A study was conducted to determine the effects of electromyographic (EMG) feedback/relaxation training on the achievement, cognitive and motor test results, and observed behavior change of learning disabled, mentally retarded, control, and nondiagnosed children manifesting learning problems (all elementary age). Treatment consisted of 10-minute…

The paper reports on the evaluation techniques and remediation programing for children (3 to 12 years old) with sensory-perceptual-motor dysfunction. A model for ordering assessment information and selecting therapeutic remediaton activities is considered. A sample diagnostic sheet outline is included. (Author/SBH)

Intended for parents, the document focuses on dealing with the problems involved with having a learning disabled child in the home. Sections cover the parents' role, comfortable sibling relationships, guidelines for dealing with the child, strengthening the abilities of the child, coping with frustrations of the child, social expectations, and…

Described and evaluated are four alternative tutoring models for delivering supportive educational services to elementary grade learning disabled children in regular classes. Discussed are problems of individual programing and models such as the "Cascade of Services" to provide for differing educational needs. It is explained that the alternative…

In an attempt to clarify the phenomena of psychological "process" variables, as applied to children with learning disabilities, a study was made of sensory modality preferences in 64 kindergarten and 64 first grade children. Ss were given a battery of seven measures grouped under the following four headings: standardized test approach; controlled…

Reviewed are three types of etiological theories of dyslexia: theories of visual perceptual deficit, theories of difficulties with sensory integration, and theories of verbal deficiencies. The author concludes that recent findings weigh heavily against perceptual deficit theories of reading disability as suggested by S. Orton and others; that the…

Presented are procedures and selected results from an evaluation and audit of the Special Day Program for elementary level educationally handicapped students in a California school district. It is explained that the purpose of the three special day classes was to provide an intensive remedial program for students with severe learning disabilities.…

Evaluated were the diagnostic and identification implications of the Primary Mental Abilities Test (PMAT) with 241 educable retarded, learning disabled, slow learning, and normal children (mean ages 8 to 9 years). Correlations between PMAT scores and Stanford Achievement Test scores were significant for the low IQ Ss, but not for the normal IQ Ss.…

The information in this volume documents the author's extensive series of investigations concerning the syntactic abilities of good readers compared to dyslexics with reading comprehension difficulties. Findings corroborate the importance of syntactic ability in the reading process and confirm Goodman's psycholinguistic model of reading. Chapters…

Reported is the development of instructional procedures to teach learning disabled and mentally handicapped children reading skills, based on their particular verbal learning and language characteristics. Focused on is the development of prototypes of teaching procedures based on cross connecting the learning, language, and reading domains.…

Kinetic-Family-Drawings were obtained from 50 kindergarten or first grade children with delayed perceptual and/or motor development and 50 controls to investigate the effectiveness of this instrument as a measure of socio-emotional dimensions of high risk low achievers. Each child was asked to draw each member of his family (including himself)…

Described is the Summarized Factorial Assessment Outline (SFAO), a total assessment procedure for educable mentally retarded and learning disabled students which is centered on the three diagnostic processes of identification, interpretation, and prescription for remediation. Following an introduction covering the problem, purpose, need, and…

A 2-year study of the Extreme Learning Problem (ELP) Programs in six school districts in Oregon was conducted to determine if ELP programs were changing students' reading behaviors, to measure the extent of any change, and to determine what factors contributed to changing the reading behavior of children served. The following were among the major…

The basis of perception is found in the sensory experiences of an individual. Cognition, in turn, may be thought of as organized perceptions. Hence, diagnosis of learning disabilities should start with an assessment of the sensory skills in order to gain insight into the probable perceptual and cognitive problems involved in learning. The taxonomy…

A fourth grade class (49 students) with a mean grade equivalent score of 2.8 on the Stanford Diagnostic Arithmetic Test was placed in a Sequential Computational Skills Math Program. The program consisted of 12 units (from basic addition and subtraction facts to fractions computation), and individual Ss' entry levels were determined by computation…