J. Lee Wiederholt

A Preface to the Special Series on Acquired Cerebral Trauma

The staff of the Journal ofLearning Disabilities is pleased to introduce in this issue the first in a series of articles on acquired cerebral trauma. The prominent role that acquired cerebral trauma has played in the history of the field of learning disabilities, as well as in current developments, makes this series especially relevant and timely. A brief overview of particular aspects of the history of the field and a discussion of some current developments follow. In addition, the guest editor of the series, Dr. Erin Bigler, is introduced.

Symposium No. 11

J. LEE WIEDERHOLT, Ed. D Symposium Series Editor University of Texas at Austin Recently we have witnessed increasing confusion about specific role definitions for special education teachers. In part this ambiguity has been caused by three large-scale movements in the last decade: the maintenance of exceptional children in the regular classroom, the establishment of resource and consultant programs in the schools, and the

A Reply from the Board of Trustees for DCLD

J. Lee Wiederholt, Robert Algozzine, Grace Bingham, Carol Bradley, Linda Brown, Virginia Brown, Tanis Bryan, Susan Gruber, Daniel Hallahan, Donald D. Hammill, Floyd Hudson, Tom Jeschke, Patricia Lane, Stephen C. Larsen, James Leigh, Isabelle Liberman, Reed Martin, Jay McLoughlin, Gaye McNutt, Carolyn Spearman Nelson, Anne Netick, Mary Poplin, D. Kim Reid, Robert T. Smith, Richard Tucker, Gerald Wallace, Judy Wilson