This study tests the hypothesis that dyslexia and dyscalculia are associated with two largely independent cognitive deficits, namely a phonological deficit in the case of dyslexia and a deficit in the number module in the case of dyscalculia. In four groups of 8- to 10-year-olds (42 control, 21 dyslexic, 20 dyscalculic, and 26…

Citations from five major journals ("Journal of Learning Disabilities,""Learning Disabilities Quarterly,""Exceptional Children,""Journal of Special Education," and "American Journal of Mental Deficiency") in the field of learning disabilities and special education were examined to determine the…

Learning disabled children fail to ask for clarification when they do not understand a speaker's message. Failure is due to factors inherent in the children themselves, such as difficulty with question forms, inability to monitor comprehension, and fear as well as poor instructional techniques. Specific teaching strategies can help improve the…

Twenty-four learning disabled children (ages 8 to 12) were given tests of memory and selective attention in order to highlight the similarities and differences between the two. Ss were found to be sensitive to interfering stimuli especially when the task tapped areas of their weakness. Users of effective cognitive strategies in one type of task…

The effect of both age and task variables on the referential communicative effectiveness of 60 learning disabled elementary school children was investigated. The importance of metacognitive factors, in this case spontaneous comparison activities, in accounting for learning disabled children's communication difficulties was also examined. Ss were…

The performance of 79 elementary school students referred for learning disability evaluation was compared on the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC), the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and the Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery (WJPEB). Pearson product-moment correlations were performed on the global…

The relationship between automatization ability (the tendency for repetitive routine aspects of behavior to become so overlearned that a minimum of conscious effort and attention is necessary for rapid efficient execution), as measured by the Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) Test, and proficiency in arithmetic basic fact computation was investigated…

The first of a two-part radio transcript on learning disabilities contains discussion on definitional problems, incidence figures, and problems with labeling. Opinions of well known educators (including J. Gallagher, S. Kirk, and M. Frostig), are cited along with statements of parents and teachers. (CL)

The monograph describes an approach to special education research that addresses both the promise of immediate payoff for decision makers inherent in program evaluation/validation, and the need to identify effective intervention variables of model programs that could be incorporated into other service settings. The approach, termed "program…

The selected bibliography of research on learning disabilities contains approximately 80 abstracts with indexing information explained to be drawn from the computer file of abstracts representing the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center's complete holdings as of July, 1972. Abstracts are said to be chosen using the criteria of…

The article discusses some of the problems a learning disabled child faces when he/she learns to drive a car. (PHR)

The author describes how she became involved with learning disabled children, discusses her perception of the field today, states the major guidelines in her work with children and teachers, and reveals her wishes for the future. (Author)

The rationale underlying megavitamin therapy for remediating children's learning disorders is discussed. (Author/JYC)

Available from: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. The final federal regulations of P.L. 94-142 the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, have omitted the learning disability specialist from the team to evaluate students suspected of having learning disabilities, an action which is seen as a…