The paper reviews research, largely inconclusive, on diagnostic-prescriptive teaching and proposes a model for use with learning disabled students using neuropsychological test data to infer relevant learner aptitudes. Studies are cited to support the validity of strength-matched teaching and the use of compensatory teaching with severe learning…

The report describes a child with central auditory dysfunction, the first reported case where brain-stem dysfunction on audiologic tests were associated with specific electrophysiologic changes in the brain-stem auditory-evoked responses. (Author/CL)

The article focuses on the role of private school principals, whose concern is to move learning disabled children into the educational mainstream, and of public school principals, who must incorporate special education into the facility. Aspects covered include definitions, diagnostic centers, staffing, parents, and placement. (MC)

Positive intercorrelations between physical and occupational therapy test items were demonstrated in testing of learning-disabled children with perceptual deficits. (GW)

Review of ten years of research into learning disabilities indicates that consensus on identifying characteristics remains unachieved. (GW)

In order to determine if prolonged significant transient neonatal tyrosinemia is injurious to the developing central nervous system, 15 term infants who had suffered from this disorder (involving high blood levels of the amino acid tyrosine) were evaluated. (Author/DB)

The effectiveness of a treatment program utilizing parents and tape recordings to teach relaxation skills to 13 hyperactive children was examined. (DB)

Described are methods used to help David, an emotionally disturbed and learning disabled 8-year-old child, learn basic reading skills and overcome his emotional problems in a residential school. (DB)

This document summarizes the reasons No Child Left Behind is important to students with learning disabilities. The sections include: Lack of Educational Benefit; Lack of Qualified Teachers; Lack of Expectataions; and Lack of Accountability.

A language/learning disability (LLD) is a disorder that may affect the comprehension and use of spoken or written language as well as nonverbal language, such as eye contact and tone of speech in both adults and children. Most research, treatment, and support resources emphasize childhood LLD, but the problems do not disappear once a person has…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether graphic organizers serve as a better tool for comprehension assessment than traditional tests. Subjects, 16 seventh-grade learning disabled students, were given 8 weeks of instruction and assessments using both graphic organizer and linear note forms. Tests were graded, compared and contrasted to…

A variety of testing methods can be extremely useful in finding out whether children who are experiencing learning difficulties may have one or more learning disabilities. This is an important and valuable role for testing. Another important issue concerns how best to ensure fairness for a learning disabled student when he or she must take a…