The effects of a peer previewing system on the oral reading skills of three learning-disabled students (ages 8 and 9) were examined. Results indicated that peer-previewing led to a marked decrease in the oral reading errors of all subjects. Reasons for the effectiveness of the procedure as well as its advantages are presented. (Author/DB)

Comparison of 38 learning disabled and 38 normally achieving eighth graders on a vocabulary learning task indicated that the two groups did not differ in observable learning strategies used during the study period and that strategy use did not account for vocabulary learning score. (Author/DB)

Learning disabled students frequently have difficulty with spelling. A process that develops the student's thinking so that he is able to discover spelling rules for himself encourages him to remember and use them. Rules governing when to double final consonants or drop silent e's illustrate the process. (VW)

This paper explicates the various elements of language context, discusses how readers and writers use context to transact meaning, and uses examples from two elementary learning disability resource rooms to demonstrate the importance of providing natural language contexts for language instruction. The role of the speech-language clinician is…

Thirty learning disabled high school students were presented comprehension-monitoring tasks under two conditions--verbalization and listening. Among results was that multimodal presentation of information does not assist and may interfere with comprehension monitoring and processing. (Author/DB)

The semantic usage of five learning disabled (LD) and five nonlearning disabled sixth-grade boys in conversational interaction with an adult and with peers was analyzed. Results indicated that, overall, LD and non-LD boys were highly similar in meaning usage and showed internal consistency of meaning usage across interaction types. (Author/DB)

Intermediate grade students (N=98) in behavior disordered and learning disabled classrooms were divided into experimental and control groups and were administered pre- and post-tests of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. Experimental subjects who participated in the Purdue Creative Thinking Program made significantly greater scores than did…

Describes a career development course for learning disabled college students which addresses five major cognitive, affective, and motivational considerations: (1) cognition and attention, (2) reality testing, (3) sense of self, (4) visual imagery, and (5) learned helplessness. Concludes that the course increases students' ability to make mature…

The position paper sets forth the beliefs of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities about LD adults. Recommendations focus on such issues as increasing public and professional awareness, selection of appropriate education and vocational training programs, and provision of alternative programs and services for those without a high…

Federally mandated remedial education in elementary and secondary schools has prepared large numbers of students with learning disabilities for college. Varying approaches to accommodating disabled students chosen by colleges and universities are described and discussed. (Author/MT)

Results of a study involving control, learning disabled, and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADD-H) children (14 per group, aged 8-10 years) revealed that LD and ADD-H Ss habituated more rapidly, but they also encoded fewer aspects of the stimulus field than control Ss. (CL)

The author describes the use of the revised Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude and the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery for students with learning disabilities. He cautions about making a diagnosis on the basis of only one test. (CL)

Fundamental assumptions concerning the cause of learning disabilities are described and criticized. At a broader level, research and theory in three different paradigms are discussed: (1) neuropsychological; (2) information processing; and (3) applied behavior analysis. Four recommendations for future progress in the conceptualization and…

Addition of a word processing component to a study skills program for eight learning disabled freshman students in a community college resulted in higher term paper grades and positive student and faculty evaluations. (CL)

The interaction of 15 pupils from each diagnostic group and their peers, teachers, and classroom aides were observed. The results indicated that behavior disordered and learning disabled students emitted significantly more negative statements to teachers than did regular education students. BD teachers emitted significantly more neutral statements…