Four issues of the 1983/84 newsletter from a preparatory school for learning disabled (LD) students address issues on the education of LD students. Included are examinations of the following topics: therapeutic interventions and educational strategies, cognitive development in LD and non-LD adolescents, computers used to strengthen metacognitive abilities, group therapy within an academic setting, use of word processors with dyslexic students, constructing a diagnositc picture from psychometric data, classroom techniques for educational/practical assessments, psychotherapeutic interventions for LD adolescents and their families, and social competency groups designed to improve interpersonal skills, and a study of the effects of a program incorporating educational and emotional factors. (CL)