This practicum project attempted to increase the identification of pre-K students at risk for a specific learning disability and to identify appropriate diagnostic procedures and assessment instruments. The project's objectives included increasing pre-K teachers' awareness of academic and behavioral indicators of a specific learning disability.…

This practicum sought to reduce the number of inappropriate referrals to a rural school system's Special Education Department from the private sector, by increasing the private sector's knowledge of eligibility criteria for learning disability services. A school social worker conducted individualized consultations with clinicians in the private…

An 18-week demonstration, remediation project was undertaken to improve educational effectiveness for 14 preschoolers with minimal cerebral dysfunction. A literature search indicated that these children can be appropriately educationally programmed for their sensorimotor problems and suggested that such early intervention can prevent later…