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Garvar, Adrienne; Papania, Anthony – Academic Therapy, 1982
The team teaching approach was applied to a resource room program for learning disabled children at the junior high school level. Factors for program success were considered, and advantages of team teaching were pointed out. (SW)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Resource Room Programs
Furst, Miriam – Academic Therapy, 1983
A resource room teacher describes the versatility of a microcomputer in programing for learning disabled or emotionally handicapped students (grades K-8). She cites the microcomputer's contributions to student self-concept. (CL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities
Macklem, Gayle L. – Academic Therapy, 1984
A half-day structured learning program for high school students unable to function adequately in mainstream settings is described. Key ingredients include a weekly student-staff meeting, goal setting and goal checking, behavioral checklists, group counseling in the form of a Human Relations course, and academic modifications. (JW)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Group Counseling, High Schools
Hoffman, Ellen – Academic Therapy, 1988
A kitchen timer, three-minute egg timer, and individual clocks made from paper plates were used to teach time management strategies to learning disabled elementary school students in a resource room. Their attention span increased, work habits improved, and there was less frustration for both teacher and students. (VW)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities
Kramer, Jane C. – Academic Therapy, 1987
A teacher describes the organization of her resource room program for learning disabled elementary grade students emphasizing increased academic learning time through structured direct instruction and independent work time, activities to reinforce individual and small group instruction, and systematic material storage and recordkeeping. (DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Individual Instruction