The creative ability of 39 elementary grade children diagnosed as learning disabled was measured on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. (Author/CL)

The author contends that the current evidence for an attentional deficit explanation of learning disability must be evaluated cautiously. (Author/CL)

Evidence bearing on the relationships between profiles of neuropsychological assets and deficits, subtypes of learning disabilities, and patterns and degrees of psychosocial functioning is reviewed. Conclusions related to the neurodevelopmental bases of psychosocial functioning in children with nonverbal learning disabilities are emphasized. (SLD)

Research articles (n=174) published in the "Journal of Learning Disabilities" from 1989 through 1993 were analyzed and coded by type of research design and statistical technique used. Eighty percent of the research designs were nonintervention methods; 55% of all statistical techniques were coded as primary, 32% were intermediate, and…

Argues against "ableist" perspectives on the education of students with learning disabilities that focus inordinately on "overcoming" the characteristics of their disabilities rather than accommodating them. Provides examples of "ableist" special-educational policies and practices having negative impact on the effective education of…

Purports that because family counselors are not yet sufficiently adept at dealing with families that have a member with some sort of learning disability, they are less likely to diagnosis and address it in the treatment process. Briefly describes the "Syndrome-L Family," and discusses the challenges of this syndrome for family counseling practice.…

Interviews with 70 successful people with learning disabilities resulted in a model for successful employment. Elements include control, internal decision, adaptability, goal orientation, reframing, persistence, goodness of fit, learned creativity, proactivity, and social ecologies. (JOW)

Two groups of incarcerated males aged 15-18 (four each) participated in conversation groups. The treatment group received specific conversational skills training. Results suggested that aggressive adolescents with learning disabilities may benefit from interventions designed to improve their conversational skills. (Conains 22 references.) (JOW)

Discusses instructional practices to help college students with learning disabilities, showing how models of self-regulated learning characterize knowledge, beliefs, and skills that students with learning disabilities need to succeed in school and presenting the Strategic Content Learning (SCL) model, which promotes self-regulated learning. The…

A learning-disabled adult offers an autobiographical account of his educational, social, and vocational experiences. (Author/DB)

Discusses the need for drama in preschool education and for students with learning disabilities. Suggests that theatre professionals with disabilities be hired as actors, in production, and elsewhere. (MS)

The study compared the performance of 18 elementary-age students with learning disabilities on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Correlations (corrected for restriction of range) between the two instruments were strong. (Author/DB)

Discusses learning strategies that, if adopted, will ensure the continued success of the learning disabled in a variety of higher education settings. The framework consists of support, time management, technical, and comprehension strategies. (JOW)