Using a learning strategies approach, the article outlines specific procedures to promote acquisition and generalization of learning strategies in LD adolescents. First, students are taught a specific strategy in isolation before being asked to apply it to controlled materials and later, to transfer the strategy to regular class content. (Author)

Results suggested that LD adolescents do not automatically generalize recently learned social skills to novel role playing situations and the natural environment. Also, high performance in a novel role playing situation does not necessarily mean that a student will show a correspondingly high performance in the natural environment. (Author/SEW)

The article examines characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of learning disabled adolescents from a clinical perspective. (PHR)

Steps for enhancing skills and motivation for solving interpersonal problems are included. In addition, reference is made to planning intervention for learning disabled students. (Author/SEW)