This study analyzed personal and fictional narratives of culturally/ethnically diverse students with and without learning disabilities. The participants were 82 fourth to seventh graders from urban and suburban schools located in a Midwest metropolitan area. Narratives were elicited in the context of naturalistic conversation and analyzed using…

Kindergarten to third grade mathematics achievement scores from a prospective study of mathematical development (n = 306) were subjected to latent growth trajectory analyses. The four corresponding classes included children with mathematical learning disability (MLD, 6% of sample), and low (LA, 50%), typically (TA, 39%) and high (HA, 5%) achieving…

Mathematical learning disabilities (MLDs) are often associated with math anxiety, yet until now, very little is known about the causal relations between calculation ability and math anxiety during early primary school years. The main aim of this study was to longitudinally investigate the relationship between calculation ability, self-reported…

The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families and protecting every child from harm. By publishing a diverse range of views on a wide array of topics, "Children's Voice"…

The paper considers issues in intelligence testing of learning disabled (LD) children and adults and reviews results of psychological testing of LD students at the University of Virginia (UVA). Tests administered include neurological screening tests and personality assessments where appropriate. It is explained that the matriculating LD student is…

A teacher of learning disabled students describes a color and shape coded system of teaching such calendar concepts as days of the week, months, seasons, and years. (CL)

This "ERIC MiniBib" lists and annotates 20 monographs and booklets about children and youth with learning disabilities. The items were published between 1979 and 1989 and address child-rearing strategies, teaching methods, and career placement techniques. A source of availability is listed for each item. (JDD)

Normal children (N=8) and two groups of 8 learning disabled (LD) elementary grade children, one with and one without a short-term memory deficit, were administered a battery of questions concerning knowledge of how their memories function (metamemory). Metamemory was found to be deficient only in the subgroup of LD children with a short-term…

Learning disabled (LD) adolescents often approach mathematics based on years of frustration and failure. Typical problems in mathematics for the LD student include reversals and transpositions, spatial disorganization on ruled or unruled paper, memorization difficulties, and confusion of concepts relating to reversibility and sequential…

The use of the "keyword" method as a tool for improving memory in learning disabled students is explained. The keyword method consists of two stages: an acoustical link stage and a stage in which the student is provided with a picture of the keyword interacting with the appropriate response term. The method can be modified for use in…

The problem solving strategies of 17 learning disabled (LD) and 17 non LD boys at the upper elementary level were compared across four multiple discrimination tasks listing a split plot analysis of variance design. Ss were randomly assigned to one of two conditions in which feedback stimuli were either removed or maintained. Ss' performances on…

In a study of the significance of private speech, 11 learning disabled (LD) and 16 non LD children (mean age 10 years) were given several cognitive tasks, and their private speech during play and school work was assessed. LD Ss performed less well on the cognitive tasks than non LD Ss. Children who used high rates of private speech performed in a…

Researchers, policy makers, and teacher trainers, who were identified by peers as being on the "cutting edge" of research and programming in learning disabilities, responded to surveys in 1975 (N=91) and 1981 (N=149). In both surveys the "experts" generally endorsed learning disabilities as a viable classification and asserted…

Learning disabled children make up part of the population of "latchkey children," those who spend all or part of their before and after school hours alone. These learning disabled latchkey children experience special problems because of their unique learning and behavior characteristics. The paper discusses the specific problems facing…