The effectiveness of software use alone or in combination with teacher intervention on the acquisition of multiplication facts was evaluated in a study of a 16-year-old male student with a specific mathematics disability. The computer assisted instruction alone produced only transitory effects, while the combined approach resulted in maintenance…

The study evaluated use of a card displaying seven self-instructional questions designed to prompt students to think about their handwriting. Use of the card with two learning disabled elementary school males resulted in improved handwriting which persisted over time even after the card was no longer available. (DB)

Position statements of the Council for Learning Disabilities oppose the following: (1) use of discrepancy formulas in the identification of learning disabled individuals; (2) inclusion of nonhandicapped low achievers and underachievers in learning disability programs; and (3) measurement and training of perceptual and perceptual-motor functions.…

This article considers the ramifications of early reading failure within the context of J. Chall's five-stage model of reading development: (1) initial decoding, (2) fluency, (3) reading for meaning, (4) relationships and viewpoints, and (5) synthesis. Instructional implications include learning disabled students' special need for good instruction…

Comparison of the perceptions of 80 learning disabled adolescents and their parents indicated that over 75% of both groups agreed that academic, cognitive, and social aspects of learning disabilities persisted into adolescence. Parents, however, rated students' academic, social, and problem solving skills lower than did the students.(DB)

Investigation of the effects of age on the social perceptual ability of 30 learning disabled and 30 non-learning-disabled students (at ages 11, 14, and 17 years) indicated that, though social perceptual ability improved with age for both groups, the proportionate differences between the groups remained constant through age 17. (Author/DB)

Evaluation of emotional/behavioral characteristics of 67 learning disabled children indicated that children with left hemisphere impaired cognitive profiles demonstrated dysphoria, anxiety, and social withdrawal; while children with right hemisphere impaired profiles demonstrated low rates of dysphoria/anxiety and increased somatic complaints.…

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…

Critically evaluates recent research aimed at empirical identification of homogeneous subtypes of learning disability. It is suggested that researchers strive for more commonality in the methods and measures used for subtype analysis leading to a single classification scheme to reduce heterogeneity and improve educational efforts. (Author/DB)

The paper questions whether the school consultation model which provides services to learning disabled students has a sound theoretical base. Included are an examination of 10 different models of consultation and their relationship to theory and a review of studies on facilitating the mainstreaming of learning disabled and other low achieving…

Written by a dyslexic adult woman, the paper recounts the author's troubles in a special class and in her interpersonal relationships. Current progress in a program of individual educational therapy and the benefits of same are described. (DB)

An ophthalmologist reviews the clinical features of dyslexia, gives guidelines for recognition and referral, discusses controversies regarding the management of learning disorders, and stresses the need for a multidisciplinary approach. Also included are the ophthalmologist's answers to practitioner questions. (Author/DB)

Results of administering a self concept measure to 24 learning disabled/gifted children (aged 8 to 12) as well as a student behavior measure to parents and teachers showed lower self concepts in the disabled children than in controls and significant relationships between self concept and hyperactive/asocial behaviors. (DB)

Evaluation of a Vocational Coping Training (VCT) intervention to develop job maintenance skills with 12 learning disabled high school female students indicated that subjects receiving the intervention acquired more job maintenance skills than did control subjects and were rated higher on social competence and employability. (Author/DB)

The study evaluated the construct validity of five perceptual traits with simulated work samples from the Jewish Vocational Service Work Sample System. Results with 36 learning disabled adolescents indicated that simulated work samples can be used as a diagnostic instrument for assessment of perceptual abilities in a vocational setting. (Author/DB)