The authors describe their clinical experiences in working with learninq disabled children who have emotional disorders as well. Their approach, "psychotherapeutic remediation," is explained to combine psychodynamic psychotherapy methods with special education techniques, and to fuse the tutorial role of a remedial teacher and the therapeutic…

This article presents the techniques of a special education teacher who practiced effective scaffolded instruction. A case study illustrates use of scaffolded instruction to break the failure cycle and such techniques as establishing a shared goal, actively diagnosing the learner's understandings and needs, providing tailored assistance, giving…

This case study of a gifted young man diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) at the age of three, and later identified as learning disabled, describes the boy's development and his positive and negative educational experiences in preschool, public elementary school, special school, mainstreaming back into public school, and postsecondary…