The article describes the Learning Disabilities Clinic at Coney Island Hospital (New York) in which parents act as therapists for other learning disabled children and as cotherapists with their own children. (SBH)

The feasibility of an instructional management program for learning disabled (LD), incarcerated youths was examined in a comparison of peer tutors and LD teachers in a computational mathematics program for 38 LD delinquents (12 to 17 years old). Pre- and posttest results indicated no significant difference between the tutors' and teachers' groups.…

The self-esteem of 120 males with and without specific learning disabilities, at each of two levels of development (preadolescent and adolescent) was measured using Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory. (MP)

Because learning disabled (LD) children are often the targets of negative behavior and social rejection by peers, the article reviews the literature on the social interactions typical of LD children and on peer-mediated strategies for enhancing LD children's social standing and examines the critical role of the classroom teacher in altering the…

A sex education program was initiated by the parents of 16 learning disabled young adults. Students' responses to the program varied, reflecting their differences in emotional maturity, intellectual performance, motivation, and social skills. Because of their participation in the program, the parents began to view their children as young adults…

Three studies, involving 14, 40, and 52 Ss, examined the possibility that deficits responsible for low recall in learning disabled children are also responsible for low acquisition. (Author/SBH)

Research is reviewed regarding cluttering (a speech language disorder typified by problems of fluency, articulation, receptive and expressive language, and perceptual motor skills), and the concept is advanced that cluttering is a syndrome of learning disability symptoms. (CL)

The magnitude of the dichotic right-ear advantage was assessed in 48 normal and 48 learning-disabled children representing an age range of approximately five years. (MP)

The article discusses the use of logic in the classroom with educationally handicapped (emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, and mentally retarded) children. (DLS)

Presented in this article are various strategies for integrating learning disabled children into academic programs. Suggestions are made in the areas of mathematics, classroom environment, social studies, and science. (EB)

The purpose of the study involving 110 first graders was to determine whether learning disordered students were afforded different interactions from their regular classroom teachers than were children achieving at low, medium, or high levels. (Author/SBH)

The parent's role in treatment of children's learning problems is discussed. A developmental view of causation based on Piagetian theory is presented, as well as a plan for parent workshops. (Author/SBH)

The paper describes an instructional material evaluation model that is based on R. Mager's approach to task analysis and may be applied to the selection of materials for learning disabled children. Procedures for listing specific objectives are reviewed, and steps for using the model to evaluate materials are presented. (SBH)

Sixteen of 33 learning disabled students, all of whom had spent a year in self-contained classrooms, were placed in a mainstream class for the 1976-77 year. Ratings of personal, social and academic adjustment and achievement test scores indicated that the self-contained classroom environment produced more positive adjustment. (JC)

A two-year study of learning disabilities found in association with French immersion programs indicates that children encountering difficulty in primary French immersion programs have a specific learning disability characterized by a pattern suggesting a maturational lag in the temporal lobe regions of the brain. (JMF)