This article describes the introduction of writing portfolios to elementary school students with learning disabilities in self-contained special education classrooms. It discusses getting started, contents of the portfolio, instructional goals and objectives, conferences, observations, and portfolio evaluation. (Author/DB)

The Clock Drawing test was administered to 143 regular education students (grades 1-4) to determine approximate grade levels at which skill on the test may be expected and to 30 students with learning disabilities. For the regular children, scores improved most between first and second grade. The disabled children scored significantly lower than…

A study of 125 elementary students with and without learning disabilities compared effects of concrete to semiconcrete to abstract (CSA) instruction in fraction concept and skills to instruction that was based on textbook curriculum. Students taught fraction concepts and skills in a CSA sequence performed significantly better. (Author/CR)

The effects of a combination of attribution plus specific-task strategy training were compared to specific task training as they related to 24 African-American mothers' perceptions of their children. Mothers in the attribution plus strategy condition perceived their children to show improved behavior, ability to follow directions, and pay…

A study of 26 Asian-American students with learning disabilities in grades K-5 found that although the district policies reflected desired professional practices, there were no guidelines for documenting how variables such as second-language acquisition, culture, socioeconomic status, and other differences were accommodated. Policy recommendations…