Two groups of incarcerated males aged 15-18 (four each) participated in conversation groups. The treatment group received specific conversational skills training. Results suggested that aggressive adolescents with learning disabilities may benefit from interventions designed to improve their conversational skills. (Conains 22 references.) (JOW)

Discusses instructional practices to help college students with learning disabilities, showing how models of self-regulated learning characterize knowledge, beliefs, and skills that students with learning disabilities need to succeed in school and presenting the Strategic Content Learning (SCL) model, which promotes self-regulated learning. The…

A learning-disabled adult offers an autobiographical account of his educational, social, and vocational experiences. (Author/DB)

Discusses the need for drama in preschool education and for students with learning disabilities. Suggests that theatre professionals with disabilities be hired as actors, in production, and elsewhere. (MS)

The study compared the performance of 18 elementary-age students with learning disabilities on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Correlations (corrected for restriction of range) between the two instruments were strong. (Author/DB)

Discusses learning strategies that, if adopted, will ensure the continued success of the learning disabled in a variety of higher education settings. The framework consists of support, time management, technical, and comprehension strategies. (JOW)

Investigated social interactions of workers with and without disabilities. Observation data were collected in the natural work setting for three workers without disabilities, two learning disabled workers, and one mentally retarded worker. Results identified most critical workplace social skills to be following directions, asking questions,…

In response to a previous article, this article suggests that the differing viewpoints are the result of differences in opinion about what constitutes a foreign-language learning problem and a learning disability and whether evidence is provided to substantiate the claims presented by each side. (JL)

Examined qualifications of students with learning disabilities by examining academic performance of university students with and without identified learning disabilities using Scholastic Aptitude Test scores and high school percentile rank in class. Compared to academic performance indicators for students (n=249) not identified as learning…

Findings from a study using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study support a model in which parental expectations and perceptions are instrumental in raising the academic expectations and achievement of students with learning disabilities. These factors apparently work for learning disabled students as they do for students without…

Adolescents (n=99) with learning disabilities were administered the Test of Memory and Learning (TOMAL) (C. Reynolds and E. Bigler, 1994), and Cronbach's alpha was calculated based on their responses. Alpha values were also computed for a control group. TOMAL performance of adolescents with learning disabilities tends to be as reliable as…

The Learning Disability Evaluation Scale (LDES) was developed for educators to identify students with learning disabilities using observations. The instrument consists of 88 items arranged on seven subscales based on the federal government's definition of Learning Disabilities. This review is an attempt to describe the strengths and weaknesses of…

In this article, I discuss two interrelated sets of challenges that the discursive practice of learning disability (LD) will need to address, namely, issues associated with the development of a historiography of special education and a more complex understanding of representation issues. I use social theory to address these challenges and raise…

The present study aimed to comprehensively examine social cognition processes in children with and without learning disabilities (LD), focusing on social information processing (SIP) and complex emotional understanding capabilities such as understanding complex, mixed, and hidden emotions. Participants were 50 children with LD (age range 9.4-12.7;…

This article highlights key findings from the small body of research on mathematics difficulties (MD) relevant to early identification and early intervention. The research demonstrates that (a) for many children, mathematics difficulties are not stable over time; (b) the presence of reading difficulties seems related to slower progress in many…