The need for basic societal institutions to foster growth-enhancing and ego-strengthening experiences is highlighted. (Author)

Teachers of 2231 elementary school students were asked to identify children with known or suspected hearing losses. (CL)

Assessment of the Montgomery County (Maryland) preschool health roundup indicated that this standardized screening program is cost-effective for early identification of preschool children who will need health and/or educational intervention to achieve their maximum potential. (MJB)

High-school biology students (15 to 18 years old, N=930) in Montreal were surveyed for their knowledge and attitudes about Tay-Sachs disease and other "public" issues in genetics. (Author/IM)

In evaluating the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test (a test for assessing expressive and receptive grammar in preschool and primary age children), the author points out problems with the test norms, reliability, and validity. (SBH)

The author responds to W. Arndt's criticisms of the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test, a test for assessing receptive and expressive grammar in young children. (SBH)

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To investigate associations between vestibular function, balance, related neurodevelopmental, or neurophysiological test results and learning success or failure, each of 66 children with learning disorders was given an assessment which included the Quick Neurological Screening Test. (SBH)

A review of the Decoding Skills Test, used to identify first- through fifth-graders with developmental dyslexia and to provide a profile of decoding skills for researchers of dyslexia, concludes that the test is useful for examining decoding competencies and evaluating the skill deficiencies of students known to have difficulty reading. (CB)

While no significant differences were found for sixth-graders' (N=30) performance on the Fullerton Test for Adolescents, Test of Adolescent Language, and the Clinical Evaluation of Language Functions, significantly fewer students were identified as needing further evaluation by the Screening Test of Adolescent Language than by the other three…

Four commentaries respond to a previous article concerning a preliminary screening system for behavior disordered students. A response to the commentaries by the original author is also included. (Author/DB)

Black (n=63) and White (n=74) infants, aged 6-13 months, were screened by tympanometry for middle-ear dysfunction. More White infants than Black failed initial screening. Retest of initial failures after a 6-week interval showed an overall reduction in failure rates, but the significant racial effect was still obtained. (Author/JDD)

Screening of 54 deaf vocational clients by the Bender-Gestalt and other tests indicated the likely presence of significantly more brain damage than among the hearing population with a particularly high correlation between low IQ and brain damage in the deaf population. (DB)

The Autism Behavior Checklist was evaluated with 94 autistic and 63 nonautistic subjects. Although the two groups differed significantly in ratings of pathology both false positive and false negative diagnostic classifications occurred. The test appears to have merit as a screening instrument but should not be used alone to establish a diagnosis…

Five formulas for identifying discrepancies for eligibility as learning disabled (LD) were applied to 137 children (ages 6-14) already diagnosed as LD. Among results cited was that 64 percent were not identified as LD by any formula. Issues concerning the use of discrepancy formulas for LD screening are discussed. (Author/JW)