Journal of Learning Disabilities articles from September 1998

Journal of Learning Disabilities archives from September 1998

The influence of affect on social-information processing.
September 1, 1998... Social skills have been defined as "the specific overt and cognitive behaviors required in order to produce positive outcomes from interactions with others and positive judgments of social competence" (Spence, 1991, p.149). Dodge and his...

Social outcomes for students with and without learning disabilities in inclusive classrooms.
September 1, 1998... Prior to the establishment of P.L. 94-142 (later reauthorized as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), many students with learning disabilities (LD) were unidentified, unrecognized, and included full-time in general education...

Perceptions of academic strategies and competence in students with learning disabilities.
September 1, 1998... Strategic knowledge, motivation, and self-concept play critical roles in mediating academic success (Borkowski, Carr, Rellinger, & Pressley, 1990; Paris & Jacobs, 1984; Pressley, Borkowski, Forrest-Pressley, Gaskins, & Wile, 1993). Academic...

Investigating reading disabilities using the rauding diagnostic system.
September 1, 1998... The primary purpose of this research was to investigate whether empirical data supported a newly developed system for diagnosing reading disabilities. This new system is based on a causal model developed from "rauding theory," which refers to...

A validation of the role of preschool phonological and orthographic skills in the prediction of reading.
September 1, 1998... To enhance an existing preschool battery's power to predict reading, rather than general school achievement, several subtests were added (Badian, 1994). These subtests included one measure each of phonological awareness, serial naming speed,...

The performance of students with disabilities in a norm-referenced, statewide standardized testing program.
September 1, 1998... In the past two decades, the use of group achievement tests has increased in school districts across the nation. Standardized, norm-referenced achievement testing has been utilized in the United States since the 1940s, and it has become...

Cognition in children does not suffer from very low lead exposure.
September 1, 1998... The effect of low level lead exposure in children has been extensively investigated. It is now generally accepted that lead at low doses may influence behavior in children. Body lead burden is usually assessed by blood lead concentration....

False starts and other dilemmas of a secondary general education collaborative teacher: a case study.
September 1, 1998... Children with mild disabilities increasingly are served in general education settings. According to Fuchs and Fuchs (1994a), part of the special education reform movement "is symbolized by the term inclusive schools" (p. 299). It seems that...

Why does my stomach hurt? How individuals with learning disabilities can use cognitive strategies t reduce anxiety and stress at the college level.
September 1, 1998... For most students, college is a time of unprecedented academic and social development; however, for students with learning disabilities (LD), it can be a nightmare. When these students enter college they are not only beginning an unexplored...

Hearing voices, witnessing pain: In response to "Why does my stomach hurt?".
September 1, 1998... In reading "Why Does My Stomach Hurt? (Cohn, this issue) we were immediately struck by the poignancy of this narrative. As we read this narrative, we positioned ourselves as professionals, scholars, service providers, and consumers. We hear in...