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The item will then remain permanently available. The citations listed in this catalog were compiled electronically from the NTIS Bibliographic Database using a search strategy designed to sele< t products concerning learning, reading or developmental disabilities. Hie database can be accessed through a number of commercial on-line vendors. For additional information on the Mis bibliographic database, call (703) 487-4650 and request the soon to be released free N11S Database Search Guide. How to Order Reports Listed in the Learning Disabilities Catalog Many items < ited in the Learning Disabilities catalog are available from NTIS. To order call (703) 487-4650. Qte th< NTIS order number noted in r;i< h citation. RUSH service is available for an additional fee. For RUSH service, call 1 800 553-NTI.S Do not mail in orders for RUSH service. (For more details, refer to the order form on the last page). \m< tk an Express, VISA, and MasterCard are accepted. To order by mail, return the order form with payment. If more convenient, you may fax the order form with credit card or NTIS deposit account information to NTIS at (703) 321-8547. Behavior and Society Agriculture and Food Food Technology Food Allergy and Hypersensitivity (Latest Citations from the Food Science and Technology Abstracts Data Base) National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA; New England Research Application Center, Storrs, CI'. Jones, Thomas H. Feb 94 250p Order number PB94-865839CDN, Price code PC N01/MF N01 Sponsored in part by National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA. The cited articles in this comprehensive bibliography cover the basic knowledge and new developments in food allergy and hypersensitivity. Included are studies of allergy among food workers, and methods for handling this problem. The allergenic potential of foods, food additives, and food packaging materials and finishes, the mechanisms involved, clinical manifestations and diagnosis, and treatments for food allergies and related hypersensitivities, are discussed. Specific articles on dyslexia, or learning disability, migraine, hyperactivity and inattentivity in children, stomach cramps, rashes and other frequently cited ailments sometimes related to diet, are also included. Sources of potentially allergy producing components in human diets arising from animal feed or fertilizers are cited. Behavior and Society Education, Law, and Humanities Academic Library Services and the Learning Disabled College Student Gustafson, J.; Langan, K. 1990 34p Order number ED-333 899CDN, Not available NT7S Paper presented at a continuing education workshop, 'Library Services and the Learning Disabled' (Buffalo, NY, June 8, 1990). Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. In addition to a literature review emphasizing definitions, statistics, and legislation concerning learning disabilities, this paper presents the results of a 1987 survey of academic libraries regarding their services for postsecondary learning disabled students. Responses (n=525) to the questionnaire indicated that, as a group, academic librarians lack sufficient knowledge of learning disabilities and generally do not provide services specifically designed to meet the needs of learning disabled college students. Recommendations for improving services for this population are offered. Analyses of the survey data for specific questions are provided in seven appendices. (16 references) (Author/BBM). Adult Tests - A Selected List of Assessment Instruments Appropriate for Adults with Disabilities, Fiscal Year 1985 Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Langner, W. L. May 85 12p Order number SHR-0013975CDN, Price code PC A03/MF A01 The document lists assessment instruments that are appropriate for adults and that have been used specifically for program planning with the hearing impaired, the learning disabled, the mentally retarded, and the visually impaired. Two tests suitable for the hearing impaired adult are described: the Stanford Achievement Test and the Wepman Auditory Test. Tests appropriate for learning disabled adults include the Basic Inventory of Academic and Survival Skills (BIASS) Test; The London Procedure: Screening, Diagnostic, and Teaching Guide for Adult Learning Problems; Keymath; and the Jordan Oral Screening Tests. Three tests appropriate for moderately mentally retarded adults are described: the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale, the Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Essential Skills, and the California Adult Student Assessment system. For severely retarded adults, appropriate tests include the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale and the Pomona Evaluation Profile. Two tests for screening visually impaired adults, the Home Eye Test for Adults and the Keystone Telebinocular Screening Program, are described. Also discussed are the Jordan Written Screening Test for Specific Reading Disability and the Jordan Vision Screening Test for Binocular Control for Sustained Reading and Writing. A mailing address and telephone number are included for each test publisher. Affective Television in the Special Education Environment • The Use of 'Inside/Out' with Learning Disabled and Emotionally Handicapped Boys. Research Report 66 Agency for Instructional Television Bloomington i.\ Elias, M. Oct 78 33p Order number ED-249 956CDN, Not available NTIS Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), Arlington, VA 22210. A model affective education program was conducted for 109 boys, aged 7 to 15, with special education needs and social and emotional difficulties. Ten programs from the Inside/Out' series were used at twice a week showings for five weeks and discussions followed each presentation. The program was designed to increase children's ability to cope with problematic situations, develop greater confidence in their social abilities, and increase their willingness to devote their energies to academic learning. Evaluation consisted of a pre-test, post-test, and a follow-up. Data were collected from the children and their peers, teachers, classroom aides, and child care counselors. Considerable evidence was found for the effectiveness and usefulness of the project as the experimental children showed improved self-confidence, greater faith in their ability to influence the outcome of situations in which they were involved, and lvtter emotional control. Their peers rated them .is more popular and more sociable. After two months, gains in emotional control, social approach lx'h.n lor. and personality Functioning had been ni.unt.unod. and benefits had spread to both in-school learning behavior and out-of-school social behavior. Behavior and Society Application of Microcomputer- Based Laboratory Programming to On-Site Educational Research • A Proposal Majsterek, D 23 Oct 85 L7p < \rder number ED-274 341CDN, Not available NTIS Paper presented al the Annual Confer- ence of the Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association (Lis Cruces, NM, October 23, L985). Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. The proposal put forward in this presentation centers on the use of the microcomputer for the generation of educational research, both as a powerful t urrences; and (3) they are less prone to statistical averaging difficulties encountered when comparing LD students with non-LD students. The increased availability of students resulting from moving the studies to the schools is an added advantage Findings l).is<-d on more broad-based locally- defined subgroups of ID students have promise for enhancing the understanding of the Lf) handicap and. is such, may lead to more effective- individual educational plans State offices oi public instruction would particularly benefit from such research in justifying current LD programs to budget conscious legislatures. An Applesoft BASIC program designed to evaluate the dependent variables of performance and reaction time is included as an illustrative analysis of an MBL program. Eight references are listed. (D.IK). Computer Applications in Education - The Best of ERIC 1990 i i/fu ,■ of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC: ERJC Clea nuthouse on Information Resources, Syracuse, NY. McLaughlin, P. Feb 92 H6p Order number ED-345 715CDN, Not available NTIS For the 1989 report, Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. This collection provides an overview of literature entered into the ERIC database in 1990 on computer applications in elementary and secondary education, adult education, and special education. The first of four sections contains a list of overview documents on computer assisted instruction. Focusing on special applications, the second section lists documents on artificial intelligence, cognitive processes and thinking skills, computer literacy, computer networks (including distance education and telecommunications), computer equity, counseling and guidance, interactive video, keyboarding, the Logo programming language, management/ administration, research, software, and tests and testing. References to dexuments for various subject area applications are listed in the third section under the headings of Business, English as a Second Language and Foreign Languages. Fine Arts, Language Arts, Mathematics, Physical Education, Programming. Reading, Science, Social Studies, Vocational Education, and Writing. I'he fourth section contains references to documents on special populations ground into the following categories: adult education, disabled learners and learning disabilities, disadvantaged, gifted, and preschool education. Each entry includes the title and author of the document, information on price and availability, the publication type, major ERIC descriptors, and an abstract. An alphabetical index of authors and information on ordering ERIC documents are included. (DB). Computers in Post-Secondary Developmental Education and Learning Assistance Christ, F. L.; McLaughlin. R. C. 1987 lOp Order number ED-309 743CDN, Not available NTIS Paper presented at the Annual Institute for Learning Assistance Professionals (4th, 1987). Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. This update on computer technology — as it affects learning assistance directors and developmental education personnel — begins by re|X)rting on new developments and changes that have taken place during the past two years in five areas: (1) hardware (micrexomputer systems, low cost PC clones, combination Apple/PC machines, lab computer controllers for instructional management); (2) peripherals (large screen projection, high speed printers, ribbon re-inkers, oversize monitors, printer buffers, modems, mouse alternatives, scanners, mark sensing, hard disk drives, computer equipment security, screen readers for the blind, eye-movement recording systems, and learning center accountability and bar code readers); (3) software (administrative, desktop publishing, multilingual, utilities, test generators, DOS tutorial, public domain, computer viruses and vaccines, printing efficiency software, grammar assistance, software source catalogs, special education and rehabilitation software, educational discounts, higher education 1987 .software awards, academic courseware exchange, and a .software database); (4) bcx>ks and periodicals; and (5) professional asscxiation.s and conferences. Current trends are men discussed, including software rental, software compatibility, computer swap meets, electronic universities, increased computer capacity, Behavior and Society and expert systems; names and addresses of selected vendors are included. The paper concludes by describing five challenges presented to post-secondary educators by these innovatioas: (1) mastering computer tecltnology; (2) networking for professional growth; (3) encouraging the development of imaginative, well- designed and useful educational software; (4) improving software purchasing decisions; and (5) collecting and organizing information for decision- milking. (GL). Denuded Data Grounded Theory Using the NUDIST Computer Analysis Program - In Researching the Challenge to Teacher Self- Efficacy Posed by Students with Learning Disabilities in Australian Education Burroughs-Lange, S. G.; Lange, J. 1993 22p Order number ED-364 193CDN, Not available NTIS Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Atlanta, GA, April 12-16, 1993). Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. This paper evaluates the effects of using the NUDIST (Non-numerical, Unstructured Data Indexing, Searching and Theorising) computer program to organize coded, qualitative data. The use of the software Is discussed within the context of the study for which it was used: an Australian study that aimed to develop a theoretical understanding of the challenge that students who fail to learn pose for neophyte teachers' images of effectiveness. The potential for interacting with the data during the process of creating and collapsing categories into more over- arching theoretical constructs is considered as it relates to NUDISTs procedural and structural influence on eventual analytical outcomes. Topics covered in the paper include: ( 1 ) the aims and prcxesses of qualitative analysis; (2) the computer as a tool in qualitative analysis; (3) NUDIST in qualitative analysis; and (4) examples of using NUDIST to theorize in the self-image study. A description of NUDIST .\ud a description of the study for which it was used are appended, (Contains 14 references.) (KRN). Determining the Differential Effect on Math Achievement of Levels of Implementation of a Videodisc- Based Program with Regular and Mildly Handicapped Students Thorkildsen, R-, Lowry, W. H. 1987 lOp Order number ED-339 341CDN, Not available NTIS Available from ERIC Document Repro- duction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. A study was conducted to determine if different levels of implementation of an interactive videodisc-based instructional program in mathematics differentially affected the academic achievement of regular students and students with disabilities in mainstreamed classrooms. The videodisc program was designed to be controlled by a teacher in group instruction. Thirty-eight students with disabilities who normally receive mathematics instruction in a resource room, received the majority of instruction in a regular classroom. Additional instruction was provided to these students by resource room teachers using the interactive video program. Seventy-one regular education students and 38 resource students received video-based instruction in 9 fifth grade classrooms. Students were classified as high- achievers, low- achievers, and low achievers with special needs (resource students). Students were administered a criterion- referenced pretest and posttest. Data were also collected on the amount of extra help received by the resource students and on level of implementation. Teachers were divided into high, average, and low implementors of the program. The results of a two-way analysis of the covariance showed statistically and educationally significant differences in implementation level and type ol student. There was also a statistically significant interaction between implementation level and type of student. This suggests that there is a strong relationship between the level o\ implementation and student achievement. ( l ) references) (Author DB) Development of Intelligent Computer- Assisted Instruction Systems to Facilitate Reading Skills of Learning- Disabled Children Master's thesis, Aug 91 -Dec 93 Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA Anderson, P. M. Dec 93 97p Order number AD-A276 250/8CDN, Price code PCA05/MFA02 The purpose of this thesis is to develop a high-level model to create self- adapting software which teaches learning-disabled (LD) children to read. This approach identifies and discusses the fundamental concepts of learning, motivation, learning disabilities, the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, computer games, and intelligent computer-aided learning (ICAL). These concepts are then integrated into the design of a model that manipulates these concepts to teach reading skills. The result of this effort is CAPER (Computer-Assisted Personal Education Resource). It is model of a system that will: (a) identify the individual's dominant learning styles, (b) tailor the instruction and presentation to those styles, and (C) present the lessons in an interactive game-like style will retain the child's interest and enhance the learning process. Disabilities, Children, and Libraries - Mainstreaming Services in Public Libraries and School Library Media Centers Walling, L. L.; Karrenbrock. M II Feb 93 418p Order number ED-368 381CDS. Not available NTIS Revised, updated, and expanded version of 'The Disabled Child in the Library' (Libraries Unlimited. 1983). Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria. VA 22304-5110. Written for librarians and school library media specialists, [his book is designed to foster awareness and encourage confidence in serving the needs of children with disabilities It provides practical guidelines for recognizing and understanding many disabilities, including vision, hearing. And speech impairments: emotional, behavioral, and Behavior and Society learning disorders; and disabilities affecting mobility and dexterity. Information about the developmental and informational needs of children and corresponding library responses is provided Insights and solutions thai will help librarians create mainstreamed environments for library users are offered. These include guidelines for selecting and adapting library materials and facilities aw.1 minimizing the effects ol physical, societal, .^nd environmental harriers m libraries. Separate discussions focus on planning, implementing and evaluating services and assistive technologies. Sources of materials, equipment, technology and other sources of information and assistance are provided, along with contact information. A 20-page list of recommended readings arranged by chapter, a checklist of ways to implement services for children with disabilities, and a description of a successful program are appended. (KRN). Educational Toys. (Latest citations from the U.S. Patent Database) National Technical Information Sertice. Springfield, U VERAC, Inc . Tolland. CT. Nov 92 152 citations minimum Order manlier PB93-854909CDN, Price code PC N01/MF N01 Updated with each order. Sponsored in part by National Technical Information Service. Springfield, VA. The bibliography contains citations of selected patents concerning toys developed for teaching arithmetic, languages, physical concepts, architectural construction, machine manipulations, and social perceptions. Patents are included for toys with educational sets of questions and answers. Educational toys for infants and children with learning disabilities are also considered. (Contains a minimum of 152 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.) Evaluating Children's Learning Disabilities with an Apple II Personal Computer or Tempting Poor Learners with an Apple Sisson, 1.. 1 1. 1983 L7p Order number ED-23 7 078CDN, Not available NT7S Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association (San Francisco, CA, April 6-10, 1983). Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), Arlington, VA 22210. This paper describes the use of commercially-available software for the Apple Computer to augment diagnostic evaluations of learning disabled children and to enhance 'learning to learn' strategies at the application/transfer level of learning. A short rationale discusses levels of evaluation and learning, using a model that synthesizes the ideas of Robert Gagne, Benjamin Bloom, Hilda Taba, and J. R. Gifford. Two case studies of children with learning disabilities describe a 7-year- old girl and an 11-year-old toy who were evaluated through computer programs to assess their learning difficulties and who were provided with learning experiences through computer assisted instruction. A episting of 59 educational software programs includes approximate price, producer/distributor with address, grade level(s), and brief comments for each Florida International University Libraries and the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 • An Overview with Recommendations for Compliance Florida International Univ., Miami libraries. Jul 92 32p Order number ED-352 037CDN, Not available NTIS Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. This report explores the significance of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) for the Florida International University Libraries and describes adaptations that can be made to insure compliance with the law. Following a discussion of the law and definitions of terms, the paper lists auxiliary aids and services that should be purchased to totter serve the needs of disabled persons with visual, hearing, and mobility impairments and combinations of these impairments. The name, price, vendor, and vendor phone number are given for equipment designed to adapt online catalog terminals for people with low vision; people who cannot see or read print; people who are blind and deaf; and people who are unable to use a keyboard. The paper also describes general services that would tonefit the libraries' disabled users; furnishings that make materials and services available to those who use wheelchairs; signage systems that meet the needs of persons with visual, hearing, and mobility limitations; interior and exterior architectural access needs; and sensitivity and disability awareness training for library staff personnel. The establishment of a library access and services committee is recommended and a list of committee responsibilities is provided. (Contains 9 references.) Introduction to Computers • Parallel Alternative Strategies for Students. Course No. 02OOOOO Florida Diagnostic and /.earning Resources System, West Palm Beach: Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction, West Palm Beach, hi. Chauvenne, S. 1989 499p Order number ED-3 18 454CDN, Not available NTIS Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. Parallel Alternative Strategies for Students (PASS) is a content-centered package of alternative methods and materials designed to assist secondary teachers to meet the needs of mainstreamed learning-disabled and emotionally-handicapped students of various achievement levels in the basic education content courses. This supplementary text and workbook for an introductory computer course is divided into 14 chapters which address such topics as how computers work, computer hardware, computer software, problem solving with computers, an introduction to BASIC, word processing, Behavior and Society databases and computer communication, spreadsheets and graphics programs, computer crime and abuse, computers and careers, and supercomputers of the future. Each chapter contains a teacher's guide (which includes intended learning outcomes, suggested learning activities, and a list of vocabulary words for each unit) and student materials (including study sheets, textbook work sheets, work sheets, and sample tests). Also included are answer keys for the tests and software worksheets. (GL). Junior High Computer Literacy. Curriculum Guide (L'lnformatique au Secondaire 7-8-9. Guide Pedagogique) Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. Sep 84 80p Order number ED-287 476CDN, Not available NTIS Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. This curriculum guide provides information in both English and French for the teaching of computer literacy in junior high schools in the Canadian province of Alberta. A basic introductory course developed in response to the need to acquaint junior high school students with a general understanding of computers and their use, the program for grades 7, 8, and 9 has been developed in keeping with the elementary computer literacy program introduced in 1983 and the courses offered at the high school level (Computer Literacy 10 and Computer Processing 10-20-30). This guide covers four major areas: (1) The Computer Literacy Program (rationale and philosophy, major goals, core-elective format, program structure, core topics, provLsioas for differences in student backgrounds, course implementation, hardware and software components, methodology, and learning resources); (2) Program of Studies (junior high school computer literacy); (3) Elective Component (notes concerning die elective and suggested elective topics); and (4) Classroom Instructional Notes (evaluation, provisions for the gifted and talented, and provisions for the handicapped and learning disabled). Two sources of additional information on learning resources and support materials are appended to die English version of the guide, while appendices to the French version include descriptions of five software programs and four references in French. (RP). Learning Disabled Children's Attitudes toward Reading and Libraries Richards, V. Nov 91 72p Order number ED-352 960CDN, Not available NTIS Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. The purpose of this study was to measure how learning disabled (LD) children perceive reading and libraries. No similar studies were found during the literature search undertaken for this project. Twenty- \hree fourth and fifth grade students identified as learning disabled by their school system were interviewed to collect infomiation on dieir atdtudes toward libraries and reading. The children answered questions about the kinds of library programs they participated in, the kinds of materials checked out, family reading habits, types of reading material diey enjoyed, and dieir perceptions of dieir own reading abilities. Some questions were presented in a muldple choice format; others were open ended. Data were tabulated according to groups — boys, girls, LD classroom students, and students receiving tutoring. The study found diat most of die students had very positive attitudes toward die public library, although only about one diird of diem said diey go die library on a regular basis. The girls had higher average reading attitude scores and library attitude scores than the boys. The girls were read to more often dian the boys and attended more library programs. The children who did not diink diat diey read as well as their peers did not enjoy reading less. Children widi higher reading attitude scores were also more likely to have parents who were both frequent readers. Eight data display tables, a sample parent letter and questionnaire, a checklist of learning disability warning signs, and a list of what children like and dislike about die public library are appended. (Contains 33 references.) Microelectronics and Special Education. CET/MEP (Council for Educational Technology/ Microelectronics Education Programme) Information Sheet Count it fur Educational Technology London (England) Oct 81 13p Order number ED-279 289CDN, Not available NTIS Best copy available, narrow left-band margins Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. Used as an additional aid by the teacher, microelectronics can assist mentally and physically handicapped children to meet educational objectives that have been specifically agreed upon for the individual child. Microelectronics can help deaf children develop speech production, communication skills, and grammar and sentence construction; accommodate blind children with the use of portable reading aids. Braille and audio information centers, and text- processing systems; aid children with learning difficulties to develop thinking skills; and provide physically handicapped children with a means of accessing a variety of computer- assisted instructional (CAD learning programs. It is difficult, however, to use microcomputers in helping non- communicative children who use Bliss symbols because of the difficulty in obtaining software, the amount of planning time and effort needed to use the software appropriately, and the lack of special technical support. Activities funded by the Microelectronics Education Progranimme (MIT) in which the Council for Educational Technology (CET) has been involved include; curriculum development for deaf students; training tor teachers, other staff, and parents of physically handicapped children; Special Education Microelectronics Resource Centres; consultancy centers on communication aids in education; and research on input output devices software lor the physically handicapped. Further reading resources are listed. (D1R). Behavior and Society Mini-Curriculum for Robotics Education P. A < \rder number ED 290 t48CDN \ : available NTIS Ed.D. Practicum, Nova University. Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm [nternational Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. This practicum report documents the development of a tour-lesson multimedia program for robotics instruction for fourth and seventh grade students. The commercial film 'Robot Revolution' and the videocassette tape ■Robotics' were used, along with two author-developed slide audiotape presentations and 14 overhead transparency foils. Two robots, Hero I and Robie, Sr., and 16 Apple He microcomputers with turtle graphics were also used. Developmental testing occurred using a group of 41 students who ranged in grade level from fourth through eighth and in ability from above average to those with specific learning disabilities. A summative evaluation indicates that the program is high in quality, leads to positive learning experiences, and is interesting. A 10-item bibliography is provided and 12 appendices provide additional information on the evaluations, the objectives of the course, and lesson plans. Our Future Growth Is Tied to Educational Technology Senese, D. I 12 Nov 83 20p ( )nlcr number ED-298 881CDN, Not available NHS Paper presented at the Telecommunications Public Forum, Marshall, MN, November 12, 1983. Available from ERIC D unique vectors which defines a 49 Behavior and Society orthogonal, hypersphere rhe same process is done to the image for the Fourier components, where there is only 25 unique vector components Similar looking words dustei in the hypersphere and the smaller distance form one point to another defines the probability i-it incorrectly recognizing a word A conclusion is ih.u people with dyslexia might use a different process to recognize words; and by using the real .\nJ imaginary components, whole word reo ignition is possible Windows to the World, NECC 1992. Proceedings of the Annual National Educational Computing Conference (13th, Dallas, Texas, June 15-17, 1992) Internal mal S een in clinical operation for many years, allowing numerous studies to be conducted with persons of varying neuropathologies (Reitan and Davison, 1974). The HRB has proven to discriminate the gamut of neuro- behavioral dysfunctions to include the more subtle disorders (e.g. seizure disorders, mild closed head injuries, learning disabilities, transient ischemic attacks, etc.). The LNB has not been available long enough to establish its ability to discriminate these more subtle disorders, but there is some evidence to indicate that the potential exists Library Research Manual for College of Wooster Students with a Specific Learning Disability . • Coll on Andrews library Gustafson. J. C. Aug 87 lOOp Order number l D \02 236CDN, Not available NTIS related da ument, Available from F.KK 1 >< M ument Reproduction Service (Computer Mi< rofilm international Corporation), J900 wheeler Ave . Alexandria. VA 22304-5110 This introduction to the library system at the College of Wooster in Ohio provides pertinent advice and information that is designed to enable the student with a specific learning disability to become an effective library user. Following the introductory chapter, which includes descriptions of the audience for whom the manual is written and how it is to be used, the following topics are covered: (1) library environment strategies for specific personality preferences; (2) learning locations in the library; (3) asking for assistance; (4) finding information and taking notes; (5) understanding call number symbols and finding sources; (6) developing an efficient library search strategy; and (7) allowing enough time for library research. Four appendixes include worksheets for students; a discussion of the characteristics of persons with specific learning disabilities; a check list for determining the preferred learning styles of individuals; and a bibliography of recommended readings and other related research sources. (CGD). Neurobehavioral Evaluation System (NES) and School Performance Journal article North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept of Psychology, Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. Human Studies Div Arcia, E.; Ornstein, P. A.; Otto, D. A. cl991 Up Order number PB92-124585CDN, Price code PC A03/MF A01 Pub. in Jnl. of School Psychology, v29 n4 p337-352, 29 Oct 91. Prepared in cooperation with North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Psychology. The aims of the study were to explore the validity of a set of computerized tests, and to explore the validity of reaction time variability as an index of sustained attention. In Phase I, 105 7- to 10- year-old children were presented with five tests from the Neurobehavioral Evaluation System (NES). The children were able to complete four of the tests; the Continuous Performance, Simple Reaction Time. Symbol-Digit Substitution, and Digit Span tests. In I'h. ise II. a follow-Up of 88 children. performance on these tests was significantly associated with teacher rating of attention, and with standardized academic achievement measures Moreover, variability on the Simple Reaction Time, and performance on the Digit Span and Symbol- Digit tests, significantly predicted reading achievement. Similarly, performance on the Digit Span and Symbol-Digit tests significantly predicted mathematics achievement. In addition, variability on the Simple Reaction Time and Digit Span test performance were significant predictors of reading achievement, above and beyond the prediction provided by teacher ratings. (Copyright (c) 1991 The Journal of School Psychology, Inc.) Relationship of Late Positive ERPs (Event-Related Potentials), Age, Intelligence and Lead Absorption in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Children Northrop Senices, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC.^North Carolina Univ. at Cha[>el Hill. Dept of Psychology. Cincinnati Univ., OH; Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC, Otto, D.; Baumann, S.; Robinson, G.; Schroeder, S.; Barton, C. Jun 87 17p Order number PB87-202909CDN, Price code PC A02/MF A01 Prepared in cooperation with Northrop Services, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Psychology, and Cincinnati Univ., OH. Children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families are at risk for malnutrition, learning disabilities, and many other problems associated with poverty. Increasing application of event- related potentials (ERP) methods has been made in studies of aberrant development, although little systematic effort has been devoted to assess the relationship of socioeconomic factors and ERP measures. In the present study, late positive ERPs, age, intelligence and other demographic variables were assessed in a group of 49 disadvantaged children aged six to twelve years. The Stanford- Binet full-scale was used to index child IQ and the Ammons Quick Test was used for maternal IQ. Quality of the home caregiving environment was evaluated during a home visit using the Caldwell Home inventory. Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured with the Hollingshead two- factor index. ERPs were recorded at Fz, Cz and Pz during an auditory signal detection task. The amplitude and 10 Behavior and Society latency of a late positive component (LPC) peaking 300-600 msec after stimulus onset were measured. The results indicated marked changes in LPC latency during childhood, but only isolated relationships among LPC measures, child IQ and other demographic variables. Whether or not ERPs provide 'culture free' measures of cognitive development is a question that requires further study. LPC amplitude also varied with increasing blood lead levels, observed five years earlier, suggesting a possible association of attention-deficit disorder and lead absorption in early childhood. Social Concerns Indian Adolescent Mental Health Special rept Office of Technology Assessment, Washington, DC Herdman, R. C; Behney, C. J. Jan 90 93p Order number PB90-191 164CDN, Price code PC A05/MF A01 Also available from Supt. of Docs. Library of Congress catalog card no. 89- 600775. The Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs asked the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) to evaluate the mental health needs of American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents. Adolescents are among the most vulnerable of American Indians and Alaska Natives. To the extent they were born with fetal alcohol syndrome, are abused or neglected, live in distressed families and communities, or exhibit mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, developmental disorders, learning disabilities, substance abuse, conduct disorders, and suicidal behavior, Indian adolescents are both distressed themselves and affect the collective future of Indians. The Special Report responds to the Committee's request for information on these problems and on the services available to respond to Indian adolescents' mental health needs. Learning Disabled in Employment and Training Programs Urban Inst , Washington, DC. Nightingale, D.; Yudd, R.; Anderson, S.; Barnow, B. 1991 108p Order number PB92-163781CDN. Price code PC A06/MF A02 Also pub. as Employment and Training Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Development rept. no. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION SER-91-E. Sponsored by Employment and Training Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Development. Improving the quality job and training services provided to persons who are learning disabled is the focus of the report which examines the differences between functional illiteracy and learning disabilities, discusses the various tools that can be used to assess learning disabilities, and reviews state- of-the-art methods of providing basic and occupational skill instruction to learning disabled students. It looks at testing and assessment tools, ranging from informal and quick checklists administered by lay persons to costly comprehensive test batteries requiring trained professionals. In the section on instructional and training strategies, the report examines basic skills remediation and provides training guidelines. Respite and Crisis Care Human services bibliography series PROJECT SHARK (HHS). Rockiille. MD. Aug 81 36p Order number PB82-105636CDN, Price code PC A03/MF A01 Unless one has experienced the situation, it is difficult to imagine the strain that caring for a disabled person at home places on a family. Because of what can be a need for constant care, even arranging a trip to the neighlxirhood grocery store becomes a major tactical exercise. This Project SHARE bibliography addresses the problems such families face while caring for their ill, elderly, emotionally disturbed, developmental^" disabled, or physically handicapped members. All such families need short- tenn relief from these responsibilities and coping skills to discharge their duties more effectively. Presented are abstracts on a variety of topics, ranging from descriptions of programs designed to help caregivers deal with the family pressures inherent in keeping a disabled member at home, to reports on several respite care operations, to a first-person account by a nurse who provides respite care in her home. Among the many models of respite care included are in-home homemaker- home health aides, sitter services, short- term foster care, and respite care cooperatives. The family facing a crisis bears a different but perhaps equally heavy burden. A child runs away. A family member becomes emotionally ill and must be hospitalized. A child Ls diagnosed as retarded. An aged parent must be placed in a nursing home. During such times, crisis intervention and counseling can make all the difference in the quality of the family's functioning. This bibliography covers these and other problems and offers suggestions on how to help families get through them with the least disruption. This Project SHARE bibliography provides a sample of the existing literature on respite and crisis care. It is not a complete listing of all documentation available either through Project SHARE or other sources. Respite and Crisis Care Bibliography series PROJECT SHARE (HHS). Rockiille. MD Aug 81 36p Order number PB82-1 73550CDX Price code PC A03/MF A01 The bibliography addresses tin- problems faced by families who care for ill. elderly, emotionally disturbed, developmentally disabled, or physically handicapped members at home and their need for respite cue The bibliography addresses a variety of topics, ranging from programs' descriptions to help caregivers keeping a disabled member at home, to reports on several respite care operations, to a first-person account by a nurse who provides respite care in her home. Models of respite cue are presented, including in-home home health aides, sitter services, short-term foster care, and respite cue cooperatives. In addition, the bibliography covers crisis intervention. A total of 46 annotated references to monographs and articles published in the l c )~0's are provided. 11 Behavior and Society Tactile Perception in Dyslexic Children enc* Foundation, Washington, ih ■ nning and A'o. tun < s Management, Smith- Kelt cluvli hi-i of Visual Sciences San FhjflClS I \ Schevill, Helen S. 1973 69p ( )rder number PB81-1 78139CDX Price code PC AOi MF AOI A new mode of perceptual recognition and decoding tor reading-retarded and normal children is assessed. Specifically, the skin of the abdomen just above the waistline, is investigated as a possible sensory channel for linear a*nd letter discrimination and decoding.. Preliminary studies in tactile discrimination were directed toward certain variables, such as speed of linear movement, length of lines, location of stimuli on the body, timing of successive letters, and complexity of pattern construction. Objectives of this research were to find absolute differences among and within (X)pulations of children at various levels of reading. These differences could be used diagnostically to provide a basis for theoretical formulation and to serve as a baseline for the development of a controlled letter decoding program. Technology and Learning Disabilities Wright Inst., Berkeley, CA California Univ., Berkeley; Office of Technology Assessment. Washington, /XT. Dec 83 69p Order number PB84-184043CDN, Price code PC A04/MF AOI Library of Congress catalog card no. 83- 600546. Prepared in cooperation with Wright Inst.. Berkeley, CA. and California Univ.. Berkeley. A learning disability is seen as the outcome of a network of forces that include neurophysulological. emotional, familial, organizational, political, social, historical and technological cases. Options for research and development are ba.sed on this integrative view. In this case study, both 'hard' and soli technologies relevant to the learning disabled arc dis< USSed Hard technology refers to concrete discoveries and inventions such as fa< is about the brain and microcomputers Hard technology is the 'what'. 'Soft' nology refers to how the lc< hnology is used and who uses it. The complex of legislation, private and public organizations, programs, theories and research are all soft' technologies. These 'soft' inventions provide the social context for 'hard' technologies. This case study argues that unless this social context is addressed, the prosuise that advanced 'hard' technology holds for learning-handicapped people might lie seriously compromised. Communication Verbal Status Report on Speech Research, January-June 1989 Haskins Labs., Inc., Neiv Haven, CT. Studdert-Kennedy, M.; Manning, Y. 1989 265p Order number PB90-1 21 161CDN. Price code PC A12/MF A02 Sponsored by grant NSF-BNS85-20709. Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD., National Science Foundation, Washington, DC, National Inst, of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD., and National Inst, of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD. The writings are a collection of reports concerning child health and human development. The reports concentrate on human communication as it applies to hearing, speaking and reading development in addition to highlighting specific abnormalities such as dyslexia and deafness. Health Care Health Care Assessment and Quality Assurance Quality Assurance - Developmental Disabilities Final rept. 1 Oct 83-30 Sep 84 Indiana I'niv .-I'urdue Univ al Indianapolis. School of Nursing Perez, R. C. Aug 85 47p Order number PB86-152329CDN, Price code PCA03/MFA01 Sponsored by Bureau of Health Care Delivery and Assistance, Rockville, MD. Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services. The report summarizes the progress to date on the Quality Assurance: Developmental Disabilities (QA:DD) Project conducted by the Department of Pediatrics, Family and Women's Health Nursing, Indiana University School of Nursing. It discusses the results, implications and plans for future studies. All objectives proposed were achieved: (1) Acceptable, essential outcome and process criteria for the care of developmentally disabled children and their families; (2) Tools were devised to audit charts and evaluate interview data; (3) Process was evolved to train raters. These objectives were achieved through the implementation of three distinct, but interrelated studies: the Cross Validation Study of the outcome standards, the Cross Validation Study of the process standards, and the Rater Reliability Study. The tools developed provide a basis for national standards for the care of these children and their families. The inclusion of both parents, nurses and administrators in the validation of process and outcome standards assures the delivery of essential health care of populations of developmentally disabled children. 12 Health Care Health Delivery Plans, Projects, and Studies MATCH II - A Merged Database for Health and Mental Retardation/ Developmental Disabilities Final rept. 1 Oct 86-30 Sep 89 Ohio Dept of Health, Columbus. Benford, M. S. 1989 12p Order number PB93-161974CDN, Price code PC A03/MF A01 Sponsored by Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Rockville, MD. The project sought to improve coordination and continuity of early intervention and health related services to infants and young children who have developmental disabilities or delays or who are at-risk. It developed a collaborative mechanism via computer linkage for referring, tracking, and evaluating these children. Oregon Development Monitoring Project for High Risk Infants Final rept. 1 Jul 84-30 Jun 88 Oregon Health Sciences Univ., Eugene. Child Deivlopment and Rehabilitation Center. Nickel, R. E. 1988 40p Order number PB93-156693CDN, Price code PC A03/MF A01 Sponsored by Maternal and Child Health Bureau, R(xkville, MD. The project addressed three areas of need in the early identification of infants with major handicaps. It aimed to make appropriate developmental screening available as close as possible to the infant's home community, to provide the necessary developmental screening training to local health and educational service providers, and to provide the regional coordination for the many agencies and professional involved. Health Services Coordinated Community-Based Services Final rept. 1 Jul 84-30 Jun 88 Kentucky Dept. for Health Services. Frankfort. Div of Maternal and Child Health Nicol, P. K. Jun 88 40p Order number PB93-152932CDN, Price code PC A03/MF A01 Sponsored by Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Rockville, MD. The principle aim of the project was to demonstrate a coordinated, community- based program model for the screening, evaluation, and treatment of children from birth to five years of age with developmental disabilities, children at risk for them, and for their families. Developmentally Disabled Consumers and the Health Care System, Maine Health Service Area 1 Maine Health Systems Agency. Inc., Augusta. 19 Jun 78 277p Order number HRP-0905645/9CDN, Price code PC A13/MF A01 The project purpose was to provide information regarding availability, accessibility, and utilization of the general health care system by the developmentally disabled population and the general population. The project chose a survey of health service providers as one necessary component of the research effort. There was considerable concern that health professionals might have negative attitudes toward normalizing health care for the developmentally disabled population. This, and other questions concerning the relationship of the developmentally disabled consumer to the providers of health care, were the survey focus. Legislation and Regulations Handy Reference to Developmental Disabilities - Definitions, Jargon and Acronyms Programs and Legislation Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, Temple Unh Philadelphia PA Piccoli, M. 1984 19p Order number SHR-001 1544CDS. Price code PC A02/MF A01 Sponsored in part by Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. Developmental disability is defined and various conditions, including autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and mental retardation are addressed. Some commonly used terms, such as accessibility, aftercare, advocacy, diagnostic services, early intervention, incompetency, and right to treatment, are explained. Acronyms such as ANSI (American National Standards Institute), CLA (Community Living Arrangement), and OT (Occupational Therapy) are spelled out. Various programs for the developmentally disabled are described, including respite care, foster care, and sheltered employment programs Key legislation is considered, and several legal cases that have affected the rights of disabled individuals are examined (for instance, Wyatt versus Stickney, O'Connor versus Donaldson, and Halderman Versus PennhurM I. 13 Library and Information Science Library and Information Sciences Operations and Planning Academic Library Workshop for Instructing Students with Learning Disabilities To Use CD-ROM Databases San Jose 'E v ergreen Community Coll District, CA. Carlson, G.; Pontau, D. Z. Apr 89 42p Order number ED-313 056CDN, Not available NTIS Some appended materials on colored paper may not reproduce clearly. Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. Tills report discusses a workshop conducted by the library of San Jose State University to instruct eight students with learning disabilities (SLD) in the use of CD- ROM databases. The workshop contributors believed that CD-ROM databases could simplify research paper and homework assignments for such students. The 5-month workshop sought not only to entice these students into die library to receive tailored library instruction, but also to strengthen the bonds between the library and the campus learning disabilities staff. Because sequencing was a problem for tins group, the workshop was broken into constituent parts, which incorporated the steps necessary to formulate, implement, view, and print out search results on the ERIC CD-ROM database from SilverPlatter. The accompanying instructional materials (e.g., handouts and overhead projections) were color-coded; this was particularly helpful to students with certain perceptual disorders for whom reading high contrast print materials (i.e.. black and white) would be difficult. Tlie workshop achieved its objectives of establishing better contact with both the target group and the learning disabilities support staff. It is suggested mat this workshop could serve as a model for bibliographic instruction to oilier groups who require simple, systematic entry into the technology. Nine sections of colored handouts are appended, including a CD- ROM evaluation form. (16 references) (SD) Functional Illiteracy - What Public Libraries Can Do To Help People with Reading and Writing Problems. An Ideas Pamphlet international Federation of Library Assot Unions, The Hague (Netherlands) 1989 28p Order number ED-328 270CDN, Not available NTIS Prepared by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Standing Committee for Public Libraries. Standing Committee for Public Libraries. Available from ERIC Document Reproduction Service (Computer Microfilm International Corporation), 3900 Wheeler Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-5110. This pamphlet describes literacy programs currently in effect in Scandinavian countries and provides guidelines for the development of similar programs. Reasons for functional illiteracy in the industrialized world are discussed, and current and potential roles for public libraries in improving the situation are considered. Persons who are functionally illiterate with whom libraries can work are identified as unaccustomed readers, weak readers and writers, and the reading and writing handicapped, and it is posited that cooperation between libraries and specialists in the field and professional groups is a necessary prerequisite for achieving results. It is also pointed out mat acceptance by the general public that functional illiteracy does not indicate a lack of intelligence will make it easier for weak readers and writers to seek assistance. Problems created by the small number of available easy-to-read materials in some of the Scandinavian languages and the perception that recorded books are only for the handicapped are also discussed. A numl:>er of Scandinavian projects and their results are then described, including Norway's local radio project and ( ampaigns in the schools designed to stimulate children and adolescents to read more. Swedish literacy measures and projects are also described, as well as services that libraries can provide for dyslexic patrons and those with reading problems. The potential impact of information technology on public library users is also discussed. A brief review of central international measures and support systems lor the functionally illiterate and suggestions for future activities conclude this report. (MAB). Reference Materials European Science Notes. Volume 41 , Number 3 Monthly rept. Office of Naval Research, i ondon (England) Fox, C J. Mar 87 65p Order number AD-A 1 78 204/4CDN, Price code PC A04/MF A01 European Science Notes is a monthly publication with brief articles on recent developments in European scientific research. Partial contents: Research in personality at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands); Dyslexia and hormonal deficiency relations (Norway); Biotechnology in East Germany; Workshop on regulatory peptides in the brain and in the gastrointestinal tract; NATO workshop on the design, activation, and transformation of organometallics into common and exotic materials; Materials research for thick-film hybrid microelectronics in Poland; Meeting of the International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Meditenanean Sea; Meeting of semiconductor scientists held in Stockholm; Conference on superlattices, microstructures, and microdevices. Medicine and Biology Clinical Medicine Neurodevelopmental Precursors of Learning Disability Final rept. 1 Sep 84- 28 Feb 87 Kennedy Inst., Baltimore, MD. Shapiro, B. K.; Palmer, F. B.; Antell, S.; Bilker, S.; Ross, A. Jun 87 263p Order number PB88-1 73828CDN. Price code PCA12/MFA0I Sponsored by Bureau of Health Care Delivery and Assistance, Rockville, MD. Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services. The study sought to determine whether the neurodevelopmental substrate for learning disorders could be detected prior to academic underachievement. Prospectively collected data on language, motor, and primitive reflex development of infants was compared among those who experienced later academic disfunction and those who did not. 14 Medicine and Biology Torch Infections - Diagnosis and Significance. (Latest citations from the Life Sciences Collection Database) National 'technical Information .Service, Springfield, VA; NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT. Sep 92 89 citations minimum Order number PB92-860014CDN, Price code PC N01/MF N01 Prepared in cooperation witli Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Washington, DC. Sponsored in part by National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA. The bibliography contains citations concerning the importance of maternal and neonatal diagnosis of infection due to toxoplasma, rubella, and cytomegalovirus, and the significance of complications at birth. Diagnostic techniques reviewed include enzyme- linked immunofiltration, IgM immunocapture, amniocentesis, cordocentesis, DNA hybridization, immunofluorescence, enzyme- immunosorbent assays, and other methods. The citations explore significant complications such as neurologic defects, learning disabilities, eye diseases, retardation, hearing loss, hydranencephaly, bone lesions, cardiac disorders, and rare infant deaths. (Contains a minimum of 89 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.) Electrophysiology Normative Developmental Equations for the EEG and their Sensitivity to Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Neie York Univ. Medical Center, NY. John, E. R. ; Prichep, L. S.; Kline, N. S. cFeb 88 7p Order number AD-P006 077/2CDN, Price code PC A02/MF A01 This article from 'Electric and Magnetic- Activity of the Central Nervous System: Research and Clinical Applications in Aerospace Medicine' Held in Trondheim, Norway on 25-29 May 1987, AD-A195 265, p3-l-3-7. Original contains color plates: All DTIC/NTIS reproductions will be in black and white. This paper covered by copyright. Although the electroencephalogram (EEG) is altered bv many brain dysfunctions, its clinical utility has been severely limited by reliance upon visual pattern recognition and subjective interpretation. Not only is the concordance pcx)r between electroencephalographers and the test- retest reliability low, but many changes due to more subtle dysfunctions are simply not apparent by visual inspection. Accordingly, there has been increasing interest in developing methods for objective computer extraction of quantitative features with diagnostic utility from brain electrical activity. Our laboratories have been engaged in this endeavor since 1973- Our goal has been not only to replace subjective judgements by objective quantification, but to extend the utility of electrophysiological examinations beyond their traditional role in the detection of neurological disorders to the assessment of cognitive impairments and the evaluation of psychiatric patients. In many disorders, similar behavioral symptoms may be displayed for quite different underlying patients. In many disorders, similar behavioral symptoms may be displayed for quite different underlying reasons. For example, learning disabilities may be due to motivational or psychosocial factors, or to sensory deficits or brain dysfunctions. An elderly person may display problems with recent memory because of a sense of lack of purpose or because of organic changes caused by Alzheimer's disease or multiple infarcts. Depression may be a reaction to the disintegration of personal relationships or reflect imbalance in neurotransmitters. Cjs) Nutrition University Affiliated Facilities Collaborative Study of Nutritional Status of Developmental^ Delayed Children Final rept. Bureau of Community Health Sen ices. Rockville, MP: Ohio State Univ., Columbus Kozlowski, Betty Whittle; Taylor, Martha Loeb; Baer, Marion Taylor; Blyler, Elaine M.; Trahms, Cristine Sep 81 53 lp Order number PB83-163899CDN. Price code PC A23/MF A01 Prepared in cooperation with Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, CA., Georgetown Univ., Washington, DC, and Washington Univ., Seattle. The primary purpose of the study was to provide descriptive data concerning nutritional status of a sample of children who manifested significant delays in cognitive development. Applying the criteria described in the original proposal of the study, 40 percent of the children in the study were classified as 'small for age' and 14 percent were classified as 'normal size'; weight, height, or weight for height at or below the fifth percentile of NCHS reference data classified the child as small for age' child measures of all three of those parameters had to be between the twenty-fifth and seventy-fifth percentiles in order to classify as 'normal sized'. Comparisons of nutrient intake data obtained for the two groups revealed significantly higher intakes, both absolutely and relative to general population recommendations, among the 'normal sized' than among the 'small' children for energy 7 and thirteen of eighteen nutrients evaluated; calculated intakes of calcium, iron, vitamin A, folate, and vitamin D and energy intake per centimeter of height did not differ between the two groups. Physiology Coordinated Noninvasive Studies (CNS) Project. Phase 1 Final rept. 8 Sep 88- 7 Sep 91 Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Boiling AFB. DC Arizona L'nir.. Tucson. Lauter, J. L. Dec 91 86p Order number AD-A24 7 159/7CDW Price code PC A05/MF A01 The CNS Project combines several noninvasive methods for monitoring brain structure and function in a test battery. Phase One (1988-1991) focussed on neuroanatomical and neurophysiological correlates of behavioral ear advantages for two m.'Is of complex sounds. Fifteen subjects neurologically normal according to conventional standards were tested with dichotic listening (2 measures). NM (2 measures), evoked potentials (2 measures), and qEEG (4 measures). One subject was also tested under similar conditions with PET. Results indicated: (1) Each individual had a distinct sidedness bias articulated in terms of a 15 Medicine and Biology combination ol anatomical and physiological variables, (2) These individual patterns «.ut across conventional categories such as gender and handedness, (3) In Mime of the subjects, these CNS profiles comprised internally consistent patterns of asymmetries linking subcortical physiology, cortical anatomy and cortical physiology, (4) mothers, departures from such consistency signalled evidence of a variety of subtle neuropathologies, such as stuttering. mild learning disorder, central auditor,' dysfunction, or a history of hyperactivity and or substance abuse. Early Intervention Collaborative Study • Phase One Final rept. 1 Jan 86-30 Jun 89 Massachusetts Unit) Medical School. Worcester. ixpi of Pediatrics. Shonkoii'J. P.; Hauser-Cram, P.; Krauss, M. W. Nov 89 298p ( Wder number PB92-13621 7CDN, Price code PC A13/MF A03 Sponsored by Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Rockville. MD. The stuck' was designed to analyze how child, family, and program characteristics relate to child and family outcome for three target groups currently served by publicly supported early intervention programs in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The study included 180 children under 24 months of age with Down syndrome, motor impairment/cerebral palsy, or developmental delay of unknown etiology Psychiatry Research on Children and Adolescents with Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders • Report of a Study Institute of Medicine, Washington, lx. 1989 24 2p ( )rder nam ber PB90- 1 1 1 162CDN, Price i <>de PCM l/MF A 1 Sponsored by National Inst of Mental Health. Rockville, MD. One-quarter of the U.S. population is under age \H. and at least 12" ol these children have a diagnosable mental illness The report ieing made in understanding, preventing, and treating such disorders, highlights some of the many promising opportunities for future research, and delineates critical resource requirements for advancing the field. Public Health and Industrial Medicine Family Based Education Centers. Final Report 1 Dec 84-31 Aug 89 Kamehameba Schools. Honolulu. HI Roberts, R. N. 1989 54 p Order number PB93-14 7023CDN, Price code PC A04/MF A01 Sponsored by Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Rockville, MD. The goal of the project was to develop a model service system for children of Hawaiian ancestry, who are disproportionately at risk for health, social, and academic handicaps. Activities included conducting an extensive assessment of community needs and developing ongoing ties with institutions of higher learning in the state. Community participation and ownership of the program were seen as critical components. Kona Child Development Program Final rept. 1 Oct 78-30 Sep 83 Hawaii State Dipt of Health. Kealakekua Kona Child Development Program. Mayfield, S. A. Sep 84 33p Order number PB93-1 96921 CDN, Price code PC A03/MF A01 Sponsored by Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Rockville, MD. The purpose of the program was to provide an integrated continuum of health and educational services to developmentally disabled children, from birth through age five years, who lived in rural areas of west Hawaii. The grant originally proposed that the program should provide a model which might be used as a basis for acquiring state support for these services in rural Hawaii. Methodological Issues in Controlled Studies on Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Drug Abuse Sational Inst on Drug Abuse, Rockville, MD Kilbey, M. M. ; Asghar, K. 1991 382p Order number PB92- 1 462 1 6CDN, Price code PC Al 7/MF A03 Also available from Supt. of Docs. Presented at a technical review on •Methodological Issues in Controlled Studies on Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Drugs of Abuse', Richmond, VA., June 8-9, 1990. The document presents the proceedings of the first NIDA technical review related to the conduct of controlled studies on the effects of prenatal exposure to drugs of abuse. Sessions were as follows: Detection and Quantification of Prenatal Drug Exposure in Infants; Assessment of Pregnancy Outcome; Assessment of Status of the Newborn; Measurement of Drug-Induced Physical and Behavioral Delays and/or Abnormalities: A General Framework; Measurement of Drug- Induced Physical and Behavioral Delays and/or Abnormalities: (A) Physiology and (B) Neuroendocrinology; Measurement of Drug-induced Physical and Behavioral Delays and/or Abnormalities: (C) Learning and Cognition and (D) Social Bonding/ Emotional and Development; and Tracking Drug Effects Over the Lifespan. Test and Evaluation of the 2.4- Micron Photorefractor Ocular Screening System National Aeronautics and Space Administration. HuntSVilte, Al. George C Marshall Space Flight Center Richardson, J. R Feb 85 42p Order number N85-261 15/4CDN, Price code PCA03/MFA01 An improved 2.4-m photorefractor ocular screening system was tested and evaluated. The photorefractor system works on the principal of obtaining a colored photograph of both human eyes; and, by analysis of the retinal reflex images, certain ocular defects can lx- detected such a refractive error, strabismus, and lens obstructions. The 2.4-m photorefractory system uses a 35- mm camera with a telephoto lens and an electronic flash attachment. Retinal 16 Medicine and Biology reflex images obtained from the new 2.4-m system are significantly improved over earlier systems in image quality. Other features were also improved, notably portability and reduction in mass. A total of 706 school age children were photorefracted, 211 learning disabled and 495 middle school students. The total students having abnormal retinal reflexes were 156 or 22 percent, and 133 or 85 percent of the abnormal had refractive error indicated. Ophthalmological examination was performed on 60 of these students and refractive error was verified in 57 or 95 percent of those examined. The new 2.4-m system has a NASA patent pending and is authorized by the FDA. It provides a reliable means of rapidly screening the eyes of children and young adults for vision problems. It is especially useful for infants and other non-communicative children who cannot be screened by the more conventional methods such as the familiar E chart. Toxicology Delay-Dependent Impairment of Reversal Learning in Rats Treated with Trimethyltin Journal article Health Effects Research Lab, Research Triangle Park, NC. Neurotoxicology Div. Bushnell, P. J. cl990 17p Order number PB91-1 71 793CDN, Price code PCA03/MFA01 Pub. in Behavioral and Neural Biology, v54 p75-89 Apr 90. Portions of text were presented at the Annual Meeting, Society of Toxicology, Dallas, TX., February 17, 1988 and Behavioral Toxicology Society, Savannah, GA., May 17, 1988. Recent theories of hippocampal function focus on its role in the formation of associations in the temporal domain. A reversal learning paradigm based on leverpress automaintenance was developed to vary the CS-UCS relationship along two independent dimensions, one temporal and one not: CS+-UCS delay and the probability of reinforcement (P(RFT)) following the CS+. Eight male hooded Long-Evans rats were trained to reverse the automaintained discriminations repeatedly, until stable reversal performance was achieved. The neurotoxicant trimethyltin (TMT) was used to induce lesions in the CNS, including the CA3-4 region of Amnion's Horn in dorsal hippocampus. Following iv injection of 7 mg/kg TMT to half the rats, reversal performance was assessed under varying conditions of delay and P(RFT). After recovery from the acute effects of TMT (1-2 weeks), treated rats reversed normally when no delay separated the CS+ and UCS; with delays of 2 to 4 sec, they reversedless completely within a session than did controls. The degree of behavioral impairment correlated significantly with hippocampal damage only at nonzero CS+-UCS delays. Learning and Memory Deficits in Rats Following Exposure to 3,3- Iminodipropionitrile Journal article NSI Technology Services Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC. Peele, D. B.; Allison, S. D.; Crofton, K. M. cl990 I4p Order number PB91-145078CDN, Price code PC A 03/MF A01 Pub. in Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vl05 n2 p321-332 Sep 90. Sponsored by Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. Neurotoxicology Div. The effects on learning and memory produced by beta, beta prime- iminodipropionitrile (IDPN) were examined in rats 4 weeks after dosing. IDPN (600 mg/kg) prevented acquisition of a olfactory discrimination task and disrupted performance of passive avoidance conditioning in separate groups of animals. The disruptive effects on passive avoidance conditioning were dosage dependent. Rats from both control and treated groups were then tested using a standard hot-plate test. The results suggest that treatment with IDPN did not produce the observed effects on learning and memory by altering sensitivity to painful, external stimuli. In summary, administration of IDPN is capable of producing profound and long lasting disruption of learning and memory in rats. (Copyright (c) 1990 by Academic Press. Inc.) Neonatal Exposure to Trimethyltin Disrupts Spatial Delayed Alternation Learning in Preweanling Rats Journal article NSI Technologies, fnc . Research Triangle Park NC Health Effects Research Ixih . Research Triangle Park, NC. Neurotoxicolcjgy Div. Stanton, M. E.; Jensen, K. F.; Pickens, C. V. cl991 8p Order number PB92-124718CDN, Price code PC A02/MF A01 Pub. in Neurotoxicology and Teratology, vl3 p525-530 Oct 91. Prepared in cooperation with NSI Technologies. Inc.. Research Triangle Park, NC. Trimethyltin is an organotin compound that produces potent neurotoxicity in both adult and developing animals. The limbic system is a primary CNS target site for this toxicity and a prominent behavioral effect of TMT is disruption of learning and memory. Impairment of cognitive development has also been suggested by studies showing that rats neonatally exposed to TMT cannot perform spatial working memory tasks during adulthood. However, the question of how early in ontogeny such deficits can be detected has not been addressed. The present study examined the question with a T-maze delayed alternation learning paradigm. Long- Evans rat pups, injected i.p. on postnatal day 10 (PND10) with 6 mg kg TMT and tested on PND18, were unable to learn delayed alternation in the manner shown by vehicle control pups. However, TMT- and vehicle-treated groups were both able to learn a simple position discrimination. These findings indicate a selective impairment of spatial working memory by neonatal TMT exposure and show that the impairment can be demonstrated during the preweanling period in the rat 17 Medicine and Biology Neurotoxicology in Regulation and Risk Assessment Journal article Health effects Research lah Research Triangle ..■<. v Veurotaxlcolagy Div Holer. 1. \V. Order numlvr PB88-165923CDX. Price code PC A03/MF A01 Pub in Developmental Pharmacology and Therapeutics, vlO p354-368 1987. The paper is to be published in the proceedings o\' a conference on learning disabilities, li summarizes the need for neurotoxicology data in risk assessment, the regulators - agencies which have authority to require toxicity testing, the overall process of risk assessment and the proper role of neurotoxicology in the risk assessment process. It also briefly discusses the EPA/OTS guidelines for neurotoxicity testing. Spatial Learning Deficits Are Not Solely Due to Cholinergic Deficits Following Medial Septal Lesions with Colchicine Journal article National IrtSI of Entiroiwiiiittil Health Scu'ticcs. Research Triangle Park, NC Lab of Molecular and Integrant e Neurosclence Barone, S.; Nanry, K. P.; Mundy. \V. R. ; McGinty, J. F.; Tilson, H. A. C1991 12p Order number PB92-20631 7CDN. Price code PCA03/MFA01 Pub in Psychobiology, vl9 nl p41-50 Mar 91. Prepared in cooperation with East Carolina Univ. School of Medicine, Greenville, NC. Sponsored by Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. Neurotoxicology Div. Colchicine was infused bilaterally into the cerebrolateral ventricles (3.75 micrograms/side) or directly into the medial septum (5 micrograms) of adult, male Fischer-344 rats (n=48), and effects on behavior and cholinergic markers were determined. Rats receiving intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of colchicine were hyperaggressive during the first week after administration and were hyperactive when tested during 6()-min sessions at weekly intervals during the first 3 weeks after colchicine treatment. ICV colchicine also interfered with the acquisition of a spatial task in the water maze. Rats receiving colchicine directly into the medial septum were also aggressive and hyperactive, but were not impaired in the acquisition of the water-maze task. It was subsequently found that direct administration and ICV administration of colchicine both decreased the number of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunoreactive cells in the medial septum by at least 50% of vehicle- treated rats and decreased ChAT enzyme activity in both the right and the left hippocampus to about 50% of control levels. The results of these experiments do not support the generally accepted hypothesis that spatial learning deficits seen in animals with medial septum lesions are solely due to a lesion-associated cholinergic deficit in the hippocampus. 18 Index Index A Academic achievement Determining the Differential Effect on Math Achieve 3 Academic libraries Academic Library Services and the Learning Disabled 1 Accessibility(for disabled) Florida International University Libraries and the 4 Acoustics Status Report on Speech Research, JanuaryJune 1989 12 Adolescents Effects of Organizational Cues on Learners' Process 9 Indian Adolescent Mental Health 11 Adult education Adult Tests - A Selected List of Assessment Instrum 1 Study of ABE/ESL Instructor Training Approaches. Ad 7 Study of ABE/ESL Instructor Training Approaches. Le 7 Affective behavior Affective Television in the Special Education Envir 1 American Indians Indian Adolescent Mental Health 11 Aptitude tests Neurobehavioral Evaluation System (NES) and School .... 10 Assistive devices(for disabled) Florida International University Libraries and the 4 Auditory perception Status Report on Speech Research, JanuaryJune1989 12 B Behavior disorders Research on Children and Adolescents with Mental .... 16 Bibliographies Educational Toys. (Latest citations from the U.S. P 4 Food Allergy and Hypersensitivity (Citations from 1 Respite and Crisis Care 11 Torch Infections - Diagnosis and Significance. (Lat 15 Birth weight Developmental Dysfunction in School Age Very Low Bi 9 Blindness Microelectronics and Special Education. CET/MEP (Co 5 Reflections of a Lifetime Reader7 Braille Reflections of a Lifetime Reader ... 7 Brain Coordinated Noninvasive Studies (CNS) Project. Phas 15 Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery and the 10 Normative Developmental Equations for the EEG and ... 15 C Captions Potential of Captioned Television for Adult Learner 6 Central nervous system Neonatal Exposure to Trimethyltin Disrupts Spatial 17 Cerebral cortex Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery and the 10 Child development disorders Developmental Dysfunction in School Age Very Low Bi 9 Early Intervention Collaborative Study- Phase One 16 Child health services Coordinated Community-Based Services 13 Kona Child Development Program 16 Oregon Development Monitoring Project for High Risk 13 Children Coordinated Community-Based Services 13 Educational Toys. (Latest citations from the U.S. P 4 MATCH II - A Merged Database for Health and Mental 13 Neurobehavioral Evaluation System (NES) and School.. 10 Relationship of Late Positive ERPs (Event-Related P 10 Research on Children and Adolescents with Mental ....16 Tactile Perception in Dyslexic Children 12 Test and Evaluation of the 2.4- Micron Photorefracto 16 Cholinergic receptors Spatial Learning Deficits Are Not Solely Due to Cho 18 Closed Captioned Television Potential of Captioned Television for Adult Learner 6 Cognition University Affiliated Facilities Collaborative Stud 15 Cognitive style Library Research Manual for College of Wooster Stud .... 1 Colchicine Spatial Learning Deficits Are Not Solely Due to Cho 18 College students Library Research Manual for College of Wooster Stud ....10 Computer aided instruction Development of Intelligent Computer-Assisted Instru 3 Computer applications MATCH II - A Merged Database for Health and Mental 13 Computer assisted instruction Determining the Differential Effect on Math Achieve 3 Evaluating Children's Learning Disabilities with an 4 Microelectronics and Special Education. CET/MEP (Co 5 Technology Age Classroom 7 Windows to the World, NECC 1992. Proceedings of the 8 Write Now for the Apple lie, lie. and llgs 8 Computer graphics Introduction to Computers - Parallel Alternative St 4 Computer literacy Computer Applications in Education - The Best of ER .... 2 Introduction to Computers - Parallel Alternative St 4 Junior High Computer Literacy. Curriculum Guide (L 5 19 Index Computer peripherals Computers in Post-Secondary Developmental Education ....2 Computer software Computer Applications in Education -The Best of ER 2 Computers in Post-Secondary Developmental Education ....2 Denuded Data Grounded Theory Using the NUDIST Compu 3 Introduction to Computers - Parallel Alternative St 4 Computer uses in education Our Future Growth Is Tied to Educational Technology 6 Congenital viral diseases Torch Infections - Diagnosis and Significance. (Lat 15 Course content Junior High Computer Literacy. Curriculum Guide (!_' 5 Courseware Write Now for the Apple lie, lie, and llgs 8 Cues Effects of Organizational Cues on Learners' Process 9 D Data analysis Denuded Data Grounded Theory Using the NUDIST Compu 3 Data collection Application of Microcomputer- Based Laboratory Progr 2 Databases Introduction to Computers - Parallel Alternative St 4 Developmental disabilities Early Intervention Collaborative Study- Phase One 16 MATCH II - A Merged Database for Health and Mental 13 Quality Assurance - Developmental Disabilities . 12 Research on Children and Adolescents with Mental .... 16 Developmental^ disabled persons Kona Child Development Program 16 Learning Disabled in Employment and Training Progra 11 Study of ABE/ESL Instructor Training Approaches. Le 7 20 University Affiliated Facilities Collaborative Stud 15 Diagnosis Development of a Knowledge- Based System Supporting .... 9 Diagnosis of Learning Problems and the Normative Di 9 Disabilities Disabilities, Children, and Libraries - Mainstreami 3 Disabled persons Adult Tests - A Selected List of Assessment Instrum 1 Disadvantaged groups Relationship of Late Positive ERPs (Event-Related P 10 Dyslexia Tactile Perception in Dyslexic Children 12 E Education Educational Toys. (Latest citations from the U.S. P 4 Family Based Education Centers. Final Report 16 Kona Child Development Program 16 Educational improvement Our Future Growth Is Tied to Educational Technology 6 Educational research Application of Microcomputer- Based Laboratory Progr 2 Educational technology Technology Age Classroom 7 Windows to the World, NECC 1992. Proceedings of the 8 Educational television Affective Television in the Special Education Envir 1 Potential of Captioned Television for Adult Learner 6 Elderly persons Respite and Crisis Care 11 Elementary school students Learning Disabled Children's Attitudes toward Readi 5 Employment Learning Disabled in Employment and Training Progra 11 English(Second language) Study of ABE/ESL Instructor Training Approaches. Ad 7 Study of ABE/ESL Instructor Training Approaches. Le 7 ERP (Event Related Potentials) Relationship of Late Positive ERPs (Event-Related P 10 Eye (Anatomy) Test and Evaluation of the 2.4- Micron Photorefracto 16 F Families Early Intervention Collaborative Study - Phase One 16 Federal aid Our Future Growth Is Tied to Educational Technology 6 Federal programs Our Future Growth Is Tied to Educational Technology 6 Food allergies Food Allergy and Hypersensitivity (Citations from t 1 Functional literacy Functional Illiteracy - What Public Libraries Can D 14 H Handbooks Handy Reference to Developmental Disabilities Def 13 Handicapped children Oregon Development Monitoring Project for High Risk 13 Handicapped persons Developmental^ Disabled Consumers and the Health C 13 Respite and Crisis Care 11 Tactile Perception in Dyslexic Children 12 Technology and Learning Disabilities 12 Health manpower Developmental^ Disabled Consumers and the Health ... 13 Health screening Oregon Development Monitoring Project for High Risk 13 Health services Family Based Education Centers. Final Report 16 Hearing impairments Microelectronics and Special Education. CET/MEP (Co 5 Index Hippocampus Spatial Learning Deficits Are Not Solely Due to Cho 18 Home care services Respite and Crisis Care 11 I Immunologic diseases Food Allergy and Hypersensitivity (Citations from t 1 Infants Coordinated Community-Based Services 13 MATCH II -A Merged Database for Health and Mental 13 Oregon Development Monitoring Project for High Risk 13 Information processing Relationship of Late Positive ERPs (Event-Related P 10 Information seeking Library Research Manual for College of Wooster Stud .... 10 Instructional design Academic Library Workshop for Instructing Students 14 Effects of Organizational Cues on Learners' Process 9 Instructional development Mini-Curriculum for Robotics Education 6 Instructional materials Evaluating Children's Learning Disabilities with an 4 Interactive video Determining the Differential Effect on Math Achieve 3 Interagency coordination Kona Child Development Program 16 J Job training Our Future Growth Is Tied to Educational Technology 6 L Learning disabilities Academic Library Services and the Learning Disabled 1 Academic Library Workshop for Instructing Students 14 Application of Microcomputer- Based Laboratory Progr 2 Determining the Differential Effect on Math Achieve 3 Effects of Organizational Cues on Learners' Process 9 Evaluating Children's Learning Disabilities with an 4 Learning Disabled Children's Attitudes toward Readi 5 Library Research Manual for College of Wooster Stud .... 10 Study of ABE/ESL Instructor Training Approaches. Ad 7 Learning disabled children Development of Intelligent Computer-Assisted Instru 3 Learning disorder Learning and Memory Deficits in Rats Following Expo 17 Learning disorders Delay-Dependent Impairment of Reversal Learning in 17 Development of a Knowledge- Based System Supporting 9 Diagnosis of Learning Problems and the Normative Di 9 Neonatal Exposure to Trimethyltin Disrupts Spatial17 Spatial Learning Deficits Are Not Solely Due to Cho 18 Learning resources centers Disabilities, Children, and Libraries - Mainstreami 3 Learning strategies Effects of Organizational Cues on Learners' Process 9 Library equipment Florida International University Libraries and the 4 Library role Functional Illiteracy - What Public Libraries Can D 14 Library services Academic Library Services and the Learning Disabled 1 Disabilities, Children, and Libraries - Mainstreami 3 Functional Illiteracy - What Public Libraries Can D 14 Literacy education Study of ABE/ESL Instructor Training Approaches. Ad 7 M Maternal and child health services Developmental Dysfunction in School Age Very Low Bi 9 Medical services Developmental^ Disabled Consumers and the Health .... 13 Memory Learning and Memory Deficits in Rats Following Expo 17 Mental disorders Indian Adolescent Mental Health 11 Research on Children and Adolescents with Mental .... 16 Mental health Indian Adolescent Mental Health 11 Microcomputers Application of Microcomputer- Based Laboratory Progr 2 Computers in Post-Secondary Developmental Education ....2 Military psychology Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery and the 10 Multimedia instruction Mini-Curriculum for Robotics Education 6 Myopia Test and Evaluation of the 2.4- Micron Photorefracto 16 N Neurology Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery and the 10 Neurodevelopmental Precursors of Learning Disabilit 14 Neurotoxicology Neurotoxicology in Regulation and Risk Assessment 18 Nutrition University Affiliated Facilities Collaborative Stud 15 21 Index P Patents Educational Toys. (Latest citations from the U.S. P 4 Performance evaluation Neurobehavioral Evaluation System (NES) and School .... 10 Personnel development Study of ABE/ESL Instructor Training Approaches. Ad 7 Study of ABE/ESL Instructor Training Approaches. Le 7 Phonology Status Report on Speech Research, January-June 1989 12 Prenatal exposure delayed effects Methodological Issues in Controlled Studies on Effe 16 Preschool children Kona Child Development Program 16 Preventive health services Coordinated Community-Based Services 13 Problem solving Introduction to Computers - Parallel Alternative St 4 Programing (Broadcast) Affective Television in the Special Education Envir 1 Psychology Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery and the 10 Public health education Family Based Education Centers. Final Report 16 Public libraries Functional Illiteracy - What Public Libraries Can D 14 Learning Disabled Children's Attitudes toward Readi 5 Q Qualitative research Denuded Data Grounded Theory Using the NUDIST Compu 3 Quality assurance Quality Assurance - Developmental Disabilities 12 R Reading Development of a Knowledge- Based System Supporting .... 9 Development of Intelligent Computer-Assisted Instru 3 Reading attitudes Learning Disabled Children's Attitudes toward Readi 5 Reading difficulties Functional Illiteracy - What Public Libraries Can D 14 Reflexes Test and Evaluation of the 2.4- Micron Photorefracto 16 Rehabilitation Technology and Learning Disabilities 12 Research Research on Children and Adolescents with Mental, B 16 Research tools Denuded Data Grounded Theory Using the NUDIST Compu ...3 Risk assessments Neurotoxicology in Regulation and Risk Assessment 18 Robotics Mini-Curriculum for Robotics Education 6 S School libraries Disabilities, Children, and Libraries - Mainstreami 3 Schools Neurobehavioral Evaluation System (NES) and School .... 10 Social services Family Based Education Centers. Final Report 16 Software engineering Development of Intelligent Computer-Assisted Instru 3 Speech Status Report on Speech Research, January-June 1989 12 Substance abuse Methodological Issues in Controlled Studies on Effe 16 T Talking books Reflections of a Lifetime Reader ... 7 Technological advancement Computers in Post-Secondary Developmental Education 2 Teratogenic compounds Methodological Issues in Controlled Studies on Effe 16 Tests Adult Tests - A Selected List of Assessment Instrum 1 Touch Tactile Perception in Dyslexic Children 12 Toxicity Learning and Memory Deficits in Rats Following Expo 17 Toxicology Delay-Dependent Impairment of Reversal Learning in 17 Neonatal Exposure to Trimethyltin Disrupts Spatial17 Training Learning Disabled in Employment and Training Progra 11 Training programs Study of ABE/ESL Instructor Training Approaches. Ad 7 Study of ABE/ESL Instructor Training Approaches. 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