Administrator knowledge and support are critical features of the successful college program for learning disabled students. In addition, career counseling, coordinated academic advising, psychological counseling, and academic reinforcement efforts such as study skills instruction and tutoring all valuable services. (CL)

A new approach to follow-up support, the "SOS" tapes were given to 57 first-year learning disabilities teachers with the instruction to record problems and wait for responses. (PHR)

Focuses on admissions policies, program services (including diagnostic testing and prescriptive planning, program advisement, and instructional assistance), and the preparation of high school students for college experiences. (CL)

A program in which trainable mentally handicapped (TMH) students are taught home economics skills is described. Discusses why home economics is the area usually chosen for educating TMH, how a suitable curriculum is developed, and how this curriculum can be implemented in food classes and in clothing classes. (CT)

Part of a study of the link between learning disabilities (LD) and juvenile delinquency (JD), the paper reviews definitions and treatment principles. An introduction reviews definitions of the federal government (in regulations for P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), of the Association for Children and Adults with…

The manual describes Maryland's programs and processes for serving learning disabled students. Teacher Assistance Teams, a support service for classroom teachers, is the focus of Chapter 1, which examines the team's composition, function, and responsibilities. Chapter 2 presents the state's admission, review, and dismissal process for special…

Focus is on a conceptualization of initial assessment and consultation, the problem-solving paradigm as a framework for guiding this activity, and a description of procedures and initial data from a demonstration program. (Author/DLS)

Schools committed to the success of all children must have an array of activities designed to address barriers to learning. This introductory packet contains some aids to help school staff find new ways of thinking about how schools should assess barriers to learning. The following items are included in the packet: (1) a chart of "Barriers to…

Six booklets are designed to assist special educators, principals, teachers and parents to find information on how learning disabled and other handicapped children can be placed and taught in the least restrictive environment. Volume I is a catalog of books, articles, references, programs, and projects on mainstreaming and learning disabilities.…

This in-service manual for administrators and faculty at South Seattle Community College (SSCC) offers information on learning disabilities and describes the college's programs for learning disabled (LD) students. The first sections present legal and professional definitions of learning disabilities; briefly consider such causes of learning…

This book discusses the challenge for today's schools to find the ways in which students with learning disabilities (LD) learn best and to deliver those opportunities for learning. The chapters focus on: (1) the elements of effective learning that belong in every classroom and the characteristics of students with LD; (2) theories of teaching and…

The first section of this guide about literacy programs in Texas features background information about literacy, including a definition of literacy; literacy statistics; a fact sheet about literacy in the United States; developmental stages of literacy; Kohl's four stages of literacy; characteristics of successful programs; barriers to and methods…

"Project SAILS" (Symbolic and Innovative Language Systems) is a special program developed by the Portland, Oregon, public schools for training teachers to work with children who have learning and reading difficulties. Teachers are instructed in the use of the Monterey Reading and Language Programs, highly structured and highly…

Developed by the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) out of its own experiences with special needs students, this training manual provides ideas for organizing and presenting in-service staff development programs to increase awareness of learning disabilities. The first section of the manual discusses the model used at LRCCD to prepare its…

This guide is intended to provide basic information about the transition from school to work for handicapped students. The guide contains articles by educators and copies of newsletters related to handicapped students and school-to-work transitions, along with descriptions of various transition programs. The following are included in the book's…