A longitudinal study of 23 hyperactive elementary school age boys found that most remained academically below normal and exhibited social deviancy throughout adolescence. (CP)

A computerized program was developed to screen students with learning disabilities, using standardized tests from student records. Children who are one-third or more behind in their expected reading level would be identified as having a possible learning disability. (Author)

A system of testing children for educational disabilities, first known as "Graphogestalt" and later as "SCREEN", has been discredited by responsible evaluators but is still offered to teachers and endorsed by some government experts. (JD)

Suggestions are given for using a kitchen timer with mildly handicapped students to help in classroom management, individualizing instruction, developing social behaviors, implementing reinforcement systems, and providing negative consequences. (CL)

The study compared the performance of severe and mild learning disabled children to normal children on a problem-solving task. The three types of children were assessed on the Matching Familiar Figures task. Results indicated that on the MFF, LD children, as a group, were more impulsive than normal children. (Author)

Reviewed is research on the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities, which are designed to assess several areas of a child's cognitive and motor development from the age of 2 1/2 to 8 1/2 years. (Author)

A study involving 63 reading disabled children (7 to 12 years old) attempted to define more clearly the subgroups of learning disabled children. (Author/SBH)

Children's behavior characteristics as reported by parents of 60 clients (6 to 13 years old) evaluated for specific learning disabilities were examined. (SBH)

A study involving 8 children (mean age 9.3 years; seven Ss with possible visual-perceptual disability) was conducted to determine if directed art activities could increase visual perception as measured by the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception. (SBH)

A screening program was developed and conducted in the spring in 22 rural North Dakota communities. A follow-up study was conducted for the purpose of assessing the predictive validity of the screening procedures used. (Author)

Profiles (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised) of 119 children in five learning disability programs were placed in six homogeneous groups using cluster analysis. One group showed superior intelligence quotient (IQ) with motor coordination deficits and severe emotional problems, while three groups represented children with low IQs…

The complex relationship between learning disabilities and delinquent behavior is discussed. Two groups of learning disabled adolescents are identified: (1) a group adapting by learning to compensate for their disabilities; (2) a group who had more academic, interpersonal and legal difficulties. (JAZ)

Two short-term strategy training programs were used to teach learning disabled 9- to 12-year-old students (N=42) to use an organizational strategy for a memory task. A three-rule program stressing the acquisition of specific strategy content showed a greater transfer of learning than a six-rule program teaching both specific strategy content and…

The computer's role in matching instructional content and method to the learning disabled student's individual cognitive style is examined for the four phases of instructional delivery: assessment, prescription, evaluation, and instruction. (DB)

Academic effects of confluent education strategies (instructional modes integrating cognitive and affective concerns) on learning-disabled high school students (N=120) included significant gains in word recognition, reading comprehension, mathematical computation, and problem solving. Behavioral changes included decreased hurtful actions and…