Provided is a perspective on the family's role in the education of handicapped children--one which views the family as an educational agent. (BD)

A group of 41 learning disabled children were tested on the WISC-R. Two main questions were explored: (a) Do WISC-R tests assess "g" for learning disabled children to the same degree that they do for normal children? (b) Is there significantly more scatter among the tests for learning disabled than for normal youngsters? (Author)

The study investigated WISC-R subtest pattern scores of 58 learning disabled children. The evidence indicates that the low subtest scores on Arithmetic, Coding and Information were characteristic of this group. The study did not support the Verbal-Performance discrepancies as useful in the diagnosis of learning disabilities. (Author)

Critically reviewed is research on the use of stimulant drugs with hyperactive and otherwise learning disabled children. (Author/DB)

Compared were three perceptual or language instructional programs with each other and with a direct prescriptive approach to reading problems of 112 learning disabled children (ages 6-10 years). (MH)

Questionnaires were sent to 234 parents of children with learning disabilities to provide parents with an opportunity to react to and evaluate the diagnostic and counseling process they experience in relation to three groups of professionals: physicians, psychologists, and educators. (SBH)

One of the most critical problems in learning disability research is the absence of a cooperative relationship between research in the laboratory and the practitioner in the field. (MH)

The author replies to the article titled "Controversial Medical Treatments of Learning Disabilities" (R. Sieben), and reviews the use of sensory integrative therapy for children with learning disabilities. (IM)

The author replies to the article titled "Controversial Medical Treatments of Learning Disabilities" (R. Sieben), and reviews the use of treatments for learning disabled (LD) children based on theories in developmental optometry. (IM)

The author replies to the article titled "Controversial Medical Treatments of Learning Disabilities" (R. Sieben), and points out the problems faced by parents and their learning disabled children in the midst of treatment controversy. (IM)

Available from: Sage Publications, Inc., 275 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212. Evaluated was the use of positive reinforcement in the remediation of severe perceptual motor disorders in the handwriting of four learning disabled boys (7 to 10 years old). (IM)

Individualization of instruction of mentally handicapped adolescents may be facilitated by understanding of relevant variables associated with the learning skills required for coping with community life. This study explores the relationship between knowledge of such skills and locus of control (belief concerning the relative contribution of chance…