A survey of 307 research studies in learning disabilities (LD) was conducted to determine the nature and characteristics of the LD identification criteria used. It was concluded that LD research presents a divergent picture of the nature and characteristics of LD and reflects little consensus regarding identification criteria. (Author)

The study reports the reading progress of a learning disabled 14 year old over a four-year period. The reading instruction program, initially a skills approach, was later changed to a modified holistic approach. Differences in outcomes of the two approaches are reported along with implications for reading instruction. (Author)

Discrimination analyses indicated that the subtests chosen for hypothesized age-related deficits classified from 77 percent to 89 percent of the cases as compared with the school district's selection. (Author)

The paper reviews Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised research that has particular pertinence for the assessment of learning disabilities (LD). Three topics are treated in-depth: factor analysis investigations, recategorization of subtests into Bannatyne's four groupings, and interscale/intrascale scatter. (Author)

To investigate differences between learning disabled and nonhandicapped adolescents in comprehension of pronoun-antecedent relationships, a pronoun reference task was administered to 75 learning disabled (LD), nonacademic, and academic 10th and 11th graders in a middle-class suburban high school. Results indicated that LD students may have…

Reviews research showing that nutritional therapy can be used to manage children with behavior disorders or language and learning problems. (FL)

Research findings on the attention of learning disabled (LD) and hyperactive students are reviewed, with the focus upon three aspects: alertness, selection, and capacity. The author suggests that the connection between attentional deficits and hyperactivity is stronger than that between attention deficits and LD. (CL)

Two studies are reported in which the relationship between sound blending and auditory closure and reading performance (word analysis skills, oral reading, and silent reading) was explored in learning disabled youngsters (6 to 11 years old). (Author)

Among the scoring procedures investigated, Total Words Written, Words Spelled Correctly, Correct Letter Sequences, and Mature Words most strongly and consistently related to the criterion measures. (DB)

Ten brief biographical case studies of famous men who were considered learning handicapped as children are presented to make the point that labels are often erroneously applied. (KC)

The study examined the dyadic verbal communication skills of 12 learning disabled and 36 normally achieving fourth- and fifth-grade boys. Dyads involving learning disabled children were found to be less successful and less efficient than those consisting of only normally ahcieving children. (Author)

Three studies investigated preferences of learning disabled (LD) and normal children, parents, and college students for ingratiation tactics. Results suggested that adults agree on the social desirability of some forms. LD Ss preferred tactics deemed less socially desirable by adults than those preferred by nonLD Ss. (Author)

The article describes a systems framework for assessing attitudes toward learning disabled students. Generalizations concerning the framework are drawn to assist researchers, school practitioners, and project directors in formulating research questions and analyzing data regarding the nature and effects of attitudes toward the learning disabled.…

The conversational strategies of the learning disabled and nondisabled children were analyzed for discourse and turn taking behaviors. Learning disabled children asked fewer questions and were less likely to produce open ended questions than nondisabled children. In turn, their conversational partners were less likely to provide elaborative…

Learning disabled and nondisabled children judged the social desirability of the items similarly. It was found that children and adults both judged tactics in the context of target or setting, and that they appeared to agree about the desirability of particular tactics directed toward particular targets. (Author)