Reviewed in relation to learning disabled children are the "Actionmap" program, designed to teach map reading and related skills; "Mathmates", a drill material suitable in peer tutoring situations; and a worksheet serving as a multipurpose guide to the organization and management of the learning disabilities program. (DB)

Although there are many remediation materials for learning disabled children available commercially, with more being produced none are as universally available or as economical as comic strips. (Author)

A parent education group focuses on the learning disabled child and provides parents with a survey of specific learning disabilities. (Author)

Investigated were the effects of reinforcement contingencies in two different arithmetic situations--acquisition and proficiency with seven 8-11 year-old learning disabled boys. (Author/DB)

Children with vestibular (inner ear) disorders and related postural disturbances constitute a large segment of the population described as learning disabled. (Author/DB)

The effects of a visual distractor on vigilance task performance were examined in a sample of 35 learning disabled and 35 normal boys 8-12 years old. (Author/DB)

The role of "cookbooks" in the learning disabilities program is compared to that of kitchen cookbooks, and reviewed is one example of the "cookbook" approach to remedial activities. (DB)

Evaluated was the effect on standardized test scores of allowing six 4th grade learning disabled children to have a helper fill in the machine scored answer grid according to the child's verbal answers to the test questions. (Author/DB)

Fifteen Chinese ideographs were successfully taught to 7 first grade American children having great difficulty learning to read English by the phonemic approach. (Author/DB)

Summarized are three research articles on the following topics: the role of pupil size in communication, educational aspects of hemispheric specialization, and the effects of maternal psychological stress on the fetus. (DB)

Reviewed are programs and research on the value of early identification and intervention with learning disabled children. (DB)

Reviewed is research on the role of attentional dificits in the inferior school-related performances of mild-to-moderate learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retarded children. (Author/DB)