Results showed that LD Ss scored significantly lower than normal Ss on most written expression abilities, expecially in the mechanical tasks of spelling, punctuation, and word usage. For related information see EC 132 758-768. (Author)

The results are discussed as support for the proposition that use of direct instruction procedures is a successful means of overcoming the learning difficulties of children considered LD. For related information see EC 132 758-768. (Author)

The article presents an approach to informal assessment of written expression which allows the teacher to determine the skills acquired and correctly used by the student, the skills needing remediation, and the skills to be introduced. For related information see EC 132 758-767. (Author)

The article defines the characteristics of a learning disabled reader and provides brief summaries of eight special education reading programs (such as the Fernald Method and the Distar Program). (PHR)

The study involving 60 learning disabled students (5-15 years old) was designed to determine whether delays in applying for psychoeducational evaluation result from the different ways parents and teachers perceive children and from their inability to communicate with each other. (SBH)

The physical environment of the learning disabilities classroom is an important factor in shaping student attitudes toward learning and toward themselves. Five dimensions to consider in analyzing a classroom include visual signs, auditory messages, kinesthetic input, tactile input, and awareness of time (i.e., seasons, current events, and student…

Memory tasks administered individually to grade 1 and grade 4 good (N=20) and poor (N=29) spellers were scored for both gross and ordered sequential recall. Good spellers had higher threshold scores in gross memory rather than specifically superior sequential memory. (Author)

In general the LD-B1 families (in which the learning disabled child was first-born) were found to be under the greatest stress, and maternal expectations were more likely to be inconsistent between the two children, with the mother underestimating the first-born learning disabled child's abilities and overestimating the normal second-born.…

The results showed that LD children were much less able to adopt an alternative viewpoint than their normal counterparts. Moreover, within the group of LD children, females were substantially more egocentric than males. (Author/SBH)

The study compared the peer status of learning disabled (LD) children served in mainstream programs with their nonlearning disabled peers and explored the relationship of teacher preference and social status among children, and the accuracy of self-appraisal of social status among LD and nonlearning disabled students. (Author/PHR)

The thrust of the program is to provide special services and support to the learning disabled college students in three areas: academic, tutorial, and counseling/advising. (DLS)

Focusing primarily on learning disabled children, the article briefly reviews the literature related to perceptual skills required in reading acquisition and the validity of current perceptual measures to tap these task-related perceptual abilities, and proposes an informal task-related measure to overcome the drawbacks of more formal measures of…

None of the LD groups performed worse on this retention task than the normal controls. Furthermore, the older LD Ss in the high verbal, low performance group actually retained somewhat more material than the normal control group. (Author/DLS)

A significant two-way input modality by output modality interaction suggested that short term memory capacity among the groups differed as a function of the modality used to present the items in combination with the output response required. (Author/CL)

Lists 12 items from "Resources in Education" on programs for the handicapped in art, dance, drama, and music. (JMF)