The literature has long pointed to heightened frequencies of learning disabilities (LD) within the population of law offenders; however, a systematic appraisal of these observations, careful estimation of these frequencies, and investigation of their correlates and causes have been lacking. Here we present data collected from all youth (1,337…

This study assessed rates of learning disabilities (LD) by several psychometric definitions in children with epilepsy and identified risk factors. Participants (N = 173, ages 8-15 years) completed IQ screening, academic achievement testing, and structured interviews. Children with significant head injury, chronic physical conditions, or mental…

Comparison of the adaptive behavior of 114 learning disabled (LD) subjects with that of normal and mentally retarded children found that mean scores of LD subjects were intermediate between those of the normal group and those of the mentally retarded group. Scores were lower for secondary than for elementary level LD subjects. (Author/DB)

The experience of the Board of Cooperative Educational Services of suburban Buffalo, New York, belies the beliief that traditional practices of labeling students are necessary to obtain funding of special educational programs. (DB)

A study examined the utility of the Mathematics Strategy Training for Educational Remediation (MASTER) program for teaching 42 students with learning disabilities and 42 others with mild mental retardation. Results showed that use of the self-instruction program resulted in significant improvement over the general-instruction program. (Author/CR)

This study examined the diagnostic utility of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition Developmental Index (WDI), a measure of neuropsychological deficits. It found that the WDI performed at chance levels when distinguishing 611 students diagnosed with learning disabilities from those diagnosed with emotional disturbances (n=80)…

Results of interviews with 35 low-income parents indicated: that most had positive feelings about special education; that most lacked information essential for making informed decisions regarding placement; and that parents of learning disabled children perceived their children differently than parents of mentally retarded children. (Author/DB)

The authors contend that current trends in education are both disenfranchising and ignoring children (particularly the slow learners and borderline retarded) who could benefit from individualized instruction. Problems with the reliance on clinical judgement to identify handicapped children are discussed. (SBH)

Short-term memory recognition scores and strategies were investigated in 10 learning disabled and 10 educable mentally retarded (EMR) students (10-13 years old). (Author/CL)

Two experiments--one with two educable mentally retarded 8-year-old boys, and the other with a 12-year-old learning disabled boy--each compared the effectiveness of two methods of correcting spelling errors: showing the child a correct model versus imitating his errors and then showing the correct model. (Author)

The kindergarten and first grade characteristics of 47 intermediate grade educationally handicapped (EH) students were compared with characteristics of a group of normally achieving controls. (CL)