A feasibility study examined ways in which Britain's Further Education Unit's (FEU's) work regarding the learning disabled could be enhanced by involvement in the program at the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD). The study recommended the following: (1) the United…

Measures of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery (HRNB) were factor analyzed with subtests of the Halstead Category Test (HCT) for 277 9-year-old learning disabled subjects. Eight factors with eigenvalues greater than one were rotated to a final solution that accounted for 67.9 percent of the total variance. HCT-Subtest 1 loaded…

A study involving 120 students enrolled in the Mobile County Public School System of Alabama was conducted to investigate the comparability of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) instruments in their ability to select students for placement in programs for the…

The study investigated the use of repeated writings as a means of increasing written language fluency with 48 learning disabled students in senior high school resource room English classes. Subjects received one of four treatments for 4 days: repeated writing with structural cues, repeated revision with structural cues, writing on a new topic with…

Children are generally identified as learning disabled as a result of their achievement and perceptual skills below an expectancy level which is based on mental age, grade level and/or chronological age. Despite its usefulness, Maturity is infrequently considered. The ages at entrance to school of a group of 67 learning disabled (LD) students…

The paper reviews research investigating the relationship between delinquency and school achievement, with particular emphasis on literature published since 1971. Individual sections address studies on incarcerated youth, the relationship between student track positions and delinquency, the responsibility of schools as a social institution, common…

The relationship between language disorders, learning disabilities, verbal and performance IQ discrepancies and six tests frequently used in screening language disordered children was examined with 95 students in grades 4-12 classified as learning disabled and/or language disabled. Ss were divided into three groups based on profiles from the…

The study investigated whether learning disabled fifth, sixth, and seventh graders who were given an easy opportunity to look good would be as likely to take the opportunity as other children. Ss were given the Children's Social Desirability Scale, a questionnaire which lists a series of statements which indicate exaggerated claims of socially…

Nine papers examine current issues in the education of children with behavioral disorders. Three papers deal with theory, three with application, and three contain responses of a classroom teacher, an administrator, and a special education professor, respectively, to the preceding six papers. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Mental,…

The present investigation was designed to document the nature of programs provided to learning disabled students and to determine the educational bases for these programs. A national sample of 128 teachers of learning disabled (LD) students completed a survey about the program of one of their students. Responses varied widely in terms of the…

Difficulties in identifying learning disabilities (LD) are examined, and special problems presented by hearing impaired children with LD are considered. The value of rating scales as a quick instrument for obtaining, measuring, recording and communicating information is emphasized. Adaptations of the Pupil Rating Scale for hearing impaired…

Considerations in estate planning for learning disabled children are presented from the perspective of an individual who is both a lawyer and the parent of a learning disabled child. It is suggested that an important goal for parents is to train the child to be able to deal with his/her financial situation. Early training in the habit of saving…

The report examines current problems in assessing and identifying learning disabled students and recommends practices to solve those problems. An initial chapter reviews the reasons for misidentification of this population. Section I presents a summary of identification practices drawn from guidelines of 50 state educational agencies, the District…

Described is a current research project designed to determine which reading instructional techniques are most appropriate for intellectually retarded pupils, learning disabled pupils, or intellectually normal pupils from 8 through 16 years of age. (DB)

Compared on subtests of the Parramatta Test of Developmental Levels for Infant Grades were scores of 150 grade 1 children who had a maximum of five school terms with the Z. Kodaly music program (group K) and scores of 541 previously tested grade 1 children (sample group). (MC)