Visual analysis is the primary method of evaluating data in single-subject research. Few studies have evaluated interventions to teach visual analysis skills. The purpose of this study was to evaluate systematic instruction, delivered using computer-based intervention or a recorded lecture, on identifying changes in slope and level in AB graphs.…

Many everyday matching tasks taught to persons with developmental disabilities are visual-visual non-identity matching (VVNM) tasks, such as matching the printed word DOG to a picture of a dog, or matching a sock to a shoe. Research has shown that, for participants who have failed a VVNM prototype task, it is very difficult to teach them various…

Talks presented by Doris Johnson and Regina Cicci at an institute for teachers of the educationally handicapped are summarized and include identification and remediation of auditory receptive language disorders, disorders of spelling and written language, an analysis of reading methods, an analysis check list, disorders of quantitative thinking,…

Presented is information designed to help teachers identify visual perception difficulties and provide remediation for elementary school students. Sections cover the following topics: diagnosis of visual perception skills in reading; visual perceptual factors and their relation to school success; and definition and activities for figure-ground…

Educators can identify children's strengths early on and gain insight into each student's unique abilities by using the numerous ideas and informal assessments in this exciting guide. Gifted and talented specialist Ann Maccagnano offers K-8 teachers challenging activities and engaging lessons to develop and nurture gifted learners' talents.…

Twenty five articles, grouped as either theory, interprofessional coordination and cooperation, or testing and remediation, consider perception and achievement. Discussions of the following topics are included: why children don't read better, the myth or reality of dyslexia, visual development, developmental testing and training, the role of…

The following workshop presentations consider learning disabilities: "Educational Goals of the Perceptually Handicapped" by Marianne Frostig, "Remediation of Reading Problems" by Gilbert Schiffman, "Early Identification of Learning Disabilities" by Katrina de Hirsch, and "What Are Some Speech and Hearing…

Designed to assist in the development or improvement of programs for children with learning disabilities, the text includes the following discussions: an introduction to children with these disabilities; a new look at learning disabilities; parent and professional relations; the national problem of learning disabilities; the role of the physician…

Symptoms displayed by primary age children with learning disabilities are listed; perceptual handicaps are explained. Activities are suggested for developing visual perception and perception involving motor activities. Also suggested are activities to develop body concept, visual discrimination and attentiveness, visual memory, and figure ground…

THE FIRST OF A SERIES DEALING WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES FROM A PSYCHONEUROLOGICAL STANDPOINT, THE VOLUME CONTAINS CURRENT DISCUSSIONS AND RESEARCH REPORTS. TEN AUTHORS FROM A VARIETY OF FIELDS CONTRIBUTE CHAPTERS, EACH WITH AN ACCOMPANYING LIST OF REFERENCES. THE EDITOR, H.R. MYKLEBUST, PROVIDES THE OPENING ARTICLE ON "LEARNING…