Two-digit span tasks compared the distraction performance of 32 learning disabled (LD) high schoolers and non LD Ss. No differential distraction effect was found on the first set (matching nondistraction and distraction conditions). In set two, (distraction condition was designed to be more discriminating), a differential distraction effect was…

The adequacy of the revised instructions for the analogies portion of the Word Comprehension (WC) subtest (Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised) was examined with 44 learning-disabled junior high students. Effects of presenting 15 additional sample items prior to administration were examined. Analysis of covariance demonstrated significant…

A study skill training procedure involving a modified study, question, read, recite, and review technique was functionally related to improved storytelling for three intermediate-grade learning disabled students. (CL)

The article reviews traditional analog time-telling instruction and introduces an alternative approach for learning disabled and other mildly handicapped students. The applied digital approach couples concrete instructional techniques with murals depicting time-related actions of student's day. (CL)

Teachers can help enhance the self-esteem of learning disabled students by helping them feel capable, worthy, and significant and helping to nurture feelings of power. A reference list suggests relevant books and articles. (CL)

Learning disabled students with lack of fluency in oral reading may be helped to experience a "feel" for fluency through any of six alternative reading techniques: (1) imitative reading, (2) repeated readings, (3) radio reading, (4) phrase reading, (5) paired reading, and (6) neurological impress method. (CL)

The article profiles five cases of children (8-17 years old) with learning disabilities and auditory processing problems. Possible correlations between the presumed etiology and the unique audiological pattern on the central test battery are analyzed. (Author/CL)

The paper reviews the interpersonal social difficulties of learning disabled students, discusses possible reasons for the lack of social skills instruction to this population, and addresses the need to teach them social skills. (CL)

The paper describes learning disabled children as disassociated learners (not actively involved in the learning process). The framework shows how it may be logically conceptualized that some children disassociate themselves from academic learning and come to be termed learning disabled. (Author/CL)

The article examines the social-academic nature of storytelling, reviews studies of narrative ability of learning disabled students, and offers suggestions for developing narratives in the classroom setting. (CL)

The ARROW (Aural, Read, Respond, Oral, Written) Technique using students' self-voice echoing was the most effective method in helping 25 dyslexic adolescents learn their multiplication tables compared to tutor voice, read and say, and write and say methods. (CL)

The author reviews the role of logic problems in teaching thinking strategies to LD students. Devising one's own written logic problems is advocated to present less wordy tasks. (CL)

Normative data are provided for intellectual, academic achievement, and neuropsychological tests based on a sample of 100 learning disabled adults. It was concluded that the cognitive profile found in learning disabled adults is not dissimilar from what is typically found in learning disabled children. (Author/CL)

The article discusses the need for new and different programmatic alternatives to train competent teachers in the future. The relationships between learning disabilities, competency based teacher education programs, and hierarchical theories of human development are explored and preliminary suggestions are offered in hopes of producing alternative…

Results indicated that learning disabled (LD) children performed less well than non-LD children on tasks requiring internal strategies or plans. With one exception, hyperactive and nonhyperactive LD children performed similarly. Across groups, children with more behavioral problems also were children who used less mature cognitive strategies.…