The evidence available so far generally refutes the claim that artificial food colorings in the diet substantially aggravate the behavior of children with learning disability and hyperkinesis. (JD)

It is maintained that two weaknesses of current theories on etiology of learning disabilities are reliance on a single-cause model and assumption of a child's deficit; advanced is the explanation that defensive hyperactivity is a coping device of children who are anxious about forming relationships with others, particularly adults. (MC)

It is hypothesized that children with hyperkinesis tend to repeat inappropriate behavior patterns more frequently than do other children. To assess this tendency to perseverate, a new scoring method using the Porteus Maze Test was devised. On a limited sample of children diagnosed as hyperkinetic and not hyperkinetic, analyses indicate that the…

The article reviews research on classroom behavior of learning disabled elementary school students. Topics covered include students' attention and hyperactivity, teacher-child interactions, teachers' perceptions, and the relationship between classroom behavior and achievement. Directions for future research are suggested, including research on LD…

Comparison of behaviors exhibited by 19 hyperactive and 17 nonhyperactive (learning disordered) children found differences between groups to be more often qualitative than quantitative. Hyperactive students demonstrated more talking, unsystematic search, and motor impersistence while nonhyperactive students demonstrated more upper extremity…

Comparison of 31 elementary grade boys with learning disabilities and 52 boys with behavior disorders who either did or did not also display hyperactive behavior found significant differences between groups on the Classroom Behavior Inventory in three areas: Hostility versus Consideration, Extroversion versus Introversion, and Independence versus…

Studies published in the 1960's and 1970's are reviewed. (CB)

How to identify the learning-disabled child in the classroom and what behaviors are signals is the subject of this article. Suggests steps a teacher should take with a suspected case. (RB)