Although indexes of scatter on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised computed for 100 learning disabled (LD) elementary children were significantly greater than values previously reported for the normal standardized sample, the substantial overlap suggests the inadvisability of continuing the search for a characteristic LD profile.…

The review cites methodological and statistical flaws in studies attempting to identify subtest patterns on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised indicative of learning disabilities (LD) and concludes that no LD pattern has been found and the search for such a pattern is not justified. (Author/CL)

A case study can help to clarify for the student the puzzling contradictions and the range of irregularities that characterize the learning disabled child. Different frameworks for analyses can be generated from the case study. It offers an opportunity to use inductive reasoning in uniting theory and practice. (Author)

The author addresses the issue regarding the secession of the Division for Children with Learning Disabilities (DCLD) from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). (SBH)

The author discusses the implications of the attempted Division for Children with Learning Disabilities (DCLD) withdrawal from its parent organization, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Events of the 1979 business meeting in which secession of DCLD was discussed are reviewed, and the implications of secession for the members, the…

A case report of a 13-year-old with suspected learning disabilities given to 182 undergraduate and graduate students revealed a need for training in report reading and interpretation. The subject of the report was actually a poodle. (CL)

Procedures for using an abacus to teach addition to learning disabled children are described. Considerations in choosing, constructing, and doing basic problems with an abacus are discussed. (CL)

In the absence of a clear definition of learning disabilities, it has become an educational simile with children described as "like a learning disabled child." The learning disabled label has become reflective of a problem related more to social structure than to children. Greater attention should be given to individual needs and less emphasis…

The authors describe the results of five types of WISC-R (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised) profiles in developing remedial reading for learning disabled children. (CL)

The article presents, in chart format, an overview of over 25 separate etiological perspectives on learning disabilities. Information provided includes the name of the perspective/theory, the diagnostic procedures involved, the type of children for which the theory is applicable, and the major proponent(s). (DLS)

Research on 60 highly accomplished people with dyslexia identified career success factors: pursuit of passionate interests, persistence, empathy, and mentors. Problems included lower career expectations for women and denial of access to math and science courses. (JOW)

Postsecondary education and employment are two areas that can pose major challenges and major milestones to adults with learning disabilities. This article introduces a special issue comprising six articles that provide insight into factors that engender success in these areas, specifically focusing on transitional programs, spelling disabilities,…

Teaching social skills to students with emotional and behavioral disorders and learning disabilities has become an accepted practice. Social skills training (SST), however, has often resulted in only modest and sometimes no changes in students' social competence. One of the main reasons is that acknowledged problems have been largely ignored. The…

This article serves as an invitation to rethink and to broaden the scope of learning disabilities (LD) research and practice. We begin with 3 assumptions: Education in a representative democracy is inevitably a political enterprise; social justice is everyone's responsibility, but educators have a special role to play; and segregated schooling is…