Nonhandicapped (N=126) and learning disabled (LD N=20) elementary grade students were interviewed regarding their knowledge and perception of the special education resource room. Both groups had similar perceptions; most non-LD students ranked the resource room as a desirable place; primary LD students perceived it less positively than…

Thirty-two students with and without learning disabilities who had participated in both inclusion and pull-out service delivery models were interviewed individually. Overall, more children preferred the pull-out model, but many children were confident that inclusion was meeting their academic and social needs. (Author/DB)