The study evaluated the touch sensitive screen, providing computer access to students with severe learning disabilities, with visual impairments, and with physical handicaps. Results indicated the apparatus to be a valuable tool for individual or group work in a variety of skills by children of various ages and disabilities. (DB)

A bulletin board learning center was used to improve the spelling performance of students with learning disabilities in grades five-six. Using a fishing theme, the bulletin board became part of an instructional approach which involved tape recordings of spelling words, tactile learning, matching words to scrambled letters, completing cloze…

This article takes a critical look at methods used to identify learning disability (such as use of ability/achievement discrepancy formulas and medical/neurobiological diagnosis) and presents an alternative method that adds assessment of the psychological processes of memory and learning to current practices of assessing intelligence and…

This study, involving 40 students (grades 2-8) with learning disabilities, found that students who participated in curriculum-based measurement test-taking strategy training scored higher on a posttreatment computation test than students without the strategy training. Use of a goal strategy did not result in any achievement differences.…

Describes the development, implementation, and implications of a speech-pathology-based language intervention program originated at the Children's Place, Ltd., day-care center. The program combines individual speech and language therapy by a speech and language pathologist with speech and language intervention by teachers in the classroom, thus…

Mainstream teachers (n=127) in grades one through eight completed a self-evaluation concerning the instructional strategies they used and their attitudes toward their own efficacy and toward mainstreaming. Analysis indicated that teachers with less positive attitudes toward mainstreaming tended to use effective mainstream instructional strategies…

A survey of 52 directors of adult basic education (ABE) programs assessed the prevalence of students with learning disabilities (LD) in their programs; definitions of LD currently in use; diagnosis of LD among ABE students and extent and type of training for instructors about LD. Results are summarized and recommendations made for service…

The time may be ripe for the fields of mathematics education, special education, and cognitive psychology to converge, with their respective focuses on mathematical problem solving, individual differences among students, and analysis of cognitive processes. Four articles on learning disabilities in mathematics are introduced, and a research agenda…

A national survey found 76% of states have alternative teacher certification programs for teachers at early childhood, middle, and secondary levels. Over 62% of respondents indicated that such programs addressed the needs of students with disabilities. Alternative certification programs for special education teachers in general and for learning…

Social-affective characteristics were studied among middle school students with (n=38) and without (n=38) learning disabilities (LD). Groups differed significantly on loneliness, integration, victimization, participation, and teacher-rated social competence, but not on self-concept. (Author/PB)

This study examined effects of achievement on the peer status of Mexican American elementary students (n=43) with learning disabilities (LD) in academic and play contexts. Mexican American students with LD received significantly lower sociometric scores than low-achieving nondisabled Mexican American peers even in classrooms where all students…

Questions of "quality" in the use of technology with children with learning disabilities are discussed, focusing on the need for basic pedagogical considerations; the impact of the computer on the learning process relative to factors of learner control, motivation, feedback type, graphics, and screen design; and use of computerized speech feedback…

A 1993 symposium was held in Missillac, France, to gather an international panel of experts to promote international dialog and cooperation, identify technologies for enhancing the lives of persons with learning disabilities, and establish research priorities. This article synthesizes key ideas and issues that emerged from individual presentations…

Elementary students (n=150) with learning disabilities were interviewed regarding their preferences for special education service delivery. Students (who were all currently receiving pull-out services) preferred receiving extra help in the special education class from the special education teacher. Students' preferences were not related to age,…

Examines the research on one of the newest labels in the field of reading disabilities: attention deficit syndrome. Argues that such labels do little to help teachers plan instruction and can be harmful. Discusses the current diagnosis for this syndrome and the behaviors generally associated with it. (HB)