A health knowledge test, the Children's Health Locus of Control (CHCL) scale, and six health status measures were administered to 181 learning disabled and educable mentally retarded high schoolers. In general, students who had higher knowledge scores believed they had control over their health. (Author/CL)

Three male and three female fourth grade learning disabled students received microcomputer assisted instruction in multiplication. Results indicated that about 12 days' computer drill yielded mean gains of 4.7 and 6.1 facts per minute for girls and boys, respectively. Results suggested transfer of learning to conventional paper-and-pencil tasks.…

The authors cite the need for six types of activities in secondary special education: (1) occupational awareness, exploration, and basic work experience; (2) in-depth career/vocational assessment; (3) instruction in job-related academic skills; (4) instruction in job-related interpersonal skills; (5) support services to other disciplines; and (6)…

The position paper of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities examines issues in early identification, including assessment during the preschool years, delivery of preschool services, family involvement, and personnel preparation. Recommendations address such aspects as availability of early intervention and the needs of non-English…

The article discusses a diagnostic remediation centre in North Vancouver, for severely learning disabled individuals. The procedures for admission, exit, and follow-up are outlined. (Author/CL)

Cognitive behavior modification (CBM), Direct Instruction (DI), and holistic approaches to the education of students with learning disabilities are compared for purposes of identifying similarities and differences in instructional practice. Comparative discussions are organized around four distinctions: specific vs. general, bottom-up vs.…

Thirty learning disabled (LD), mild (educable) mentally handicapped (EMH), and normally achieving children were administered a concept utilization task. Results indicated that, for certain conceptualization abilities, LD children are more like normal learners than like EMH children. It is suggested that cross-categorical placement increases the…

The review of the literature concludes that the research on human figure drawing performance of learning disabled (LD) children is sparse and suffers from methodological weaknesses, particularly vague and shifting sample selection criteria. Among conclusions are that little evidence supports the claim that LD children display immature or disturbed…

The article describes an approach by which word processing helps to solve some of the writing problems of learning disabled students. Aspects considered include prewriting, drafting, revising, and completing the story. (CL)

Forty-two students (aged 8 to 12) with developmental learning disabilities who had or had not participated in a one year evaluation of the Tomatis Listening Training Program, completed a battery of tests assessing intelligence, academic achievement, linguistic skills, and other traits. Results failed to support the educational effectiveness of the…

A case study is presented of a 15-year-old with a history of learning disabilities and delinquency problems throughout his childhood and adolescence. Continuing family therapy involving both parents, the child, and his older brother facilitated expression of concern on everyone's part and improvement of the child's reading and mathematics skills.…

A questionnaire investigated and compared diagnostic and remedial populations and practices among 333 professionals. Results demonstrated that both learning disabilities and reading professionals remediated language-disordered populations and displayed similar use of instructional time. Both professions employed reading methods rather than process…

Third and fourth-grade learning disabled boys were compared to low-achieving third and fourth graders (N=24) matched on sex, race, grade, classroom, and reading achievement. No significant differences were found between these two groups in terms of levels of classroom acceptance, social knowledge, and social behavior as rated by their regular…

The article contains suggestions for assessing and instructing culturally and linguistically different students with special emphasis on ways to distinguish the learning disabled from students who differ due to cultural and linguistic background and the need to focus on students' strengths and previously gained knowledge. (Author/DB)

Results of a content analysis of (1) recent statements of professional competence for learning disability specialists and (2) college textbooks in special education and learning disabilities indicated little emphasis in either the statements or curriculum materials on multicultural issues. (DB)