This article intends to increase awareness of culturally responsive literacy instruction by describing components of a literacy program that effectively address the needs of diverse learners, specifically adolescents with learning disabilities.

Recommendations for adapting instruction for learning disabled high schoolers can be made to regular teachers according to a four-part format: frequently observed instructional modifications, difficulty factors based on an average of a sample of general education teachers, comments regarding the implementation, and suggestions for making the…

The article critiques some of the flaws of mainstreaming, such as grade-level curriculum demands, reporting systems, standardized tests, teacher training, and the individualization of instruction. (Author/SBH)

This position statement of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities identifies factors necessary for effective educational services for students with learning disabilities in general education classrooms; problems related to providing these services; and recommendations for actions required at the state, school district, and school…

A report of a county committee to investigate programs and problems related to learning disabilities reviews areas which were examined. Consideration is given to the work of the committee and its division into subcommittees, to the dilemma of defining learning disabilities, and to solutions for dealing with handicapped children, including special…

The regulations implementing Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) raise several concerns about their implications for the learning disabled secondary student. (PHR)

Describes a program designed for learning disabled adolescents that offers them instruction in the regular curriculum supplemented with direct and indirect services from trained special education teachers. (FL)

The study examined 102 elementary regular-classroom teachers' attributions and instructional prescriptions for normal achieving, educationally handicapped, and educable mentally retarded pupils. (Author)

Rapid changes in the field of regular and special education have increased the urgency of supplying relevant inservice teacher training programs to help regular teachers serve an increased number of exceptional children in their classrooms. (DB)

This article outlines an inservice program for regular teachers dealing with learning disabled students, with emphasis upon identification of problems and ways of dealing with them. (JD)

The article describes a databased approach to cooperative planning with learning disabled students. The conditions for establishing a working relationship for planning are discussed; steps in conducting a curriculum based assessment are outlined; and a framework for instructional planning is presented; and features of ongoing monitoring and…

The manual is intended to facilitate the initiation of service delivery programs for learning disabled (LD) students in the university mainstream. The first chapter addresses the development of a comprehensive diagnostic and academic support service program; sections detail program initiation activities, assessment, and intervention. The second…

The implications of noncategorical approaches toward exceptional children are explored as they relate to learning disabled children. (BA)

Presented are eight brief articles written by regular and special education teachers and administrators on secondary learning disabilities programs and issues in the Madison, Wisconsin Metropolitan School District. (MH)