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Bruininks, Robert H.; And Others – 1971
The authors discussed common approaches used to identify school children with learning difficulties, examined past studies on the prevalence of learning disabled school children, surveyed methodological and conceptual problems in identifying children with learning problems, and presented recommendations for future prevalence studies. Prevalence…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Identification, Incidence, Learning Disabilities

Scranton, Thomas R.; Downs, Mary Lou – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1975
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
Goodman, Libby; Mann, Lester – 1977
Presented is the final report of a needs assessment survey conducted to determine the number of secondary students in Montgomery County (Maryland) who are potential candidates for learning disabilities programs. Following an introduction, a section on procedures outlines project limitations, sample selection, and screening criteria. Reported among…
Descriptors: Demography, Exceptional Child Research, Incidence, Learning Disabilities

Wissink, John F.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1975
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Behavior Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research
Mann, Lester; And Others – 1975
In an attempt to clarify the phenomena of psychological "process" variables, as applied to children with learning disabilities, a study was made of sensory modality preferences in 64 kindergarten and 64 first grade children. Ss were given a battery of seven measures grouped under the following four headings: standardized test approach; controlled…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities

Levine, Maureen; Fuller, Gerald – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1972
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Learning
Westhead, E. C.; And Others – 1971
A survey was conducted of Virginia public school programs during 1970-71 for children with either learning disabilities (LD) or emotional disturbances (ED). Six survey questions covered demographic information, nature of children served, actual function of teachers' roles, referral and placement procedures, and administrative planning and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Demography, Educational Programs, Emotional Disturbances
Williams, Charlotte L. – 1977
A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of educable mentally retarded, behaviorally disturbed, and learning disabled students in Georgia schools. The research involved two phases: Phase 1, in which students were identified; and Phase 2, in which the original identifications were confirmed. Among findings were that of the total numbers of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research
Koppitz, Elizabeth Munsterberg – 1971
The 5-year followup study of the first 177 students, ages 6 to 12 years, who were enrolled in a public school program of special classes for the learning disabled (LD) sought to define factors contributing to the learning problems and affecting the students' progress or lack of it in the special classes. LD students included those whose disability…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Emotional Adjustment, Exceptional Child Research
Padalino, Jane P. – 1971
A 3-year program for early identification and remediation of perceptual deficiencies to prevent or minimize learning disabilities was conducted with two successive kindergarten classes. The 1967 class received intensive training for 3 years, while the 1968 class received intensive training for 2 years. Comparison of pre and posttest data for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Exceptional Child Research, Identification, Intervention
Proger, Barton B.; And Others – 1976
The problem of variability of data, even in presumable homogeneous subgroupings of handicapped children, which contaminates the results of many special education curriculum evaluation studies is examined with a study of 103 second-grade learning disabled students. The distortion of statistics calculated on samples of extreme variability; coupled…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Curriculum Evaluation, Exceptional Child Research
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL. – 1969
Seven psychoeducational tests were administered to 2,767 third and fourth graders to screen for underachievers who were then intensively studied through psychoeducational techniques and given opthalmological, neurological, and electroencephalographic examinations. The results were that 15% were defined as underachievers (fail was below learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Diagnosis, Electroencephalography, Evaluation Criteria