A Behavior rating scale, usable for parents and teachers, was devised to measure overt behavioral characteristics of children with learning disabilities. (SBH)

A study involving 732 preschoolers was conducted to determine the extent to which children identified on preschool readiness test as "high risk" for development of learning disabilities demonstrate low achievement in basic school skills by the time they have completed several years of elementary school. (SBH)

The article presents a statistical and descriptive comparison, with emphasis on math subtests, of the Wide Range Achievement Test and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test, based on scores obtained from clients (in grades 1-12) at a university-affiliated learning disabilities center. (SBH)

The author discusses the implications of placement decisions which provide more services than the handicapped child needs, and cites difficulties involved when labeling and provision of extra services provide greater funds. (CL)

The article describes a method for controlling certain linguistic variables during the process of teaching reading decoding to children with oral language problems. (CL)

Described is Project APSE (Action Planning in Special Education), an alternative approach to special education teacher training in which graduate students plan a diagnostic and remedial program for children referred with possible learning disabilities within the school setting. (CL)

The article focuses on six components (physical environment, psychological climate, curriculum, materials, assessment and evaluation, and teacher facilitation) necessary for successful affective education for learning disability students. (CL)

Short-term memory recognition scores and strategies were investigated in 10 learning disabled and 10 educable mentally retarded (EMR) students (10-13 years old). (Author/CL)

Two measures of outerdirectedness were used with 30 educationally handicapped and 30 normal males in the second, fourth, and sixth grades. (CL)

The paper examines the procedural guidelines for developing and implementing individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children. (Author/DB)

The paper reviewed 15 studies investigating the interaction between perceptual modality preference and method of teaching reading. (Author)

Investigated with 92 learning disabled elementary grade students were disorders of the vestibular system (response to gravity and changes in rate of movement). (Author/DB)

Reviewed are the literature and research on reading comprehension with elementary aged learning disabled and normal children as well as two specific programs designed to develop reading comprehension skills. (DB)

The case study explores the detrimental influences of a father's dyslexic condition on the emotional development of his children and on his family's functioning. (Author)

The article deals with the problem of scientific definitions, focusing on its application to learning disabilities. (DLS)