The study examined the decision-making processes of 15 administrators, 22 psychologists, 28 teachers, and 15 nurses in judgments about learning disabled. Results indicated that judges did differ with respect to the weights assigned specific cues but were similar in their ratings of severity level and recommended educational placement. (Author/CL)

Discrimination analyses indicated that the subtests chosen for hypothesized age-related deficits classified from 77 percent to 89 percent of the cases as compared with the school district's selection. (Author)

The guest editorial by W. Cruickshank criticizes as facile the assumption that the least restrictive environment for learning disabled children is a regular classroom. (GW)

After a year of participation in an intermediary setting, the "Learning Laboratory," analyses of pre- and post-academic measures indicated that sixth- to eighth-grade learning disabled students demonstrated significant reading gains when compared with control students; ninth- to twelfth-grade learning disabled students did not demonstrate academic…

In an attempt to refine the definition of learning disabilities, a new term, dyssymbolia is proposed. (CL)

Self-concepts of 54 regular class, 48 learning disabled (LD) and 22 students referred for special education were measured, and mothers were asked to rate their child's self-concept. Results revealed minimal differences between self-concept scores of LD and regular class children. Mothers of LD Ss predicted lower self-concepts than their children.…

To assess a child's readiness to integrate, a "competency based assessment" is described. Here, the standards of a particular regular class are measured and the handicapped child's competencies are compared to those standards. (Author)

The study involving 60 learning disabled students (5-15 years old) was designed to determine whether delays in applying for psychoeducational evaluation result from the different ways parents and teachers perceive children and from their inability to communicate with each other. (SBH)

Comparison of 181 children (ages 9-15) in either learning disability (LD), mild mental retardation, or regular education placement on the Durrell Listening-Reading Series found LD children were less delayed in listening than in reading skills, scored higher than children in the mild mental retardation group, and lower than the regular education…

Fifty-two students with learning disabilities (LD), half of whom were in self-contained classrooms and half of whom were in general education classrooms with resource room support, self-rated their depressive symptoms. Self-ratings did not differ depending on classroom placement. However, guidance counselors rated students with LD in general…

The self concept of 386 minimally brain damaged (8-16 years) in special classes was compared with that of 96 children with similar disabilities who were in regular classes. (Author/CL)

E. Burns' (1984) attempt to explain the below average mean IQ scores reported for samples of learning dsabled (LD) students through the use of the bivariate normal probability distribution was examined. Alternative explanations which focus on issues related to the referral, identification, and placement of children are presented.(Author)

The study examined the ability of intellectual, achievement, and behavioral data to predict placement of 95 learning disabled students (ages 7 to 15) into a special program. Only 27-33 percent of the variance was accounted for by the battery of assessment instruments in student placement decisions. (Author/DB)

A research review indicates that environmental and situational variables need to be considered, as well as the child's characteristics, in educational planning for children with learning disabilities. (IM)

The article discusses legal and educational concerns with providing services for learning disabled students under Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act which provides services for schools with underachieving disadvantaged students. (DB)