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Vogel, Susan A.; Sattler, Joan L. – 1981
Intended for college and university admissions officers, faculty, and administration, the booklet presents an overview of learning disabilities (LD) and the implications of LD on postsecondary services. A definition of LD is given, followed by a list of typical characteristics of LD adults. Characteristics of a model comprehensive college LD…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education
Dooley, Deborah; Palamar, Mary – 1984
The paper describes a learning skills program designed to serve college students whose learning styles are different from the norm and whose skill levels vary widely. Development phases of the program featured a task force approach to needs assessment, planning, initial pilot testing, and ongoing faculty development. Difficulties encountered in…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
White, June Miller; Denny, Valerie Sanford – 1983
The advantages of teaching computer literacy to learning disabled adolescents are discussed in the context of a private school program. It is emphasized that the use of computers is helpful in teaching metacognitive skills, requiring learning disabled students to be logical and sequential, analyze, self-question, and monitor their own learning.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Literacy, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics
Boliek-Uphoff, Carol; Obrzut, John E. – 1984
Twenty-three learning disabled (LD) children (age 8-12 years) and 15 nondisabled children (age 8-12 years) were individually administered the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery-Children's Revision (LNNB). Means and standard deviations for each of the test's scales were computed by group, and individual T-tests were calculated for…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Expressive Language, Handicap Identification, Learning Disabilities
Pope, Lillie; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1974
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Dramatics, Exceptional Child Education, Group Behavior
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Bannatyne, Alex – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1974
Summarized are five papers presented at the 1974 conference of the International Federation for Learning Disabilities in Amsterdam. (DB)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities, Parent Role
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Redelheim, Paul S. – Journal of Special Education, 1973
Responded to is an article by Michael Herrick suggesting that disadvantaged children be provided with special educational services offered learning disabled children. (DB)
Descriptors: Classification, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Needs, Educational Philosophy
National Inst. of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1977
The pamphlet provides basic information on learning disabilities due to minimal brain dysfunction (MBD). Topics considered include terminology, incidence, symptoms, causes and prevention, diagnosis, family role for MBD children, and research in learning disabilities due to MBD. (CL)
Descriptors: Family Role, Identification, Incidence, Learning Disabilities
Ozer, Mark N.; Richardson, H. Burtt, Jr. – Journal of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, 1975
Describes diagnostic evaluation of children with learning problems, and the use of that data to determine what steps would be appropriate to help the child succeed in learning. (EJT)
Descriptors: Child Development, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Growth Patterns
Fuller, Gerald B.; Friedrich, Douglas – Academic Therapy, 1974
Descriptors: Children, Classification, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
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Siegel, Ernest; Siegel, Rita – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1975
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines, Learning Disabilities
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Rosenbek, John C.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1973
Descriptors: Aphasia, Exceptional Child Research, Kinesthetic Perception, Learning Disabilities
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Smith, William – Journal of School Health, 1969
Descriptors: Children, Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, Physical Development
Banas, Norma; Wills, I. H. – Acad Therap Quart, 1969
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities
Bryant, N. Dale; And Others – 1980
The study involving 32 learning disabled elementary school students evaluated the effect of applying a mastery learning model to sight word instruction. Ss were taught 30 sight words in nine lessons over a period of 3 weeks. Lessons incorporated the following remedial principles: limiting the size of the teaching unit, giving discrimination…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mastery Learning, Reading Difficulties
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