Programs, Materials and Techniques

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This month the copy for Programs, Materials and Techniques has come from a wide variety of sources. (Reader contributions are encouraged; send to Alex Bannatyne, 6950 N. Kendall Drive, Miami, Florida 33156). TheMWM Program for Developing Language Abilities, reviewed by E. Eugene Ensminger, is a well organized kit for language training. The intent of the program goes beyond identifying a language disability and provides a series of intervention activities to increase performance in the 12 language areas identified by the ITPA. Bryant Cratty needs no introduction to most readers. His recent book onEducational Games is most helpful. Sound Wheel No. 2 by Paul Moskau is a neat gadget which many teachers may wish to add to their phonics resources.Phillip and the White Colt, reviewed by reader Hannah Miller, is a variation on the classic film theme of a boy and his horse. It is an excellent point of departure for a guided discussion of feelings about someone who is handicapped.Speech and Language Rehabilitation by Robert Keith is a workbook which will interest those working with aphasic patients in need of speech therapy. Several practical and interesting papers were presented at the conference of the International Federation for Learning Disabilities in Amsterdam; a selection has been included in my review. The note on Rugel's paper about recategorization of WISC scores should also interest diagnosticians. The hard evidence for good overall visuo-spatial ability in most learning disability children is getting to be overwhelming. Rugel's paper and my own research reviews include numerous studies and investigations, not just one or two samples of children.