This project was organized in an attempt to provide local schools and school districts with the best available information regarding slow learners in secondary school mathematics. The information was disseminated through two workshop conferences (spring and summer), a newsletter, and follow-up field visits to the participating school districts.…

A project developed the Packaged Self-Instruction Program (PSIP), a multimedia kit designed to be a complete inservice training package for educators who work with slow learners. Complete details of the project which was funded by Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III, are supplied in the format required by the U.S. Office of…

A survey of 200 student folders revealed that elementary school (ES) nonpromotion is primarily associated with low academic achievement and IQ, whereas junior high school (JHS) nonpromotion is mainly correlated to behavioral suspensions and absenteeism. Improved performance occurs in the year following an ES nonpromotion but not following a JHS…

Describes three experiments that tested autistic children's nonverbal and verbal categorization abilities. Concludes that autistic children do not suffer a specific cognitive deficit in ability to categorize and form abstract concepts. (HOD)

A successful program was designed to increase the self-esteem of slow learners in secondary social studies classes. Aspects intended to affect self-esteem were: (1) the suitability of the method; (2) the intellectually challenging material and activities; and (3) the anticipated positive feedback from significant others. (Authors/JN)

Findings do not reveal clinically significant differences between intellectually delayed and primary reading disabled children. Further exploration into cognitive and learning processes that relate more specifically to the child's difficulties is recommended. (Author)

Forty-five experienced teachers from secondary, middle, primary, and special schools took part in a project focused on the group of children in their middle years of schooling (ages 9-13) who experience difficulty in the learning of mathematics. This report is a summary of their findings. (MK)

Both right-and left-handed normally developing 6-year-olds showed considerable evidence of bilateralization of hemispheric functions for spatial and verbal information processing; the slowly developing children (ages 5-9) exhibited unusual patterns of hemispheric specialization usually opposite those typically expected in children or adults.…

Administration of verbal and nonverbal measures to 20 normal language and 20 specifically language-impaired children (ages 4-5) indicated that a "qualitative-differences" model of specific language impairment better accounts for the co-occurrence of poor verbal and poor nonverbal cognitive skills in subjects than a "low-normal"…

The impetus for this study developed from a search for intervention procedures applicable to children with learning difficulties in the regular grades. It was noted that, when certain aspects of the curriculum which involved extensive repetition were being taught to pupils, approximately 90 percent of the interactions between teachers and pupils…

The characteristics of the approximately 2,800 children (in 21 states) enrolled in 24 child service demonstration centers for the learning disabled were evaluated. Focused on were questions such as ages of children, intellectual level, sex distribution, and methods used for the delivery of services. Among findings were that the median IQ was 93;…

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…

Describes a study that interviewed a group of functionally illiterate prisoners, noting their memories of schoolwork and teachers. Emphasizes the importance of teachers genuinely caring about their students. (ARH)

A group of 30 moderately and mildly retarded young adults (study group) was compared with a group of borderline retarded (control group) adults on employability, behavior at work, social integration and social skills, personaity, and self-concept. (Author/PHR)

Demographic features of Americans with mild intellectual disabilities were estimated in an analysis of the National Health Interview Survey. Comparison on basic indices of adaptive functioning and socioeconomic status suggests a large cohort of Americans who share support needs and social and economic vulnerabilities with the mentally retarded.…