The paper presents a brief study of the use of computers for instructional purposes with 875 handicapped children; and appendixes list a mathematics skills hierarchy, a language arts hierarchy, excerpts from student reports, and abstracts of studies of computer assisted learning with physically handicapped, learning disabled, and deaf children.…

This paper is a progress report on a series of experiments which have sought to probe the cognitive development of mildly mentally retarded and normal children, using conservation training as the principal research tool. Three- and 4-year-old children were given Verbal Rule instruction in a 2 x 2 x 2 design intended to probe the importance of…

This report summarizes the theoretic background, rationale, and development of 14 simulated cases useful in comparing the problem-solving behaviors of clinicians as they diagnose the same case under the same conditions and in supplementing field experiences in teacher preparation programs. The first section of the report presents a theoretic…

Fifty-three students from six to thirteen years old participated in a study designed to compare the achievement of auditorally and visually deficient learning disabled students under three different treatment methods. Once students were found to meet the study's criteria for learning disabilities, they were further assessed, and 34 students were…

California state facility and program requirements for educationally handicapped pupils in California are detailed. Contained is a step by step outline of procedures to be followed for establishing such facilities as well as some background information for relating classroom size standards to three general categories of educationally handicapped.…

The symposium report includes the text of an illustrated lecture given by William M. Cruickshank on "Psychopathology and Implications for Educating Brain-Injured Children." Considered in the lecture are hyperactivity, the needs of hyperative children, and educational setting and curriculum. Panel reactions are provided by E.F. Rabe, a pediatric…

Methods of profile analysis using WISC verbal-performance and subtest discrepancy scores have been used extensively with diagnosis and programming remediation for learning disabled children. The procedure though is generally not applied to children diagnosed as mentally retarded primarily due to the accepted belief that the mentally retarded have…

The effects on independent reading performance of two methods of word-attack instruction were compared for eight learning-disabled boys of intermediate age. The students read orally in the Checkered Flag series for five minutes daily. After a baseline period of two or four weeks, the students received two weeks of instruction focused on observed…

This study investigated the effects of the direction of print on learning-disabled students' and normal students' abilities to learn the sequence in which sentences are presented, to comprehend sentences, and to recognize relationships among sentences. Four groups of 12 learning-disabled pupils and four groups of 12 normal pupils between the ages…

This study assessed the training of parents of Plan A Resource Room children in facilitative communication skills. The design for the study involved three groups: a treatment group, a volunteer control group, and a nonvolunteer control group; there were 12 in each group. The dependent variables included semantic differentials, the Wide Range…

The authors surveyed experts in the field of neuro-behavioral research to determine the directions of progress being made in increasing understanding of neural processing and storage of information. Based on this investigation, their report presents examples of research being pursued in this area. The authors see neuro-behavioral research leading…

The ten papers, divided in two parts, focus on a number of basic child development concepts that appear to have some application to the education of young children with special needs and describe characteristics of young exceptional children. Entries include the following titles and authors: "Human Development and the Process of Education" (N.…

A study involving 65 kindergartners was conducted to evaluate the Flying Start, a programed kit for developing learning strategies in young children considered at risk for learning disabilities. Three tests were administered, at an interval of 8 weeks, before and after the teaching period: a test of coping style, the Marbler Sorter Test of…

Because human memory and thought involve extremely complex processes, it is possible to employ unusual modalities and specific visual strategies for remembering and problem-solving to assist patients with memory defects. This three-part paper discusses some of the research in the field of human memory and describes practical applications of these…

The final report describes a study in which two teacher training methods--workshop and direct assistance in the classroom--were examined for their effectiveness in increasing positive attitudes of regular class elementary teachers toward mainstreaming of learning disabled and emotionally disturbed children. It is explained that two faculties were…