Presented are suggestions optometrists can offer parents of children who demonstrate symbol-sound association difficulties in reading. (DB)

Maintains that the concept of verbal deprivation'' constituting an integral part of the operating assumption of Sesame Street'' has been thoroughly refuted by reputed liguists; that nonstandard'' English is not an inept, deficient approximation of American English but a separate, logical, and highly structured system of communication. (RJ)

The investigation attempted to determine first, the correlations among the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception, the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test, and an experimental Visual Discrimination Test of Words and second, the visual perceptual factors that emerged when the data were treated factorially. (Author)

A discussion of the speciality of learning disabilities concludes that what is needed to help the child with learning disabilities is a working arrangement between the fields of education and medicine. (Author/BY)

Systematic observations of learning disabled and normal children suggested that learning disabled children spend significantly less time than normal children in task oriented behavior. (Author)

Early childhood education centers for preschool learning disabled children are urged as necessary to prepare these children to compete successfully in the public schools. (KW)

Techniques used to teach reading to a 12-year-old total nonreader are described in the case study. (KW)

It is recommended that body exercises be used to teach directionality and laterality to children who exhibit reversals in writing, reading, or speaking. (GW)

Outlined are prenatal and perinatal factors contributing to later learning disabilities and the role of the pediatrician in early identification and remediation of such problems. (KW)

The author argues that instead of looking for causes of reading disability, educators need to exert more effort in developing adequate reading instruction. (CB)

A comprehensive review and analysis of significant research on malnutrition and learning. Indicates that nutritional factors contribute to depressed intellectual level and learning failure. (DM)