Advantages and disadvantages of word processing as a tool for teaching written self-expression to students with learning disabilities are discussed, research on its effectiveness is examined, available word-processing programs are reviewed, and guidelines for software selection are provided. (Author/MSE)

Training with a self-instruction strategy was found to be effective in teaching addition and subtraction to 52 educable mentally retarded and learning-disabled children with arithmetic deficits. Sixteen of the children, who were categorized as impulsive, showed a more reflective cognitive style following the training. (Author/JDD)

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is examined as the impetus for many special admission policies used to admit learning-disabled students into U.S. colleges. Program services provided to these students include diagnostic testing and prescriptive planning, program advisement, instructional assistance, and counseling. (Author/JDD)

Discusses legislation addressing institutional responsibilities concerning the educational needs of the handicapped. Explains the nature of learning disabilities. Distinguishes between accommodations for the physically handicapped and learning disabled. Describes ways of assuring equal access to education for learning disabled students, through…

Based on interviews with nine learning-disabled students, nine of their nondisabled peers, and their three teachers, this article describes their perceptions of life in two fifth-grade classrooms with a permanent teaching team. Data are organized according to respondents' perspectives on three themes: (1) classroom social climate; (2)…

This paper describes the methodology of a study seeking to determine whether there is evidence that French immersion children with specific reading disability in one language also have the disability in the other language, and learning-disabled readers belong to the same subtype in both languages. (Author/JDD)

In a study of 121 elementary school teachers, those with strong beliefs about the importance of student work habits reported that they planned their lessons with greater responsiveness to student performance than teachers with less strong beliefs. Their learning-disabled and average-achieving students also achieved better than those with teachers…

This case study describes a 39-year-old intellectually gifted man with learning disabilities who demonstrated symptoms of amnesic-semantic aphasia at age 13, leading to placement in a class for students with mental retardation and to dropping out of school. The man's remarkable behavioral and cognitive adjustments led to a fulfilling life and…

College students' attitudes toward peers with learning disabilities (LD) serving as resident assistants (RAs) were investigated in a study involving 45 students and 24 RAs. Results indicated that, after one semester of interaction with RAs with LD, fellow RAs' attitudes toward LD peers remained favorable and student attitudes became more…

Issues regarding the identification of students who are both gifted and learning disabled are considered, along with some teaching suggestions. The identification process often begins with the regular classroom teacher. Included is an observational checklist for teachers to use in referring a child for further evaluation. (SW)

This article uses a sociocultural perspective of teaching and learning to synthesize previous articles in the series and speculate on future inquiry in the field of learning disabilities. It provides a model showing the expanding sociocultural contexts that frame learning and teaching. (DB)

This study evaluated 4 types of assessment with 74 fourth-grade students with and without learning disabilities (LD) in general education classrooms. Students with and without LD performed more strongly on the hands-on tasks than the paper-and-pencil measures; the facilitative effect of hands-on assessment was greater for students with LD and…

This review of research finds that, when IQ and reading ability are controlled, "true" math deficits of students with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, and attention deficit hyperactive disorders (ADHD) are specific to mathematical concepts and problem types. Slow computation affects problem solving by increasing attentional…

The TRAC (Trade-Related Academic Competencies) model is designed for use by special education teachers in conjunction with vocational educators to provide a positive first experience for students with learning disabilities in transition from school to employment. The model assesses and develops academic skills in 26 vocational education program…

Summarizes 6 recent studies of students in grades K-8 that examined learning effects of the following: reading stories to young children, student cooperative behaviors, teaching a keyword mnemonic technique to learning-disabled students, interrogative elaborative activity during reading, retention in grade, and a behavior management program for…