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Davis, Jeremy T.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Sixty students with specific learning disabilities in either reading and spelling (Group R-S) or arithmetic (Group A), as scored by the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery, were compared. Results (measured by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition) showed weaker nonverbal skills and more counseling among Group A…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Interpersonal Competence
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Gresham, Frank M.; Elliott, Stephen N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
The proposed modified definition of learning disability by the Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities, which includes social skills deficits as a specific learning disability, is presented and analyzed from primary, secondary, and social learning theory causative hypotheses. Development of an adequate assessment technology is urged.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Competence
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Bursuck, William – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
A study examined the differences between elementary school students with learning disabilities and other high- and low-achieving students on three social dimensions: sociometric status, behavior as rated by teachers, and self-ratings of social competence. Results indicated children with learning disabilities may be at higher risk socially than the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, High Achievement
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Vaughn, Sharon; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
This study of three groups of students from kindergarten through third grade found that students with learning disabilities or with low achievement did not differ significantly on social skills or behavior problems over time, though both groups demonstrated more behavior problems and lower social skills than the average/high achievement students.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, High Achievement
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Gresham, Frank M.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
Elementary students (n=152) with either learning disabilities (LD), low achievement (LA), or mild mental retardation (MMR) were contrasted on 41 measures of school-related factors. LD students scored higher on cognitive ability whereas the LA group showed higher academic achievement. No differences were found on measures of social skills, problem…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education
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Kronick, Doreen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
Several researchers' assumptions regarding social skills of individuals with learning disabilities are refuted as representing an "either/or" empirical view. A postmodern view is presented, contending that exceptionalities are differentiated by looking at the quality of behaviors and possible antecedents rather than comparing them quantitatively,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology, Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Competence
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Rourke, Byron P. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
Four studies involving 45 subjects found that children (ages 9-14) with nonverbal learning disabilities syndrome exhibited specific patterns of impairment in mechanical arithmetic and in psychosocial functioning, whereas children with poor performance in reading and spelling exhibited patterns of academic deficits (including arithmetic), but not…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
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Margalit, Malka; Almougy, Katrina – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
Questioning of teachers and mothers of 84 Israeli students (ages 7-10) classified as either hyperactive, learning disabled, both, or neither, found higher distractibility and hostility among hyperactive children whose families were also reported as less supportive. Learning-disabled students were characterized by dependent interpersonal relations…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Family Problems
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Rovet, Joanne F. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
This study compared psychoeducational characteristics of 67 children (ages 6-16) with Turner syndrome and 27 nonaffected controls. Subjects exhibited selective impairments in visuospatial and memory areas; significant underachievement in arithmetic; poor social competence; and increased behavior problems, particularly in the area of hyperactivity.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Congenital Impairments, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
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Rock, Elana E.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Offers a conceptual model for students who manifest symptoms of both learning disabilities and emotional/behavior disorders. The model is based on six functional domains: cognitive processing, social/emotional adjustment, behavioral functioning, academic performance, language functioning, and executive functioning. The model is applied to critical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills
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Clark, Elaine – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
The school reentry of students with traumatic brain injury (TBI) is discussed, focusing on federal legislation requirements, TBI characteristics, assessment methods, the range of services that need to be considered, problems affecting students' academic and social functioning, need for a school team approach, schedule for reintegration planning,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education