A heterogeneous group of 60 learning disabled children (mean age=128.8 months) and a relatively homogeneous group (mean age=111.07 months) having specific reading deficits (n=58) were compared with normal children in two studies. (Author)

An 11-year-old English male with severe reading difficulties was taught relaxation techniques in order to improve his reading. (PHR)

Tape recording part or all of books can be a help to students reading below grade level. (MKM)

Fifteen mentally retarded (mean age 13 years), 15 learning disabled (mean age 9 years), and 15 normal (mean age 8 years) boys were equated on mental age, administered the Hagen Central-Incidental Task, and presented a modeling tape for imitation. (CL)

The SEARCH and TEACH programs were developed to locate and intervene on the behalf of children with potential learning disabilities. (PHR)

In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) in discriminating auditory or visual deficits, 121 learning disabled children (mean age 100 months) were tested. (PHR)

The article provides a detailed and critical review of the book, "The Neuropsychology of Learning Disorders" (1976), edited by R. Knights and D. Bakker. (Author/SBH)

The article discusses the use of visual motivation (for instance, the classroom bulletin board) in classrooms of orthopedically handicapped, learning disabled, and emotionally disturbed children. (PHR)

The effects of intraclass peer tutoring on vocabulary development were studied in primary level learning disabled students. (DLS)

Investigated was whether the visual discrimination performances of 16 primary-grade, conceptually impulsive school children could be modified by altering the directions and administration procedures of a visual discrimination match-to-sample test. (Author/JYC)

Two measures of outerdirectedness were used with 30 educationally handicapped and 30 normal males in the second, fourth, and sixth grades. (CL)

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Discussed is the Connectionist-Cue Concept (3 Cs Method), an approach to helping young reading disabled children see the relationship between visual symbols and speech sounds. (CL)

Explored are the characteristics of social misperception (both verbal and nonverbal), its historical foundations (taken from the psychological and educational literature), and its relation to learning disabilities and to emotional disturbance; a differential diagnostic system is offered. Counselors are given techniques by which they can assist…