Twelve learning disabled (LD), 12 learning disabled hyperactive (LDH) and 12 hyperactive (H) boys (6-11 years old) participated in an investigation of selective attention. Ss were asked to search for a target letter embedded within an array of noise letters. Two variations were included: one involving a simultaneous search for four possible target…

Forty-three learning disabled children referred initially between ages 7 and 14 years to a medical outpatient clinic for developmentally disabled children were evaluated and followed for a period of 5 to 7 years after which their level of academic achievement was reassessed. Initial evaluation included pediatric, neurological and developmental…

The paper reviews factor analytic studies concerning the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) profiles of children with learning disabilities (LD). Considered are the following topics: subtest profiles of backward readers, a sex difference in coding, and derivation and use of grouped subtest scores in profile analysis. The…

Compared were the characteristics of 60 learning disabled (LD) and 60 normal children (all between 8- and 11-years-old) participating in the Georgia Reading Research Program. The target group consisted of LD children who showed deficits in the psychological process of ordering/sequencing; while the LD reference group were average or above average…

Summarized were eight studies comparing aspects of sentence comprehension skills in normal and learning disabled (LD) children. Questions such as the following were posed: Does the transformation of kernel sentences to passive negative questions affect sentence comprehension? Does the amount of feedback affect the level of sentence comprehension?…

Discussed is the multidisciplinary team centered approach to educating the learning disabled child. Topics explored include various aspects of learning disability as a symptom complex (especially hyperactivity), the roles of multidisciplinary team members (such as the psychologist and the parents), and four approaches to psychotherapy (including…

The annotated bibliography provides general information on reading and contains approximately 95 abstracts and associated indexing information for documents published from 1965 to 1974 and selected from the computer files of the Council for Exceptional Children's Information Services and the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). It is…

Provided is a list of 40 diagnostic instruments for use by speech, language, and hearing clinicians. The list consists of five tests for aphasia, 10 for hearing, 15 for language, and 10 for speech. Information given for the tests usually includes the title, author, vendor, price, age range, time limits, and a brief description. The names and…

Learning disability is seen to be a dissociative disorder (school shock) similar to shell shock in wartime. The shell shock model is explained to focus diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities around the dynamics of the predisposing unconscious conflict, the dynamics in the environment, the mechanism which allows these two conditions to…

Discussed are issues in screening children for potential learning disabilities at the nursery school level. Definitions and incidence estimates of learning disabilities are evaluated, and present screening programs are reviewed. Three teacher administered screening tests are described: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Beery Developmental Test of…

The annotated bibliography on learning disabilities at the secondary school level contains approximately 70 abstracts and associated indexing information for documents published from 1966 to 1974 and selected from the computer files of the Council for Exceptional Children's Information Services and the Education Resources Information Center…

The booklet contains procedures from Project CHILD for identifying learning disabled (LD) children with language difficulties. Project CHILD is a research effort to validate identification, intervention, and teacher education programs for use with language handicapped children. The booklet gives descriptions of the two recommended screening tests…

Reasons a learning disabled child should attend a summer camp are discussed, together with guidelines for selecting a camp and preparing the child. Information about the residential camps listed includes location, impairments served, age range, dates, size, fee, availability of camperships, and where to obtain further information. (KW)

The initial purpose of this project was to demonstrate in four Washington state elementary schools the application of functional analysis of behavior to children who have learning disabilities and social behavior disturbances in the natural school setting. During the development of the project this purpose was broadened to include the prevention…

A program for screening, identifying, and diagnosing learning disabilities is described. The multidisciplinary approach is emphasized. The school psychologist or counselor, the coordinator of the language therapy program, the administrative staff, and the classroom teacher meet to share findings and impressions, and the information is synthesized…