Students with learning disabilities (LD) benefit from individualized transition services that address their strengths and assets. This article provides three steps to facilitate strengths-based transition planning: (a) independent and guided reflection, (b) assessment, and (c) alignment of strengths to each component of the transition plan. Sample…

The development of this policy guide was prompted by a variety of needs and issues in the field of adult education as related to adult students who have special learning needs. After many years of workshops and policy committee meetings, the resulting document reflects the growth in awareness for special needs students by both practitioners and…

Similarities between severe learning disabilities and higher-level autism are seen to include uneven profiles, language difficulties, social and interpersonal deficits, and cognitive disorganization. Among differences are relatedness and play interests. Benefits of viewing the two conditions as overlapping on a continuum are noted. (CL)

The paper reviews the existence and complicating nature of nonverbal learning disorders, noting difficulties faced by such individuals in elementary and secondary school. Problems in identifying these disorders are reviewed. (CL)

The article describes the nature of learning disabilities, notes the characteristics that learning disabled clients may exhibit (including academic, perceptual, and motor problems), and considers the factors relevant to rehabilitation planning and counseling (including the importance of a holistic approach featuring remediation, compensation, and…

A child psychiatrist offers a brief introduction to learning disabilities: their causes, common signals of learning disabilities, student assessment to clarify the existence of a learning disability, and treatment with special educational services or medication. (JDD)

The digest explores aspects of serving the learning disabled (LD) student in vocational education classrooms. It is noted that LD students may have difficulty following directions and understanding lectures and may forget more often than other students. A list of seven accommodations that can be made for LD students in vocational classrooms…

The paper discusses issues in the education of learning disabled (LD) secondary students. Among problems noted are the lack of fit between characteristics of the disabled learner and characteristics of secondary education and the exacerbating effects of learning disabilities on adolescent concerns. Successful strategies identified in the research…

Learning disabilities (LD) in adults, which can include problems in visual perception, auditory perception, intersensory development, motor skills, or directional abilities produce such academic problems as difficulty in thinking in an orderly and logical way and in dealing with time concepts. Accommodations for LD college students may include…

The fact sheet provides basic information on postsecondary educational services for learning disabled (LD) adults. The handicap of learning disability is described and a brief checklist of typical characteristics of the learning disabled adult is provided. A discussion of options after high school precedes information on types of programs for LD…

The document contains a review of the literature on screening for learning disabilities; a report of a Macomb, Illinois, study testing the Myklebust Learning Quotient method of identifying learning disabilities; and guidelines for learning disability eligibility screening in the Macomb schools. In the introduction, characteristics of the learning…

Identification and programing are central topics in the discussion of gifted learning disabled (LD) students. Characteristics of gifted LD students are described, including talent in the creative arts. Reasons for overlooking this population are noted, including their ability to compensate for their problems. The degree of giftedness and of…

Increased postsecondary opportunities for learning disabled (LD) students have resulted from such factors as extension of secondary LD programs, advocates' pressure, and federal legislation. Characteristics of LD college students are summarized from the research. Steps in program development, from convincing the adminstration through funding the…

This article considers the social and emotional needs of gifted students with learning disabilities. It offers a sample case study and considers implications of learning disabilities on the developing self-concept and the importance of accepting and meeting the needs of both the learning disability and gifted characteristics. (DB)

This booklet provides subject area high school teachers with a guide for teaching students with learning disabilities who are being mainstreamed into regular classrooms. The booklet points out that teachers of students with learning disabilities must find and implement different approaches to teaching course content to meet each student's needs,…