Findings suggest that impairment in sustained attention is associated with difficulty in learning in second grade children and that such impairment can be identified at an earlier age, and in children with less marked academic underachievement than is commonly believed. (EVH)

The case of a 15-year-old special education student with academic learning disabilities but adequate social skills, is cited as evidence that teachers can develop effective vocational programs at their schools. (GW)

The study compared the characteristics of human figures drawn by 103 normal, 101 learning disabled, 114 educable or trainable mentally retarded, 61 emotionally disturbed, and 67 gifted adolescents. Results showed that of the 22 scoring categories, characteristics unique to specific groups were obtained in six categories, while shared…

The present study attempted to identify factors associated with memory deficits in 36 learning disabled and 36 normal children in grades 3 and 5. Ss were given free and serial recall tasks and interviewed about their understanding of memory processes. Deficits in the recall of the learning disabled children were found, as expected. Examination of…

The paper reviews literature relating to selective attention in the learning disabled child. Three processes related to the concept of selective attention (as proposed by D. Berlyne) are discussed: attention in learning, attention in remembering, and attention in performance. It is pointed out that verbal mediation, the use of verbal labels to…

The report describes activities of a project designed to increase understanding and improve management skills of parents of neurologically impaired/learning disabled children. Parents (N=303) registered for a 12 session parent training workshop conducted by a school psychologist or social worker with assistance of special education teachers, and…

The study examined the teacher-student interactions of 29 adolescent learning disabled (LD) students and their regular classroom teachers. A review of research revealed that students who are low achievers, hyperactive, defiant, and dependent receive less approval and support and more criticism and disapproval from their teachers. Ss were observed…

The first in a series of papers details the methodology of a study on the environmental setting of the learning disabled (LD) adolescent with attention given to interventions applied on behalf of the LD adolescent, conditions under which he/she operates, and support systems available to the student. Sections address the procedures for selecting…

Part of a series of papers reporting research on learning disabled (LD) adolescents, the paper reports findings of a study to determine the availability and use of support services, both in and external to secondary school settings, for 234 LD, 222 low achieving (LA), and 215 normal achieving (NA) students. Questions were asked regarding the types…

The effect of an attribution retraining program intended to teach 35 learning disabled (LD) junior high school students to attribute achievement outcomes to the internal factor of effort was examined in the study. The research was concerned with LD adolescents' perceptions of personal (internal) and environmental (external) causality as…