INTENDED FOR GENERAL EDUCATORS WAS WELL AS SPECIALISTS, THE COLLECTION CONTAINS SELECTED ARTICLES BY DIFFERENT AUTHORS ON LEARNING DISABILITIES. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD IS PROVIDED BY AN OVERVIEW (FIVE ARTICLES) AND A CONSIDERATION OF BRAIN DYSFUNCTIONS (FOUR ARTICLES). SPECIALIZED APPROACHES TO LEARNING DISORDERS ARE EXPLAINED FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, AND SOCIOLOGY (FIVE ARTICLES) AND FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF NEUROLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND PEDIATRICS (THREE). THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF DIAGNOSIS ARE DISCUSSED--RATIONALE (TWO ARTICLES), EDUCATIONAL PROCEDURES (FOUR), AND SCHOOL LEARNING DISABILITIES (FOUR). ALSO CONSIDERED ARE A RATIONALE FOR EDUCATION (IN FOUR ARTICLES), EDUCATIONAL PROCEDURES (SIX), AND REMEDIATION OF SCHOOL LEARNING DISABILITIES (FIVE). EACH OF THE FOUR SECTIONS IS PRECEDED BY AN INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITORS. A REFERENCE LIST ACCOMPANIES EACH INTRODUCTION AND EACH ARTICLE. A GLOSSARY OF 74 TERMS IS PROVIDED. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY APPLETON-CENTURY-CROFTS, 440 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR $6.95. (JD)