Discussed are some negative implications of the final federal rules for evaluating specific learning disabilities (Federal Register, December 29, 1977), which conceptually redefined learning disabilities to mean an "underachievement." (DLS)

The differential effect of amphetamine optical isomers on Bender Gestalt performance was examined in 31 hyperkinetic minimally brain dysfunctioned children between the ages of 4 and 12 years, using a double-blind Latin-square crossover comparison. (Author)

The psychological, physiological, and behavioral effects of a 2-week regimen of 300 mg of caffeine on 20 hyperactive males between the ages of 5 and 12 years were examined, using a double-blind crossover format. (Author)

Investigated was the effect on the sensory integration of 24 aphasic students, of a 7-month sensorimotor program-designed to stimulate the tactile, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems; motor planning ability; bilateral integration; postural and equilibrium responses; visual form and space perception; and motor development. ( DLS)

The relationships between motor impairment and five types of behavior disturbance were examined in 713 students between the ages of 6 and 14 years, using the Test of Motor Impairment and the Bristol Social Adjustment Guides. (DL S)

Reviewed are eight tools for assessing and teaching arithmetic skills with handicapped students. (DLS)

Examined are some generic issues and problems related to the development of operational procedures for identifying learning disabled children, focusing on the formula proposed by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. (DLS)

Discussed are problems and procedures in setting goals and objectives for learning disabled children in the implementation of Individualized Education Programs required by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (Author/ DLS)

Performance on visual and tactual form-recognition tasks of 74 learning disabled children (age 6-17 years) with cerebral dysfunction was compared with that of 72 similar children without cerebral dysfunction. (Author)

To determine the effects of medication on the classroom learning of learning disabled children, five educationally relevant tasks were administered by the teacher to two 8-year-old boys receiving continuous Ritalin dosages interspersed with Ritalin or placebo dosaged on a random basis. (Author)

Described is a composite decisionmaking approach for maintaining a mainstreamed child in the regular classroom. (DLS)

Two experiments--one with two educable mentally retarded 8-year-old boys, and the other with a 12-year-old learning disabled boy--each compared the effectiveness of two methods of correcting spelling errors: showing the child a correct model versus imitating his errors and then showing the correct model. (Author)

Hagen's central-incidental learning task, the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire (IAR), and the Nowicki-Strickland Scale (N-S) locus of control measures were used to examine selective attention and locus of control--two variables associated with motivation and learning--with 56 normal and learning disabled junior and senior high…

Forty-three elementary students with learning disabilities in mathematics were administered a variety of measures to examine the relationship between selected language and visuospatial skills and mathematic achievement. (Author/DLS)

The effects of remediation on 79 learning disabled juvenile delinquents (ages 14-17 years) were investigated. (Author)