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abled children. The subjects were 368 learning disabled children. The chronological age of the subjects ranged from 9 to 14 years, with a mean age of 10.68 and a standard deviation of 1.62. All subjects were administered a Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery for Older Children and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. Results of a regression analysis showed that the Performance IQ was the best predictor of neuropsychological impairment in the sample. This one significant regression equation (R = .0963, p < .OOl accounted for some 10% of the variability in impairment. Males had higher Performance IQ scores than did females (p c .05). Impaired children did not statistically differ from nonimpaired children in the magnitude of their Verbal-Performance IQ score differences. Shute, G. E., Sprock, J., Lowery-Hazlett, J., Olson, P., & Ryan, M. Lovelace Medical Center, Indiana State University & Walton Rehabilitation Hospital. Preliminary Results a of Large-Scale Validation Study of a New Neuropsychological Screening Instrument for Identifying Children with Learning Disabilities. This paper reports the preliminary results from a large-scale validation study for a new neuropsychological screening instrument for identifying children with learning disabilities. Based on a series of multi-year studies, 20 items from the Luria Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery - Children’s Revision were found to be effective in accurately identifying children with learning disabilities. However in this earlier research, these 20 items were administered as part of the complete battery and only to subjects who were diagnosed as leaming disabled. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the 20 items are effective when isolated from the remainder of the battery and whether they discriminate learning disabled subjects from subjects with other forms of neurological dysfunction. Four groups of 100 children between the ages of 8-12 years were tested; learning disabled, other types of brain disease, emotionally disturbed, and a control group not diagnosed with disabilities. Results indicate that this instrument is very effective in screening for learning disabilities and has the potential for application nationally. Snow, J. H. New Medico, Timber Ridge Ranch. Investigation of the Selective Reminding Test with Older Children. These two studies investigated the clinical utility of the Selective Reminding Test designed for older children (9-12 years). Study 1 utilized a sample of 45 children with 15 each from the following categories: (a) learning disabled, (b) partial-complex seizure disorder, and (c) normal control. The three groups were compared on the Selective Reminding Test, covarying Full Scale IQ. The results indicated significant differences among the groups on Recall and Consistent Long Term Retrieval. Study 2 examined differences between children with adequate consistent long-term memory abilities (MA group) and
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abled children. The subjects were 368 learning disabled children. The chronological age of the subjects ranged from 9 to 14 years, with a mean age of 10.68 and a standard deviation of 1.62. All subjects were administered a Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery for Older Children and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. Results of a regression analysis showed that the Performance IQ was the best predictor of neuropsychological impairment in the sample. This one significant regression equation (R = .0963, p < .OOl accounted for some 10% of the variability in impairment. Males had higher Performance IQ scores than did females (p c .05). Impaired children did not statistically differ from nonimpaired children in the magnitude of their Verbal-Performance IQ score differences. Shute, G. E., Sprock, J., Lowery-Hazlett, J., Olson, P., & Ryan, M. Lovelace Medical Center, Indiana State University & Walton Rehabilitation Hospital. Preliminary Results a of Large-Scale Validation Study of a New Neuropsychological Screening Instrument for Identifying Children with Learning Disabilities. This paper reports the preliminary results from a large-scale validation study for a new neuropsychological screening instrument for identifying children with learning disabilities. Based on a series of multi-year studies, 20 items from the Luria Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery - Children’s Revision were found to be effective in accurately identifying children with learning disabilities. However in this earlier research, these 20 items were administered as part of the complete battery and only to subjects who were diagnosed as leaming disabled. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the 20 items are effective when isolated from the remainder of the battery and whether they discriminate learning disabled subjects from subjects with other forms of neurological dysfunction. Four groups of 100 children between the ages of 8-12 years were tested; learning disabled, other types of brain disease, emotionally disturbed, and a control group not diagnosed with disabilities. Results indicate that this instrument is very effective in screening for learning disabilities and has the potential for application nationally. Snow, J. H. New Medico, Timber Ridge Ranch. Investigation of the Selective Reminding Test with Older Children. These two studies investigated the clinical utility of the Selective Reminding Test designed for older children (9-12 years). Study 1 utilized a sample of 45 children with 15 each from the following categories: (a) learning disabled, (b) partial-complex seizure disorder, and (c) normal control. The three groups were compared on the Selective Reminding Test, covarying Full Scale IQ. The results indicated significant differences among the groups on Recall and Consistent Long Term Retrieval. Study 2 examined differences between children with adequate consistent long-term memory abilities (MA group) and