Explains the rationale, methodology, and advantages of the regression equation approach to quantifying academic discrepancy, an aspect of learning disability. Variations of the expectancy formula and IQ-achievement difference approach produce serious errors of including too many above average children and too few below average. (JAC)

The article reviews literature pertaining to general effects of a developmentally disabled child on a family with particular emphasis on implications for families with learning disabled children. Covered are aspects of individual and family life cycles during various life stages, sibling adjustment, and intervention approaches with the child and…

Difficulties facing bilingual students with learning disabilities are noted and remedial considerations outlined, including the need for establishing a dominant language and diagnosing errors in one or both languages. (CL)

Investigated the usefulness of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery (HRNB) in discriminating normal from learning-disabled young adults. Results supported previous research in demonstrating both that normals perform more adequately than brain-damaged subjects on all HRNB tests, and that normal and brain-damaged subjects can be…

The paper reviews research, largely inconclusive, on diagnostic-prescriptive teaching and proposes a model for use with learning disabled students using neuropsychological test data to infer relevant learner aptitudes. Studies are cited to support the validity of strength-matched teaching and the use of compensatory teaching with severe learning…

The report describes a child with central auditory dysfunction, the first reported case where brain-stem dysfunction on audiologic tests were associated with specific electrophysiologic changes in the brain-stem auditory-evoked responses. (Author/CL)

The article focuses on the role of private school principals, whose concern is to move learning disabled children into the educational mainstream, and of public school principals, who must incorporate special education into the facility. Aspects covered include definitions, diagnostic centers, staffing, parents, and placement. (MC)

Positive intercorrelations between physical and occupational therapy test items were demonstrated in testing of learning-disabled children with perceptual deficits. (GW)

Review of ten years of research into learning disabilities indicates that consensus on identifying characteristics remains unachieved. (GW)

In order to determine if prolonged significant transient neonatal tyrosinemia is injurious to the developing central nervous system, 15 term infants who had suffered from this disorder (involving high blood levels of the amino acid tyrosine) were evaluated. (Author/DB)

The effectiveness of a treatment program utilizing parents and tape recordings to teach relaxation skills to 13 hyperactive children was examined. (DB)

Described are methods used to help David, an emotionally disturbed and learning disabled 8-year-old child, learn basic reading skills and overcome his emotional problems in a residential school. (DB)