Reading comprehension is a fundamental and indispensable skill for academic achievement and daily functioning. Sadly, a significant number of children and youth, particularly those diagnosed with learning disabilities (LD), encounter difficulties in acquiring this vital capability. Thankfully, several well-established approaches exist to offer…

This bulletin is published annually in the interest of children with specific language disabilities, learning disabilities or dyslexia. Articles in this issue deal with "Some Problems of the Ex-Dyslexic,""Hemispheric Specialization and Stages in the Learning-to-Read Process,""The International Scene,""Diagnosis…

The shift from viewing reading as primarily a perceptual process to viewing it as primarily a linguistic process, combined with the consideration of reading failure as not one but many disabilities, formed the basis for the assumption that there exists a duo-symbiosis between reading and speech and between speech and word-finding. The development…

This bulletin is published annually in the interest of children with learning disabilities, language disabilities, or dyslexia. Specific topics covered in the 17 articles include: the effect of student failure on the quality of family life and community mental health; selecting initial reading instruction for high-risk children; the relationship…

This bulletin is published annually in the interest of children with specific language disabilities, learning disabilities, or dyslexia. Articles in this issue deal with "A Neurological Overview of Specific Disability for the Non-Neurologist,""The Evolution of Human Capacity for Language,""A Salute to Anna…

This bulletin is published annually in the interest of children with learning disabilities, language disabilities, or dyslexia. The 22 articles discuss the following topics: current issues in dyslexia, language disorders, subgroups in dyslexia, specificity and parameters in defining dyslexia, strategies for recognition and management of reading…

This bulletin is published annually in the interest of children with learning disabilities, language disabilities, or dyslexia. Specific topics covered in the nine articles include: the advantages of being dyslexic; the neuropsychological aspects of reading and writing; the study of dyslexia, including two trends and a neuropsychological model;…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 56 titles deal with a variety of topics concerning the relationship of reading achievement to many variables such as memory, listening comprehension, intelligence, self-concept, classroom behavior, reading attitude, home…