Examined the criterion-related validity of a battery of six educational diagnostic and achievement tests for actual reading level of a group of 155 learning disabled students enrolled in grades four to seven and a subgroup of 46 learning disabled students enrolled in grades five and six. (NRB)

Data were based on questionnaire on how decisions were reached when child study teams were required to classify a child and there were conflicting opinions between professional groups. While majority vote and resolution by the psychologist accounted for the methods most often used in actual resolutions, there were great disagreements between…

The Clock Drawing test was administered to 143 regular education students (grades 1-4) to determine approximate grade levels at which skill on the test may be expected and to 30 students with learning disabilities. For the regular children, scores improved most between first and second grade. The disabled children scored significantly lower than…

Criticized are recent research efforts to validate the diagnostic prescriptive model of remediating learning disabilities, and proposed is a 6-step psychoeducational model designed to ascertain links between behavioral differences and instructional outcomes. (DB)

Presents an overview of behavioral effects of neurological disorders. Presents Gagne's model of the learning sequence (apprehension, acquisition, storage, and retrieval) to aid in the identification, design, and evaluation of instructional intervention techniques for neurologically impaired adults. (Author/SK)

The second of two articles examining dysfunctional parental attitudes that contribute to school learning and behavior disorders presents case material illustrating the attitudinal problems and effects on children. The psychoeducational therapist is often included in family sessions as his/her experience with learning problems aids in the…

Described is the alinguistic (without language) child, and proposed is a remedial program stressing manual communication methods. (Author/DB)

The author reviews research which questions the worth of psychoeducational diagnosis of learning disabilities, and suggests a model that places the teacher as the primary decision maker in identification, diagnosis, and programing. Three concerns about psychoeducational diagnosis are raised: the conceptualization of learning disabilities as a…

Part of the paper was presented at the Annual International Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children (47th, Denver, Colorado, 1969). (CD)

Explanations for motivational difficulties of students with learning disabilities emphasize student-perceived competence and student-perceived control. Motivation can be intrinsic or extrinsic and is enhanced by students' active involvement and ownership of the learning process, by the use of techniques to create and maintain interest, and by the…

Presents a case study of a college student with a learning disability who was wrongly diagnosed as borderline retarded by her high school. Discusses probable reasons for and consequences of the misdiagnosis and describes postsecondary level strategies used that enabled the student to succeed. (27 citations) (MAB)

Group work has been identified as an important intervention to prepare children and adolescents for a variety of transitions. Students with disabilities can benefit from participation in psychoeducational groups as they prepare for their transition to postsecondary school. This article describes a psychoeducational group model designed to increase…

An operational index of discrepancy to assist in identifying learning disabilities was derived using the Full Scale IQ, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, and relevant subtest scores on the Peabody Individual Achievement Test. Considerable caution should be exercised when classifying children, especially females, as learning disabled.…