The article reports on the discussion approach for determining the learning disabled student's reasoning in response to a diagnostic test. (PHR)

The study investigated word-finding skills in 30 learning disabled (LD) boys (ages 8-to-11-years). Ss were administered measures designed to explore word-finding ability in three stimulus contexts for high- and low-frequency words.

This article briefly discusses the use of amphetamines in the treatment of hyperkinesis or minimal brain dysfunction. (JMF)

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 provides an impetus for the development of special services for learning-disabled college students. Describes the problems of three such students and the services they needed to improve their chances for academic success, and provides suggestions for working with these students. (Author)

The article examines the available means of determining the readability of written materials and reviews the empirical evidence that indicates consideration of syntactic complexity in determining readability. Problems with readability formulas are pointed out. Guidelines for using readability formulas that take syntactic complexity into account…

Ss displaying initial subnormal nystagmic functioning responded to therapy with increases in duration, while other Ss displayed decreases; these effects were more apparent after long therapy. (Author/DLS)

Provides guidelines for teacher identification of learning disabled children. Outlines physical, academic, and behavioral diagnoses that are advised. Indicates teacher techniques for instructing the learning disabled child. (RH)

A relaxation method for handwriting improvement was examined using experimental and no-treatment control groups composed of 10 students receiving a poor rating on handwriting characteristics and a normal control group of 10 composed of students receiving average ratings. (Author/PHR)

The content validity of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test and the Wide Range Achievement Test was examined with 27 educationally handicapped students (5-9 years old). (CL)

The article explores the use of resource rooms with educable mentally handicapped students. (PHR)

Cautions and considerations for developing and implementing instructional models for students with learning and behavioral problems are examined in view of the need for keeping students as close to the least restrictive alternative as possible. (Author)

Reactions of parents of learning disabled children are examined through answers of three parents to ten questions concerning attitudes, emotional adjustment, marital problems, sources of professional help, educational treatment, and advice for other parents. (DB)

Reported by the child's teacher is the successful use of a language experience approach to teach reading to an extremely shy second-grade girl with few prereading skills. (DB)

The Vane Kindergarten Test (VKT) is judged to have limited usefulness in early detection of learning handicaps for two reasons: (a) Its reliability is too low to allow discrimination between individuals, and (b) The ability of the VKT to predict problem behaviors is quite limited. (Author)