The authors contend that current trends in education are both disenfranchising and ignoring children (particularly the slow learners and borderline retarded) who could benefit from individualized instruction. Problems with the reliance on clinical judgement to identify handicapped children are discussed. (SBH)

The author addresses the problem of defining the learning disabled population and considers a solution to the dilemma in which different definitions serve different functions. (SBH)

Presented in the third of four papers on Project SCREEN, an Illinois program to identify and remediate learning disabilities, are results of an in-depth study of services provided by five special education cooperatives (consisting of two or more school districts). (DB)

Discussed in the first of four articles on Illinois' Project SCREEN (Senf-Comrey Ratings of Extra Educational Need) are the development and contents of the SCREEN test battery to identify primary grade children with learning disabilities. (DB)

Described in the final of a four-part series on a Project SCREEN, a statewide learning disability program in Illinois, are a series of resource documents produced by the project. (DB)

The process of evaluating computer software is discussed, and a procedure is described which focuses upon ease of use, program content, instructional design and kind of incentive, value conflicts, input/output capacity, teacher management options, built-in authoring systems, and special learning needs. (CL)

Results of a survey completed by 716 persons about the location and salary levels of jobs in the learning disabilities (LD) field are presented. Two further charts delineate mean income by role and geographic area and mean income for LD teachers and administrators. (CL)

The author addresses the issue regarding the secession of the Division for Children with Learning Disabilities (DCLD) from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). (SBH)