An analysis was made of the factors associated with the condition of developmental dyslexia in pupils who were tutored in a Title III-funded learning disability center. During the 2-year period from September 1967 through June 1969, approximately 200 pupils were involved each year in an intensive diagnosis and remediation program. The ratio of…

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…

Compared were the visual-emphasis, auditory-phonic, kinesthetic, and Orton-Gillingham methods of remedial reading which were used singly with four groups of third graders (for a total of 136 students). (Author/MC)

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:…

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…

Presented in this paper are findings from research and clinical work conducted over the past seven years that support the following conclusions: "Labels are Useless," which discusses the research in relation to using labels to identify children and concludes that the issue is not the accuracy of the labels--a label is as accurate as its definition…

Forty elementary level remedial reading students were instucted through a methodology employing two basic elements of the G. Lozanov "Suggestopedia" system: presenting lesson material in both attentive and nonattentive states and attempting to create a relaxed, nondefensive atmosphere in which both external and internal distractions to…

Of the 39 millions Americans with learning disabilities, 60-80% have reading disabilities. Describes techniques that libraries can use in literacy programs: screening of phonological awareness and skills; tutor training with the Orten-Gillingham method, a structured, systematic, multisensory program developing the ability to hear phonemes; and the…

Present research on reading failure has not been able to determine whether it results from a single unitary deficit or from multiple causations. Diagnosis of reading failure is not a simple appraisal of a student's reading skills and abilities; rather, it is therapeutic in nature, always seeking to formulate more efficient means of improving…

The experience of a remedial classroom reading specialist shows that many children with learning disabilities are victims of child abuse. These children need more guidance and guardianship in the classroom as well as educators and administrators committed to addressing children's fundamental rights to protection. (MD)