Intended for those concerned with the identification of learning disabilities which involve communicative disorders, the article identifies some areas of confusion regarding visual perception, vision testing, communication, and dyslexia. (IM)

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Reviewed are medical and educational procedures in the evaluation of a child with a learning disorder in the state of Mississippi. (IM)

Discussed is the role of the pediatrician in the diagnosis of learning disabilities and the management of problems associated with learning disabled children. (IM)

Discussed for use with learning disabled children are the geometric materials and teaching methods developed by M. Montessori. (DB)

The authors comment on an article by C. Conners et al which reports the findings of a study to examine the relationship between food additives and hyperkinesis in children (6-12 years old). (SBH)

Based on the 23rd Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the number of students with disabilities served under IDEA reached 5.6 million in the 1999-2000 school year. Students classified with specific learning disabilities continue to be the most prevalent group, representing half…

A recent paper written by a research team at the FPG Child Development Institute, "Recognition and Response: An Early Intervening System for Young Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities," discusses a new systematic approach that can help early educators and parents ensure early school success for all children, including those at risk…

A high school teacher recounts his own literacy journey from a young child with an auditory perception problem, to a school-hating student, to a semi-literate Marine in Viet Nam, to a teacher of persons with disabilities. He notes that his literacy journey during the early years was characterized by immaturity, avoidance, and self doubt. He grew…

This study investigated the VADS test results for boys diagnosed as either emotionally disturbed or as having learning disabilities. Youngsters who fall into either of these two diagnostic categories tend to show poor achievement and have difficulty in school. (Author)

Describes how a special needs team helps borderline children--those who have exhibited a weakness in certain areas but whose weakness is not serious enough to qualify them as children with special needs. (Author/JF)

It is maintained that two weaknesses of current theories on etiology of learning disabilities are reliance on a single-cause model and assumption of a child's deficit; advanced is the explanation that defensive hyperactivity is a coping device of children who are anxious about forming relationships with others, particularly adults. (MC)

Describes the investigation of a number of lexical diversity measures in connection with speech samples taken from 20 aphasic and 20 normal subjects. (TO)