Intervention in School and Clinic

LD students require additional assistance in developing those prerequisite skills that are necessary for achieving order.

Parents need to be given a more definitive picture of their child's reading ability and performance if they are to assist in planning an instructional program.

The process of learning is at least as important as what is being learned, and with specific help students can discover this for themselves.

Issues dealing with the effects of otitis media on auditory processing skills, language, and learning are addressed, and strategies offered for suspected problems.

Reading success for dyslexic students depends on accurate assessment of reading behaviors and instructional strategies tailored to their reading characteristics.

An examination of four factors essential to high self-esteem as well as teaching strategies and materials to promote each of these four factors

Much can be done prior to, during, and after the I.E.P. conference to make parents productive members of the team.

The social and emotional components of learning disabilities must be addressed as fully as academic difficulties.

Some simple techniques that educators can use when confronted by angry parents to redirect them along a more productive path

Description of a technique that can be used to reduce anxiety reaction or a mental block to any task such as math or reading

A description of Prader-Willi syndrome and some of its manifestations which can be associated with learning disabilities

LD students can read, organize, and study information in content subject textbooks using a multisensory technique-a Geometric Organizer.

An "Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors" counseling group appear to be a promising intervention strategy for LD children.