Educational therapy and the procedures for use with neurologically impaired children are discussed. Areas considered are educational evaluation, including information from parents, the actual evaluation, and interpretation of the results; and program planning, including home training of the preschool child and ways in which the child's behavior may be influenced. A discussion of how and when academic work is to be introduced treats the following topics: adapting for a child with a communication disorder, reaching a withdrawn child, and influencing a child's feelings. The role of imaginative drawings and play in educational therapy are described. Related topics mentioned are carry over of therapy to life, implications for older children, interaction with siblings, parents' role in therapy, letter writing, termination of therapy, and definition of educational therapy. A list of 47 selected readings is included. (DF)