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Klein, Stanley D. – Exceptional Parent, 1973
Intended for parents of handicapped children, the article describes tests used to evaluate brain functioning. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Learning Disabilities
Chiaia, N.L.; Teyler, T.J. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1983
Focuses on how learning works. Discusses three major components related to processing information--sensory and perceptual systems, integration of information, and output of information--and developmental and environmental factors affecting brain information in each of these areas. Concludes with discussion of biological bases for cognitive and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities, Learning Problems
Scaramella-Nowinski, Valerie L. – 1991
The paper presents a discussion of human mental processes as they relate to learning disabilities. Pathognomonic symptoms associated with disturbances to brain areas or functional systems are discussed, as well as treatment procedures. This brain behavior relationship is offered as a basis for a classification system that is seen to more clearly…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attention, Check Lists, Classification
Peer reviewedBeers, Sue R.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
Thirty-five college students with learning disabilities (LD) and 25 students with a history of mild head injury (MHI) were compared on tests of neuropsychological, psychological, and academic achievement. Students with LD performed poorly on linguistically oriented psychoeducational tests, whereas students with MHI showed cognitive deficits in…
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Head Injuries
Fund for Perceptually Handicapped Children, Evanston, IL. – 1963
THE PROCEEDINGS OF A 1963 CONFERENCE OF THE FUND FOR PERCEPTUALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, INC., ARE PRESENTED. ADDRESSES GIVEN INCLUDE "BEHAVIORAL DIAGNOSIS AND REMEDIATION OF LEARNING DISABILITIES" BY SAMUEL A. KIRK, "PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN" BY NEWELL C. KEPHART, "TWO PLUS TWO = FIVE" BY MAMIE JO JONES, "EMPHASES FOR THE FUTURE" BY…
Descriptors: Behavior, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Community Attitudes
