In this article a learning disabled person tells about his most difficult, yet successful educational and social career as a nonreader. Both positive and negative aspects of the educational system are imbedded in this account of what it means to be a nonreader in our culture. (Author/CL)

The personal perspectives and reflections of individuals with learning disabilities are presented, showing how these individuals were affected by educational and community systems and subsequently helped and/or hindered in their development. The observations provide insight into childhood influences, individual characteristics, and coping…

This article describes the experience of grade one through two students with language disorders as they put together the parts of literacy knowledge necessary for each to discover a writing process that produced readable work. Included are perspectives of how to help students make sense of the literacy code. (Author/SW)