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Download full textArtley, A. Sterl – 1975
This paper discusses the current confusion in differentiating between reading disabilities and learning disabilities, as well as the role of the learning and reading specialist. The origin and history of the movement toward helping children labeled as having a reading or learning handicap are examined, and various definitions are discussed. It is…
Descriptors: Definitions, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Reading Difficulty
Peer reviewedBlack, F. William – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1973
Reports an investigation of the incidence of and relationships among word and letter reversals in writing and Bender-Gestalt rotation errors in matched samples of normal and retarded readers. No significant diffenences were found in the two groups. (TO)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Reading Difficulty
Peer reviewedArtley, A. Sterl; Hardin, Veralee B. – Reading Teacher, 1976
Argues that educators should eliminate the categorical concepts of learning disabilities and reading disabilities, forsake vested interests in one program or the other, and emphasis solving the child's educational problem. (RB)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews
Jordan, Dale R. – 1972
Dyslexia is defined in this book as the inability to process language symbols. Dyslexia is seen as a continuum ranging from mild forms of symbol confusion to complex syndromes of disabilities. Three specific kinds of dyslexia are identified: visual dyslexia, auditory dyslexia, and dysgraphia. Two chapters, one describing and one suggesting…
Descriptors: Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Language Handicaps, Learning Disabilities
Lyle, J.G.; Goyen, Judith – J Abnorm Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Testing, Learning Disabilities, Primary Education
Tarnopol, Lester, Ed.; Tarnopol, Muriel, Ed. – 1976
This volume includes essays on reading disabilities in such places as Argentina, Austria, Belgium, China, Canada, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, The Netherlands, Rhodesia, Republic of South Africa, and the United States. Most of the 20 essays include the background of special education in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Reading, Reading Difficulties
Naidoo, Sandhya – 1972
The investigation reported in this volume attempts to clarify some issues relating to the existence, nature, and causes of specific dyslexia. Based on an extended study of 98 boys of at least average intelligence with severe reading and spelling problems, the report provides detailed data relating to their developmental and perinatal histories,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Dyslexia, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedRubino, Carl A.; Minden, Harold A. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Grade 5, Learning Disabilities, Light, Measurement Instruments
Peer reviewedRosner, Stanley L. – Reading Teacher, 1971
Points out that many students with reading problems are categorized as dyslexic" or minimally brain damaged," while little attention is paid to techniques needed to remediate the difficulty, and stresses the need for operational definitions. (RW)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Individualized Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Minimal Brain Dysfunction
Shelton, Dick – 1976
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…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Services, Dyslexia
Trela, Thaddeus M., Comp.; Becker, George J., Comp. – 1971
Descriptions of individual diagnosis and remediation of reading problems experienced by students at all levels are included in this annotated bibliography. Included are books, texts having case study sections, and journal reports which together comprise useful sources of case studies of reading disabilities. An opening section lists nine "first…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Developmental Reading, Dyslexia
Trela, Thaddeus M., Comp.; Becker, George J., Comp. – 1971
Descriptions of individual diagnosis and remediation of reading problems experienced by students at all levels are included in this annotated bibliography. Included are books, texts having case study sections, and journal reports which together comprise useful sources of case studies of reading disabilities. An opening section lists nine "first…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Developmental Reading, Dyslexia
Schiffman, Gilbert B. – 1967
The diagnosis of severely retarded pupils as an interdisciplinary concern is discussed. Descriptions of the severe reading disability syndrome given by various disciplines are presented under the following headings: Neurological Factors--minimal brain damage, lateral dominance; Physical Factors--endocrine and metabolic disorders, optical and…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Educational Diagnosis, Handicapped Children, Interdisciplinary Approach
White, Kathleen M. – 1972
To test whether training in logical multiplication would improve the reading skills of "retarded readers" (children with specific language disability, minimal brain damage, dyslexia, psycho-neurological learning disability, or perceptual handicaps), this study (1) elaborated a theoretical approach to reading based on Piaget's theory of cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities, Learning Theories
Blanchet, Eileen – 1972
The fact that our school system is not prepared to help neurologically impaired children nor able to understand the difficulties these children face prompted the writing of this guide for parents. Acceptance of the child and his problem and the ridding of your own and his anxieties are first requirements for successful parental assistance. A…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Educational Environment, Family School Relationship, Learning Disabilities
