional Child Services, Learning Disabilities, Therapists
