Section I of this 3-part reference circular provides information about national organizations that serve as information clearinghouses and referral agencies, or that act as advocacy organizations for learning-disabled youths and adults, their families, and professionals serving them. It consists of an alphabetical listing of 18 such organizations…

The literature review examines two questions: (1) what are the psychosocial implications of a learning disability; and (2) how can these socio-emotional issues be effectively addressed by various professionals in secondary and postsecondary settings. Twenty-eight references are reviewed. The review concludes that the lasting psychosocial…

Summarized in the literature review are 161 sources of information on the topic of learning disabilities in secondary school students. Sources are categorized under eight headings: secondary learning disabilities--definition, identification, incidence, and characteristics; educational programing for the secondary learning disabled…

Essay and annotated bibliography provide information on print sources and databases containing descriptions and reviews of tests assessing exceptional children and adolescents. These sources cover a large number and variety of instruments that may be used by teachers and diagnosticians in the areas of mental and physical handicaps and giftedness.…

A 75-citation annotated bibliography on the secondary to postsecondary transition of learning-disabled (LD) students is preceded by a brief review of the literature addressing the following areas: secondary education and the LD adolescent; postsecondary services and the LD adult; vocational or job-related skill development; and transition issues…

This annotated bibliography focuses on issues of self-esteem in adolescents with disabilities, which is seen as closely related to development of critical social skills. References have been drawn from the National Center for Youth with Disabilities' National Resource Library, a database about youth with chronic illnesses and disabilities. The…

This bibliography of 185 books, journal articles, government and private agency reports, literature reviews, and conference papers was prepared for the "At-Risk" Task Force of the American Council on Rural Special Education. The general problem is one of children and youth who are placed, by the actions of self or others, in situations where they…

Lists 3 journal articles and 23 monographs and ERIC documents that can help faculty and laypersons understand the academic and social problems encountered by learning disabled children and adults. A wide variety of materials including research and case studies, present theoretical and practical information. (CDD)

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 12 titles deal with the following topics: advance organizers; a comparison of the effectiveness and efficiency of behavioral objectives and sample tests; anaphoric nominal substitution and its relationship to reading…