The author suggests that educators examine the field of learning disabilities from two dimensions--breadth (in the interdisciplinary cooperation and heterogeneity of children) and length (in which the student's lifetime development is stressed rather than only short-term goals). (CL)

The position paper of the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children proposes seven components (including the differentiation of learning disabilities from learning problems) of the final policy of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services concerning the Regular Education/Special Education…

The author draws on his experience with learning disabilities (LD) to offer 10 challenges to the profession, including to adopt a historically and professionally honest and accurate definition of LD, to recognize two separate groups within LD, and to advocate against the principle of least restrictive environment. (CL)

The overview to the special issue on adults with learning disabilities introduces the five articles and notes the trend during the 1980s of increasing understanding of learning-disabled adults. Articles address postsecondary education, eligibility for services, adult outcomes, spelling, and the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational battery. (DB)

The Woodcock Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery (Revised) is reviewed in regard to its application with learning-disabled (LD) adults. Strengths of the revised test are identified as are concerns about the low representation of LD adults in the normative sample and the complex interpretation process. (DB)

This article offers guidelines for identifying gifted/learning-disabled high school students who would survive and thrive in the most competitive college environments. It strongly encourages the development of more informed admissions processes, not only at the undergraduate level but at the graduate and professional school levels as well.…

Concerns raised by the regular education initiative of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services include: the possible elimination of services to learning disabled students, the greater potential for school failure and its relatively greater damage than the "learning disability" label, and the inappropriateness of the…

Research on text processing is reviewed including the role of text structure and summarization ability. Implications for the instruction of learning-disabled students include strategy instruction and instruction in such text processing skills as identifying main idea and identifying text structure. (DB)

The review of the Test of Written Language-2 (TOWL-2) raises concerns about alternate forms reliability, subtest reliability, content validity, and omissions. It concludes that the TOWL-2 is an expanded and greatly modified version of the original test but may not be appropriate for identifying a student's specific writing problems. (DB)

The article reviews the history of public policy, legislation, and services affecting learning disabled children in the context of professional differences concerning definitional issues and anxieties about current initiatives to serve learning disabled students in the regular classroom. The need for solid research on effective instruction with…

This article identifies issues for students with learning disabilities at the secondary level (e.g., underpreparedness, definition, and overidentification) and the postsecondary level (e.g., admission and academic adjustments, service delivery, training and research needs). It calls for policy formulation, research, and administrative planning for…

Aspects of the current state of education for learning disabilities (LD) discussed include the theoretical and philosophical orientation, definitions of specific learning disabilities, especially for preschool children, delivery of services, and the role of the LD specialist. (MSE)