This comprehensive collection of information about software programs is intended to help secondary language arts teachers choose software to supplement their instruction of mildly handicapped students. The first section is a correlations matrix, which lists all software programs abstracted, indicates computer compatibility, and correlates each…

Three studies were designed to explore the pattern of scores on the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) by 18 students in elementary level learning disability (LD) resource programs (Study 1), 133 elementary level students referred for learning problems (Study 2), and 67 elementary students referred for severe learning disabilities…

The study evaluated the communicative abilities of 30 learning disabled and 30 nondisabled children (ages 9-13 years) in two communication tasks. The study also attempted to investigate the relationships among factors believed to influence such abilities and to identify subgroups of disabled children based on profiles derived from the following…

This document discusses the importance of time management for learning-disabled students and techniques to enhance the teaching of time management skills. Teaching effective time management calls for consideration of the student's readiness to learn new material, effective transitions between activities, clear prioritization of educational…

In this research review of basic issues in learning disabilities, definitions, possible causes, prevalence, and identification of learning disabilities are discussed. Characteristics of learning disabled individuals are considered under five headings: perceptual and perceptual-motor disabilities, problems with attention and hyperactivity,…

A case study was undertaken of an 11-year-old Israeli girl of above average intelligence but manifesting specific learning disabilities in mathematics and related areas. The Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD), a measure to identify cognitive deficiencies and strengths and suggest mediation or intervention procedures to alleviate or…

Described in an application of Dr. Frank Hewett's Madison plan to the residential treatment of adolescent emotionally disturbed boys with learning related problems. (DB)

Discussed is use of the trampoline to remediate perceptual handicaps in learning disabled children. (DB)

Introduced by S.A. Kirk in the early 1950s, the term "learning disability" was intended to eliminate controversial psychological and neurological labels which had come to be applied to students with reading disabilities, but has itself generated much controversy. The four historical phases in remedial treatment of learning disabilities have…

To investigate the possibility that learning disabled children can be taught effectively with a developmental reading program designed for normal learners through careful modification of the teaching procedure, a set of sight word instructional materials was developed that incorporated five learning principles within a mastery learning model:…

Intended for teachers of learning disabled children, the performance based learning package provides a list of steps for students to take toward obtaining competency in time and time telling. The package is broken down into eight milestones which include such steps as constructing a simple sundial as a group project, understanding that 15 minutes…

THE THEORY OF DEVELOPMENTAL DYSLEXIA IS CONTRASTED WITH THE THEORY OF DEVELOPMENTAL IMMATURITY TO EXPLAIN EXTREME READING RETARDATION. DYSLEXIA IS DEFINED AS AN ORGANICALLY BASED READING DISABILITY WHICH IS DETERMINED INDIRECTLY SINCE NO ANATOMIC LESION, CHROMOSOME, OR GENE HAS YET BEEN FOUND RESPONSIBLE. DYSLEXIA IS USUALLY DEDUCED FROM (1)…

Outlined are similarities between the developmental system of J. Piaget and the system of N. Kephart. Considered are views of the two men in areas such as organization and adaptation, early development, and mental structures. The author concludes that for learning disabled children, Kephart's conceptions lead more clearly to educational programs…

The purpose of this study was to identify the differences between students who profit from compensatory education programs and those who do not. The study looked at family systems, family interactions, and individual children's behavior from a point of view that subsumes cognitive and communicational style variables which differ from the framework…

The recent trend in special education toward individualized teaching based on the diagnosis of specific learning disabilities is reviewed. The concern of educators for emphasis on psychoeducational diagnosis to determine learning and behavioral problems, and their remediation, rather than primarily on classification and categorization along…