Available from: Communication Disorders Department, State University College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, N.Y. 14222.

The education of the learning disabled child is seen to involve a number of disciplines and professionals which include the school psychologist, the speech and language clinician, the remedial reading specialist, and the learning disabilities specialist. Available from: EC 082 990. (SBH)

Available from: EC 082 990.

Presented are the responses of Eugene B. Cooper and Ronald L. Webster, two researchers in the area of stuttering, to the question "What are the most critical parameters of clinical skills and training of the speech clinician who deals with stuttering children and adults?" Available from: EC 082 990. (SBH)

Available from: EC 082 990.

Available from: EC 082 990.

Clinicians, students, and administrators can save time and effort in preparing, revising, and producing reports on students with communication disorders by using word processing programs on microcomputers. The article discusses the characteristics, applications, and requirements for word processing programs as well as criteria for selection.…

The article demonstrates the use of word processing commands for the creation of sections of diagnostic reports, intervention plans, and progress summaries. The use of basic commands for searching and finding key words in a core report is illustrated, along with chaining sequences for writing objectives. (Author/CL)

The paper describes the decision process in the determination of software purchase for the professional's use of the microcomputer. Consideration to ensure that the software purchased will be a success, which software will be needed, and options that will facilitate the location and evaluation of software are discussed. (Author/CL)

The article discusses the different modes of computer assisted instruction (CAI) and different types of programs available for creating microcomputer-assisted courseware for preservice and inservice education of speech and language pathologists and audiologists. Guidelines for assessing CAI courseware are provided and implications for future uses…

An overview of interactive video is presented and applications for faculty and staff development, student educational programing, and clinical practica in communication disorders are offered. The use of the videodisc combined with microcomputers is explored in terms of hardware and software. (CL)

The paper discusses 10 educational uses for the microcomputer in acquisition and maintenance of learning with communication-disordered children. Specific needs of communication and communication-related disordered learners are presented. Language arts, reading, and math as academic areas are viewed for remediation using, in part, microcomputer…

The article discusses issues and controversies about microcomputers that could blur the user's ability to differentiate appropriate users from faddishness and gimmickry. Facts are contrasted with fallacies and fads surrounding microcomputers. (Author/CL)

The article demonstrates how professional and theoretical perspectives (including psycholinguistics, behaviorist, and information processing perspectives) significantly influence the manner in which central auditory processing is viewed, assessed, and remediated. (Author/CL)

In diagnosis and treatment of auditory processing disorders, roles of the following professionals on interdisciplinary teams are examined: classroom teacher, reading teacher, speech-language pathologist, psychologist, parent, and audiologist. (CL)