The Kingsbury Center in Washington, D.C. works with adult learning disabled persons providing assessment, remediation, and counseling services. Assessment emphasizes taking a detailed history, along with formal testing, informal testing, and behavioral observation. Intervention focuses on specific coping strategies and remediation in specific…

The bibliography presents approximately 170 references on special education in juvenile and adult corrections. Citations are arranged alphabetically by author's last name and also include information on title, source, date, and pagination. Entries are included from 1966 to 1984. Among topics addressed in the references are public policy,…

The paper examines the development of moral judgment in learning disabled children and adolescents and proposes three teaching strategies to encourage higher level moral reasoning: (1) moral dilemma discussions, (2) use of the consequence grid, and (3) role playing. The six stages of moral development proposed by L. Kohlberg are explained.…

Research on test taking skills of LD (learning disabled) students is reviewed and implications for improving the skill are noted. Among findings considered are that separate answer sheets appear to inhibit the performance of LD students, LD students can benefit from training and demonstrate improved attitudes toward testing, and students should…

The study compared 86 learning disabled (LD) with 86 matched non-learning disabled (NLD) children (7-11 years old) on three domains of variables: social problem solving skills, school behavior, and family background. The LD children were deficient in all three domains. More specifically, they were able to generate fewer alternatives for solving…

Article sought to determine the usefulness of tests, such as the WRAT and the WISC, as screening tools to detect learning disabilities and to identify the variables that would determine whether patients screened for learning disorders could be grouped clinically according to the prominence of learning or emotional symptoms. (Author/RK)

Responded to is an article by Michael Herrick suggesting that disadvantaged children be provided with special services offered learning disabled children. (DB)

Responded to is an article by Michael Herrick suggesting that disadvantaged children be provided with special educational services offered learning disabled children. (DB)

The author of an article suggesting that disadvantaged children be provided with special educational services offered learning disabled children offers his rebuttal to five responses. (DB)

Research is showing that the incidence of minor physical abnormalities correlates with learning and behavioral problems in children. J. Rappoport and associates at Georgetown University have developed a scale to count such physical abnormalitites as the epicanthus fold, placement of ears, curve of little finger, length of toes, or lack of…

To enhance spelling achievement, 17 learning disabled (LD) elementary school students were instructed for eight sessions over a period of 3 weeks with lessons that incorporated reduced unit size, distributed practice and review, and training for transfer. Each week of instruction included training on both irregular and regular spelling words.…