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Cummings, Kelli D.; Smolkowski, Keith – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2015
This paper aims to translate for practitioners the principles and methods for evaluating screening measures in education, including benchmark goals and cut points, from our technical manuscript "Evaluation of Diagnostic Systems: The Selection of Students at Risk of Academic Difficulties" (this issue). We offer a brief description of…
Descriptors: Identification, At Risk Students, Learning Disabilities, Student Characteristics
Lindstrom, Lauren; Doren, Bonnie; Metheny, Jennifer; Johnson, Pam; Zane, Claire – Exceptional Children, 2007
This study investigated the role of the family in career development and postschool employment outcomes for young adults with learning disabilities. Using a multiple-case study design, the authors examined a set of family structural and process variables. Fifty-nine in-depth interviews were conducted with young adults, parents, and school staff…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Learning Disabilities, Family Structure, Family Relationship

Wiener, Judith; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1990
A study involving 90 learning-disabled (LD) children, ages 9-12, and 94 nonhandicapped children found that LD children were less likely to be popular and more likely to be rejected and neglected. Achievement and Intelligence Quotient were not meaningful predictors of peer status in LD children. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intelligence Quotient, Learning Disabilities, Peer Relationship

Faas, Larry A.; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1990
Adults (N=86) with learning disabilities completed the Personality Pattern Inventory, an employment history, and an interview. Verbal intelligence quotient was found to be the best predictor of employment success or lack of success. The incidence of reactor, persister, and workaholic personality types differed between subjects and a population of…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Incidence, Intelligence Quotient

Miller, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
Data gathered from 539 young adults with learning disabilities found that important factors differentiating between subjects choosing to participate or not participate in postsecondary education were extracurricular activities in high school, use of community resources, intelligence quotient, and reading and mathematics grade equivalent scores.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Predictor Variables

Kershner, John R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
A 2-year study of 25 learning-disabled children (ages 8-14) found that intelligence quotient had no relationship to learning ability in a remedial program. Self-concept predicted patterns of successful achievement in spelling, arithmetic, and written language but not in visual word recognition. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Intelligence Quotient, Junior High Schools

Lowenthal, B. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 1988
Short-term memory deficits are examined as precursors of learning disabilities in early childhood. The theories of Jean Piaget, Robbie Case, and Joseph Torgesen are reviewed to construct a theoretical framework. Supportive experimental studies are described, followed by implications for remediation and intervention. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Learning Theories
Wilczenski, Felicia L.; Gillespie-Silver, Patricia – 1990
Data were collected on 211 undergraduates who were followed by Learning Disabled Student Services (LDSS) at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst during the academic year 1988-1989. Additional data on educational backgrounds were collected for 80 members of the LDSS population, to define variables important in predicting college outcomes.…
Descriptors: Age, College Students, Educational Background, High Achievement

Sindelar, Paul T.; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1990
This study explored variables differentiating more and less effective teachers (N=24) of mildly retarded and learning-disabled elementary students. Personal/educational variables proved insignificant. Effective teachers conducted activities in the classroom, made frequent use of teacher questioning, limited independent seatwork (especially silent…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation

Cartledge, Gwendolyn – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1987
Social incompetence is a significant cause of postsecondary maladjustment for the learning disabled. The literature is reviewed on factors critical to occupational success; social development of the learning disabled; major social incompetencies (specifically, social perception and problem solving, task-related social behaviors, and social…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Generalization, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence