The paper discusses research on cognitive processing of disabled readers (mean age 9 years) within a brain-behavior framework and offers some projections into the future. The author focuses on children with severe reading disablility or reading retardation although reference to "backward" readers is also included. The delineation of subgroups of…

The performance of 27 inadequate and 30 adequate readers in the third grade was compared on a dichotic listening task involving conflicting pairs of nonsense syllables. (Author/CL)

Described is a modified phonics approach to teaching syllabication skills to middle- and upper-grade remedial readers. (CL)

To examine the practice of charting scores in precision teaching for skill acquisition, two separate studies (involving a fourth grade class of 14 reading disabled students) were conducted. (Author/SBH)

The study investigated the hypothesis that differences in performance between 19 poor and 19 good readers in the fourth grade on a rote memory task could be eliminated if both groups were induced to process the material to be remembered in the same manner. (Author/SBH)

A physician discusses the nature of reading "disabilities", questions current educational and social emphasis on reading competence, and suggests that more attention be given to non-literary forms of communication (such as television and recordings). (LH)

The annotated bibliography lists approximately 800 high interest-low vocabulary books available in a Missouri child service demonstration center school for learning reading disabled elementary students. Entries are arranged by topic area (e.g. adventure, cats, city life, humor, sea stories, etc.) and included information on reading level, call…

Twenty-eight reading disabled children (in grades 2-4) were divided (on the basis of the nature of errors made in a writing from dictation task), into two groups--analytic-sequential deficient and holistic-simultaneous deficient. (Author/PHR)

Evaluated with 20 disabled readers (6-10 years old) was the relationship between the Jordan Left-Right Reversal Test and word discrimination abilities. (DB)

Contains an annotated list of tests for the diagnosis of learning disabilities related to reading. (RB)

Demonstrates that the practice of classifying children who have learning disabilities may do more harm than good when the labeling is done by teachers who should concern themselves with instruction and leave diagnosing to doctors. (RB)