Designed to help teachers better understand the problems of learning disabled (LD) child, the manual explains the basic causes of LD and presents solutions to problems professionals face in working with this population. The manual contains the following chapters and authors: "The Teacher with a Learning Disabled Child," (P. Ackerman), "The Psychological Assessment of Specific Learning Disabilities in Children," (S. Clements), "Identification of Children with Learning Disability-The Role of the Optometrist," (T. Greenstein), "The Eyes and Learning Disability," (E. Helveston), "The Nurse's Role in Evaluation and Management of Children with Learning Disabilities," (J. Igoe), "A Pediatrician Looks at Learning Disability," (M. Kappelman), "Socioeconomic Deprivation as a Cause of Learning Disability," (P. Marquis), "Learning Disabilities and the Child Psychiatrist," (C. Pfeifer), "Learning Disabilities and the Role of the Psychologist," (A. Riester), "Motor Activity and Learning", (R. Strauss), and "Neurologic Aspects of the Minimal Brain Dysfunction Syndrome Including Learning Disabilities," (K. Swaiman). (PHR)