Data collected through a time sampling procedure of eight staff and six resident behaviors indicated that licensed residential units for the mentally retarded were just as derelict as unlicensed units in providing habilitative programing for their retarded residents. (Author)

The Continuous Performance Test was administered to 16 normal and 16 learning disabled males (CA 12.5) to test the proposition that learning disabled children manifest an attention deficit related to reading performance. (Author)

First grade entry ages were determined for all learning disabled (LD) children in grades 1 through 12 in a large special education cooperative. The results suggested the possibility that children who enter first grade early may be more likely to be labeled LD than children who enter when they are older. (Author)

Preliminary results indicated that the binaural sensory aid is useful within a regular program of developmental intervention, but that positive effects cannot be attributed to the device alone. (Author/DLS)

The times needed to initiate and terminate voicing in response to series of short segments of auditory signal were studied for 20 stuttering and 20 nonstuttering children (ages for both groups 5 to 12). The effects of random reward and nonreward on the phonatory response times also were studied. (Author/PHR)

The article surveys the practices in residential schools for the blind concerning the use of computational devices and the types of teacher training in the use of the abacus. Consensus of facts and opinions voiced by respondents from 30 residential schools is reported. The major emphasis is on the effective use of the abacus. (Author/SBH)

When all pretest data, posttest error, student's age, and teacher's rating were controlled for, analysis of covariance results confirmed the significant differences between both groups. It was concluded that relaxation training and biofeedback warrants inclusion in programs designed for hyperactive male children. (Author/CL)

Sixty-four high school students (32 sibling sets) were administered the Figural Form A of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking. Results indicated a significant difference between creativity scores of the first- and second-born Ss on three of four measures: fluency, originality, and elaboration. Sex was not significant. (CL)

The activities included simulations, interactions with handicapped people, and discussions. Posttest scores demonstrated significant positive changes in the children's perceptions of handicapped people. (Author)

The article reviews the literature on auditory perceptual impairments in children with language disorders. It is suggested that, rather than a higher order cognitive or "linguistic" deficit, the underlying deficit in childhood language disorders is a perceptual one. (Author)

Thirty physically abused children between 5 and 12 years old were compared to a matched group of 30 nonabused children on psychological tests measuring self-concept, aggression, socialization with peers, establishment of trust, and separation from the mother. (Author)

The first paper considers the rationale and presents some criteria for assessing the speech perception of children with disorders at the phonological level of language. In Part II, methods to assess speech perception are grouped into two types, including speech production-perception tasks and oddity tasks. (Author/CL)

The Elicited Language Inventory (ELI) was administered in standardized fashion and in a modified procedure with contextually supported cues and grammatical morpheme use under the two ELI presentation conditions was compared with use of the same morphemes in spontaneous speech. Results favored modified use of the ELI with contextually cued items…

The need to reconsider functional ability as a basis for grouping clients in residential settings is emphasized. The effects of this strategy on caregiving practices for the profoundly and severely handicapped are shown to be deleterious in a study of four dimensions of caretaking. (Author/CL)

The speechreading performance of 22 hearing impaired students (mean age 6.3 years) was analyzed to determine differences in performance acros word, phrase, and sentence stimuli. Ss speechread words more easily than sentences or phrases. (CL)