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Peer reviewedArnold, L. Eugene; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1978
The differential effect of amphetamine optical isomers on Bender Gestalt performance was examined in 31 hyperkinetic minimally brain dysfunctioned children between the ages of 4 and 12 years, using a double-blind Latin-square crossover comparison. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior, Children, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedBlack, F. William – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
Intellectual functioning, visual perception, and academic achievement were investigated in two samples (25 in each) of children (mean IQ 94.20 and 95.32, and mean age 8.24 years and 8.13 years, respectively) with significant reading disorders. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Diagnostic Tests, Exceptional Child Research
Download full textCarter, John L. – 1969
Forty-two brain injured boys and 42 non brain injured boys (aged 11-6 to 12-6) were tested to determine the effects of increasing amounts of visual and auditory distraction on reading performance. The Stanford Achievement Reading Comprehension Test was administered with three degrees of distraction. The visual distraction consisted of either very…
Descriptors: Attention, Auditory Stimuli, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
Roberts, David Harrill – 1982
Acknowledging the importance of sight to the writing process, the paper elucidates the processes of vision related to the composing process. In the opening section the physics of light and vision, optic neuroanatomy, and cortical responses to visual stimuli are explained. Next, theories of vision and data mapping are examined and their…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Dyslexia, Language Processing, Lateral Dominance
PDF pending restorationBurrows, Patricia G., Ed. – 1973
A variety of activities to improve auditory, visual, motor, and academic skills of learning disabled children are presented for teachers' use. Activities are grouped under perceptual skills and color coded for easy access. Given for each activity are the names (such as Milkman Mixup), idea or purpose (one example is improvement of fine motor…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Class Activities, Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Education
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
Johnson, Doris J.; Myklebust, Helmer R. – 1967
Intended for teachers, educators, and specialists who are interested in the problems of learning disabilities, the text presents principles and practices necessary in the clinical teaching approach to children with learning disabilities. Areas considered include learning disabilities in general, the brain and learning, and special education and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Auditory Perception, Dyslexia, Educational Planning
Frostig, Marianne; And Others – 1968
The following workshop presentations consider learning disabilities: "Educational Goals of the Perceptually Handicapped" by Marianne Frostig, "Remediation of Reading Problems" by Gilbert Schiffman, "Early Identification of Learning Disabilities" by Katrina de Hirsch, and "What Are Some Speech and Hearing…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Communication Problems, Dyslexia, Exceptional Child Education
Tarnopol, Lester, Ed. – 1969
Designed to assist in the development or improvement of programs for children with learning disabilities, the text includes the following discussions: an introduction to children with these disabilities; a new look at learning disabilities; parent and professional relations; the national problem of learning disabilities; the role of the physician…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Community Programs
MYKLEBUST, HELMER R., ED. – 1968
THE FIRST OF A SERIES DEALING WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES FROM A PSYCHONEUROLOGICAL STANDPOINT, THE VOLUME CONTAINS CURRENT DISCUSSIONS AND RESEARCH REPORTS. TEN AUTHORS FROM A VARIETY OF FIELDS CONTRIBUTE CHAPTERS, EACH WITH AN ACCOMPANYING LIST OF REFERENCES. THE EDITOR, H.R. MYKLEBUST, PROVIDES THE OPENING ARTICLE ON "LEARNING…
Descriptors: Child Development, Dyslexia, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Needs
