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Status of the Resource Room Model in Local Education Agencies: A Descriptive Study.
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McNutt, Gaye; Friend, Marilyn – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1985
Results of questionnaires completed by 414 school districts indicated that most local education agencies use resource room programs and have done so for at least three years. Most programs are multicategorical. The majority reported the programs effective and said they would continue to be used. Findings cited the need for descriptions of model…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Resource Room Programs
Microcomputers versus Resource Rooms for LD Students: A Preliminary Investigation of the Effects on Math Skills.
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Trifiletti, John J.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1984
Mid-year assessment produced significantly greater results in mastered skills and problem solving by 12 learning disabled (LD) students with 40 minutes daily instruction in the SPARK-80 Computerized Mathematics System on Radio Shack terminals as opposed to nine LD students with traditional resource room mathematics instruction by experienced…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction
Resource Teachers: Their Role
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McLoughlin, James A.; Kass, Corrine – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1978
For availability, see EC 103 600 The authors identify and describe critical considerations in the successful fulfillment of the role of the resource teacher in the delivery of services to learning disabled students. (IM)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Services
Issues Facing the Resource Teacher.
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McLoughlin, James A.; Kelly, Dorothy – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1982
A survey of 79 resource teachers identified priority problems and concerns in the following order: policy and procedures, attitude, time, materials, and instructional skills. These professionals overwhelmingly pointed to the school district as the most likely agency to help them solve the noted problems. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation, Needs Assessment
Learning Disabilities in Children's and Adolescent Literature: How Are Characters Portrayed?
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Prater, Mary Anne – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2003
Ninety fictional children's books that portrayed at least one character with a learning disability were analyzed. Most characters with learning disabilities were dynamic and were the main character. Most commonly, the learning disability was in reading and written language and services were received in a resource room. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Bibliotherapy, Characterization
The Effects of Social Support and School Placement on the Self-Concept of LD Students.
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Forman, Ellice Ann – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1988
The effects of social support and school placement on 51 learning-disabled elementary and secondary students were assessed. Students with higher levels of perceived social support scored higher in general self-worth, athletic competence, scholastic competence, and behavioral conduct than students with fewer social supports. School placement was…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Friendship, Helping Relationship, Learning Disabilities