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Pupil Attendance in Resource Rooms as One Measure of the Time on Task Variable.
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Sullivan, Paula D.; McDaniel, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
The attendance of pupils scheduled to receive special education resource room instruction was investigated, with such findings as that 22 percent of resource room contacts were missed, that 10 percent of contacts were missed due to student absence from school, and that 12 percent were because of school activities or resource room closings.…
Descriptors: Attendance, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Resource Room Programs
When Are Resource Rooms Going to Share in the Declining Enrollment Trend? Another Look at Mainstreaming.
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Roddy, Eugene A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
A special education administrator raises questions about separating learning-disabled students from the regular education classroom for specialized instruction, proposes strategies to accommodate learning difference and address specific learning needs in the regular instructional program, and suggests the need to reevaluate the benefits derived…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Competencies for Teachers and Students in Learning Disabilities Resource Rooms.
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Haight, Sherrel Lee – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1985
Problems with applying the career education model to students with learning disabilities or any type of disability are noted and similarities in curriculum development theory are charted. The role of the resource room teacher in a career education model is noted. (CL)
Descriptors: Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Models
Perceptions of Classroom Teachers, Principals, and Resource Room Teachers of the Actual and Desired Roles of the Resource Teacher.
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Evans, Susan – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1981
The responses indicated considerable agreement among educator groups in their estimations of the percentage of time actually and ideally allotted to eight role activities, with support for more time in communication and consultation roles and less time in clerical and miscellaneous tasks. (Author)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Principals, Resource Room Programs
Resource Rooms: Some Aspects for Special Educators to Ponder.
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Brown, Louis F.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
The article raises questions about the resource room model as an educational delivery system for handicapped students. (Author)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Models
School District Compliance with Regulations for Resource and Special Class Programs.
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Taylor, Lorraine S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
Special education teachers (N=357) in New York State were surveyed regarding state regulations for resource and special class programs. Results indicated most districts were in compliance with regulations; however, 13 percent to 31 percent of respondents reported noncompliance with specific regulations. Other reported problems in special education…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
A Mother's Thoughts on Inclusion.
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Carr, Margaret N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
An elementary school principal and mother of a son with learning disabilities (LD) offers a personal perspective on educational trends such as resource rooms, content mastery, and inclusion. The paper argues that regular classroom teachers are not trained to teach LD students and that adequate support for mainstreamed LD students would be…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
A Mexican Perspective on Learning Disabilities.
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Fletcher, Todd V.; Kaufman de Lopez, Cynthia Klingler – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
Trends in Mexico concerning integrating children with special needs into general classrooms and a new model of service delivery providing greater site-based approaches to educating students with learning disabilities are discussed. Assignments and materials may be modified, and both resource rooms and specialists are available to the general…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices, Educational Trends