Proposed is a theory of cognitive integration to explain the observed failure that many black and Puerto Rican elementary school children experience in learning to read despite intensive efforts at remediation. (Author/DB)

Loyola University professionals teamed with community specialists to conduct an introductory course in learning disabilities. (Author/RB)

Performances on the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test and on a visual discrimination task using the same forms were found not to be related. Implication for identification of perceptual deficiencies and subsequent perceptual training are discussed. (KW)

Describes the five basic stages of motor development as activities in a perceptual motor program for children of normal intelligence who have learning problems. The program emphasizes the relation between sound motor development and academic achievement. (Author)

Offers various ways in which children with learning disabilities can be helped. (RB)

Presents a program for preschool and primary children with special learning difficulties and dyslexia, the emphasis being on the manipulation of concrete multisensory stimuli and didactic materials as the avenue to learning. Describes both the hard- and soft-ware used in the program. (VJ)