The "Test Anxiety Scale for Children" and the "Lie Scale for Children" were administered to 60 children, half of whom were defined by schools as learning disabled (LD). LD subjects were more anxious than the nondisabled, and their test anxiety was significantly related to reading and mathematics achievement scores. (Author)

The relationship between automatization ability, as measured by the "Rapid Automatic Naming Test" (RAN), and proficiency in arithmetic basic fact computation was investigated with 120 learning disabled (LD) and 120 nondisabled children between 8 and 13 years of age. (Author/SW)

A resource room teacher describes the versatility of a microcomputer in programing for learning disabled or emotionally handicapped students (grades K-8). She cites the microcomputer's contributions to student self-concept. (CL)

A math strategy using an "add-card" which illustrates simple addition facts was originally developed for learning disabled students but was also successfully used with mildly retarded students. (CL)

The paper describes the development of an interactive computer training program (COMP-TREX) that uses microcomputer technology in a nonthreatening way and that has proven successful in classroom applicants with learning disabled students. Use of the Super Pilot software system in language processing is discussed. (CL)

The author offers the premise that the field of learning disabilities is at a critical point in development and that the research literature manifests such trends as few references beyond special education, emphasis on conversation tasks rather than unifying themes (equilibration and structuralism) of J. Piaget, and reductionist tendencies. (CL)

The paper tabularly presents information strategies (goals and instructional activities) for managing learning disabled children with oral communication disorders. The strategies are based on a comprehensive organizational framework of pragmatic abilities comprised of three major components: communicative intention, presupposition, and social…

Resource teachers can bridge the gap between themselves and music educators who work with learning disabled children by discussing schedules and goals with the music teachers and apprising them of students' learning strengths and weaknesses which are applicable to music education. (Author/MC)

The eight-year-old boy was taught to use a memory strategy for determining correct symbol representation through behavior modification involving accurate recognition and production of letters and digits. Decrease in frequency of letter and digit reversals demonstrated utility of the mnemonic method and confirmed the reversal/directional…

Interviews with teachers of educationally handicapped (EH) secondary students and employers of EH graduates revealed that teachers generally emphasized isolated job-related and academics tasks while employers stressed such personal-social coping skills as using transportation independently and meeting the public. (CL)

Guidelines for evaluating and selecting software for computer assisted instruction of learning disabled students touch on technical adequacy, instructional effectiveness, and matters of presentation format (rate, modality, feedback, and reinforcement aspects.) (CL)

Explains the rationale, methodology, and advantages of the regression equation approach to quantifying academic discrepancy, an aspect of learning disability. Variations of the expectancy formula and IQ-achievement difference approach produce serious errors of including too many above average children and too few below average. (JAC)

The article reviews literature pertaining to general effects of a developmentally disabled child on a family with particular emphasis on implications for families with learning disabled children. Covered are aspects of individual and family life cycles during various life stages, sibling adjustment, and intervention approaches with the child and…

Difficulties facing bilingual students with learning disabilities are noted and remedial considerations outlined, including the need for establishing a dominant language and diagnosing errors in one or both languages. (CL)

Investigated the usefulness of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery (HRNB) in discriminating normal from learning-disabled young adults. Results supported previous research in demonstrating both that normals perform more adequately than brain-damaged subjects on all HRNB tests, and that normal and brain-damaged subjects can be…