Data from questionnaires completed by 44 Child Service Demonstration Centers were analyzed, providing information on the number of children served, the definition of LD (learning disabilities) used, the kinds of assessment data collected and the purpose for which they were used, the specific assessment devices used to collect data and the purpose…

The study involving 60 learning disabled students (5-15 years old) was designed to determine whether delays in applying for psychoeducational evaluation result from the different ways parents and teachers perceive children and from their inability to communicate with each other. (SBH)

Examined with 63 educationally handicapped (EH) students (6-l4 years old) was the effect on academic gains of special class placement, consisting of a self-contained EH class on the elementary level or a learning disabilities group on the elementary, junior high, or high school level. Analyses of data from the Ss' district records provided…

The self concept of 386 minimally brain damaged (8-16 years) in special classes was compared with that of 96 children with similar disabilities who were in regular classes. (Author/CL)

Data from a large racially representative sample of school children showed that the trend toward placing minority students into special education classes in disproportionate numbers has been complicated by the introduction of the learning disability (LD) category. (Author)

The study found that 41 per cent of the elementary school students studied were identified as having learning and/or behavior disorders, although previous testing yielded normal results. The authors questioned the ability of the educational system to accommodate the range of student differences. (Author/CB)

The resource room intervention was effective for increasing reading rates of LD children but the increased rates did not appear to be maintained in the regular classrooms. The group with the shortest stay in the resource room made significantly greater rate gains during treatment and continued during follow-up to learn at a higher rate. (Author)

Results indicated that Ss in the vocational training class were superior to the other two groups in social maturity and career attitudes. Additionally, significant differences in social maturity and career attitudes were found among the three learning disabled groups. (Author/SBH)

Changes in academic self-concept were measured by Student's Perception of Ability Scale in 50 learning-disabled students, 18 educable mentally retarded students receiving full-time remedial placement, and 83 regular-class students. Pre-post data collected over 12-month period revealed that full-time placement was accompanied by statistically…

The study involving 105 learning disabled students (6 to 12 years old) investigated the effects of the sex and race of students to determine if these factors were salient to initial placement in elementary learning disabilities classrooms, to the amount or type of instruction received in reading, to the learning behaviors students exhibit in…

Four groups of educational decision makers rated the influence of nine pieces of information on the decsions they made about the educational placement of a handicapped elementary class child. Information regarding the sex, socioeconomic status (SES), and physical attractiveness of the student had an insignificant effect on decisions. Information…

Sixteen directors of exceptional education programs, 10 supervisors of specific learning disability (SLD) programs, and 101 principals having SLD classes responded to a 14-question survey regarding the identification and placement of SLD students in Florida. Among findings were that principals were the most outspoken in what they considered…

Prior to attendance at the residential school, students were making an average of approximately .56 grade equivalent gains on academic achievement tests for every year spent in school. During the period under study, children achieved an average of approximately 1.19 yearly grade level increase. (SBH)