Describes a program designed to provide students with individualized spelling remediation using imitation and modeling techniques. (Author)

Following a discussion of basic and complex concepts, two software programs for teaching the complex concept "learning disabled student" are described: CLASS.LD2, an expert system for classifying learning disabled students; and LD.TRAINER, a computer-assisted instruction program designed to teach educators to make appropriate learning disabilities…

Describes the strategies used by a technical writing teacher who encouraged a dyslexic university engineering student to use a microcomputer as an aid in composition writing, and discusses how a word processing program was used to make the writing process easier and increase the student's self-confidence. (MBR)

Discussion of practicing academic skills focuses on a program at the Ben Bronz Academy (Connecticut) for learning-disabled students that uses Precision Teaching and fluency practice via computers. Highlights include fluency and academic performance; knowledge of progress, including charts of student progress; and suggestions for further research.…

This study compared the effectiveness of microcomputer and workbook instruction on silent reading comprehension performance of mild mentally retarded and learning disabled 11- to 13-year-olds. Effectiveness was measured by percentage of correct responses to reading comprehension questions and by observing subjects' attention to task behavior. (MBR)