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Haight, Sherrel Lee – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1985
The article examines the curricular dilemmas of resource teachers serving learning disabled students and proposes an instructional content emphasis that would include school and society--learning skills. The article also offers the term learning specialist. (CL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Learning Disabilities, Resource Room Programs, Resource Teachers
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Vaughn, Sharon; Klingner, Janette K. – Journal of Special Education, 1998
A synthesis of eight studies, involving 442 students, that examined the perceptions of students with learning disabilities concerning their educational settings resulted in five overall findings, including (1) most students preferred to receive specialized instruction outside of the general education classroom for part of the school day and (2)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities, Meta Analysis
Calder, Kim Judith – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1990
The paper discusses the interaction of learning disabilities with the typical developmental tasks of adolescence and adulthood. Typical high school programs (resource room and segregated classroom models) are reviewed to determine how services can better meet the needs of this age group. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delivery Systems, Developmental Tasks, Educational Needs
Yau, Maria – 1988
A literature review is presented on four alternative models of delivering special services to learning-disabled students. The literature search was conducted to identify pedagogically sound, effective, and efficient program approaches as alternatives to resource room programs. The four models identified from a search of the Canadian, American, and…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Hollingsworth, Paul M.; Reutzel, D. Ray – Academic Therapy, 1988
Use of the whole language theory can improve the reading and writing of the language-learning disabled. This paper describes resource room characteristics necessary to create a whole language-learning environment and outlines instructional practices consistent with whole language theory, such as reading aloud, language experience approach,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Experience Approach, Learning Disabilities
Sutaria, Saroj – 1987
The literature review examines the issue of whether categorical differentiation and placement of mentally retarded and learning disabled students is educationally warranted. First, the two conditions are defined; next, a comparison between the two on psychological, behavioral-social, and educational characteristics usually ascribed to children so…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences
Fuchs, Lynn S.; Mathes, Patricia G. – 1991
This manual was developed as part of a project that investigated the effectiveness of class-wide, peer-mediated reading instruction with middle grade students having mild disabilities and reading difficulties. It explains the procedures for introducing, implementing, and monitoring the project's version of sustained oral reading practice, in which…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Smith, Robert T., Ed. – Forum, 1980
Eleven brief articles focus on specific learning disabilities with emphasis on programs in New York State and City. Articles have the following titles and authors: "The History of Learning Disabilities Revisited" (J. Wiederholt, G. Hale); "The Learning in Learning Disability--Ask What, Not Why" (R. Schworm) which stresses the…
Descriptors: Administration, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Development