Learning of disabled children and their environment.

It has been pointed out that cases of reading disability are rare in Japan due to the specificity of the language structure. Fifty children with learning disabilities were examined both neurologically and psychologically, and they were classified into three groups; the first group had alexia and agraphia (2 cases), 30 cases showing signs of minimal brain dysfunction with choreiform movements of the eyeballs comprised the second group and 18 cases with a history of asphyxia at birth and/or severe jaundice and clumsiness without choreiform movements of the eyeballs formed the third group. The children belonging to the second and third groups showed that the characteristic features of reading disability are related to their circumstances. The results showed that suitable dynamic guidance including their environment was necessary for them.