Described is an 8-month program for remediation of learning disabilities in regular classes while receiving supplemental instruction in academics and perception. Significant improvement in arithmetic and perception was obtained, while reading gains were recorded only after 20 months. (Author/KW)

Described are the rationale and organization of a remedial program for children with the Visual/Auditory-Verbal syndrome who are unable to convert visual-sound symbols (written words) into their appropriate sounds. (KW)

The article describes the University of Washington's Parent/Child Learning Clinic, a parent based remediation program for children with learning disabilities. (DLS)

This paper describes the Child Study Center (CSC) of the Pinellas County, Florida, Pupil Services Demonstration Project, an Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III project. The purpose of the CSC is to provide the diagnostic, prescriptive, and consultative intervention necessary to assist referred students with serious learning problems in…

Describes the Early Prevention of School Failure program, an ESEA Title III program developed in Peotone, Illinois, that provides special kindergarten classes for children with learning disabilities. (JG)

The article describes the teaching and research activities of a primary classroom in Australia which serves 8- to 11-year-old children who have major deficits in basic academic skills. Sections address classroom organization, referral, entry, teaching programs, and procedures. The cases of two children are presented to demonstrate the effects of…

Presented is the final performance report of the CSDC model which is designed to provide services for learning disabled high school students. Sections cover the following program aspects: organizational structure, inservice sessions, identification of students, materials and equipment, evaluation of student performance, evaluation of the model,…

The paper discusses the educational system in South Africa, with emphasis on private remedial schools for the learning disabled student. The complexity of South Africa's pluralistic society is considered, characteristics of the learning disabled population are outlined, and the Norwood Remedial School's program for children with learning and…

The authors describe a research effort funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention which is addressing the hypothesized link between learning disabilties and juvenile delinquency. (SBH)

Though dyslexia is most common in elementary-school-age children, some students enter college with dyslexic symptoms. They are faced with a very frustrating experience unless assistance becomes available. The college counseling center has the means to offer the needed assistance. This article describes typical deficit patterns of dyslexic…

Addresses the development of written language in learning-disabled adolescents and describes a specific program implemented with 65 mildly learning handicapped secondary school students in El Paso, Texas. (PRA)

The paper describes the population served by the Dearborn Pre-Vocational Unit of the Schools for Children (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and discusses the Unit's major program components for meeting student needs. The needs of the behavior disordered/learning disabled adolescent population include basic academic skills, improved self image,…

The booklet describes a rationale for teaching junior high school level learning disabled (LD) students. The author discusses how to recognize an LD profile, how to screen for learning disabilities, and how to diagnose using the discrepancy model (chart illustrating the difference between I.Q. expectancy and actual performance). A description of…

The document contains three papers presented at the Annual International Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children in 1979, on the establishment, function, and impact of a preschool speech, language, and hearing program (the Preschool Speech, Language and Hearing Program of the School District of Philadelphia). The first paper, "The…