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Peer reviewedForness, Steven R.; Kavale, Kenneth A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
The Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities' definition of learning disabilities implies that the presence of social skills deficits alone suffices for diagnosis, even in the absence of academic difficulties. Overlaps between this criterion and eligibility criteria for emotional disturbance are discussed along with implications for…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedHarris, Carolyn A.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1995
The effectiveness of teaching multiplication skills to 2nd graders with disabilities in general education classes was evaluated with 12 students with learning disabilities, 1 student with emotional disability, and 99 normally achieving peers. Students were taught using a concrete to representational to abstract instructional sequence. Students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Emotional Disturbances, Grade 2
Peer reviewedPutnam, M. Lewis – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
This investigation of 360 tests administered in English, mathematics, science, and social studies classes in grades 7 and 10 found that the most frequent question type was multiple choice, which poses particular problems for students with mild handicaps. The majority of questions were at the knowledge level, either recognition or production.…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Knowledge Level, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
