A local program survey of 95 directors of gifted education examined elements of programing related to the modification of the learning environment, including instructional time, teacher-pupil ratio, additional personnel requirements, and estimates of the excess program costs. Three common models were considered: the special class, teacher…

Third through sixth graders (n=4,514) scoring at or above the 95th percentile on standardized achievement tests reported on their educational experiences. Although 40% of students were in pull-out programs, 37% were not receiving any special programming. Gender, grade level, and type of school (public vs. private/parochial) explained little of the…

A national sample of 53 elementary teachers and 34 secondary school teachers who provide Level III resource room service to learning disabled students was asked to complete a survey on program planning and implementation practices. Statistical analyses of responses revealed no differences of practical value between the practices of elementary and…

The study with 16 at-risk second grade readers found that specialized instruction (special education or Chapter I) did not appear more differentiated or more appropriate than the regular education services and were neither organized to contribute to success in the classroom reading curriculum nor differentiated enough to be considered…

A survey of 62 Idaho teachers of gifted students focused on the teachers' daily practices in organizing the curriculum experiences of their students. Teachers reported they used a variety of curriculum/teaching models and program options. More teachers used Creative Problem Solving than any other single program. Service delivery was most often a…

Relations among social status, current service delivery, and service delivery preferences were examined in 42 students with learning disabilities (LD), 40 low-achieving, and 42 average/high-achieving students in grades 2-4 and 6-7. Most students preferred pullout service to in-class service. Only among LD students were self- and peer-rated social…

The paper integrates results from three studies that examined learning disabled (LD) and regular education students' academic responding time in different instructional arrangements: (1) high, middle, and low reading group placement, (2) regular and resource room placement, and (3) special education service level placement. Sixty-nine second-,…

Resource room teachers of elementary-aged educable mentally retarded, learning disabled, and emotionally disturbed children (N=150) responded similarly to eight questions concerning educational aspects of their classrooms and agreed on such aspects of practice as time spent emphasis on teaching activities, but differed relative to service delivery…

This study compared the differential effects of in-class and pull-out service delivery models on attitudes of students (n=194) in grades four through six toward students with disabilities. Results revealed that students from classrooms where services were being delivered through in-class service delivery models had more positive attitudes.…

Most of the principals (82 percent) considered the most effective placement to be a combination of regular class and part-time special education. Only 6.4 percent regarded full-time regular class as most effective, while 10.1 percent favored full-time special class placement. (DB)

A study of 17 middle school students with learning disabilities examined their perceptions of their experiences with an inclusive delivery system organized around a team of teachers and students. Results found that most students preferred this delivery system to the pull-out program in which they had been involved the previous year. (CR)

The document reports findings of a 1988-89 survey of all school districts in New Jersey to determine the status of gifted education. Major findings included the following: a total of 122,626 New Jersey students were identified and served during the 1988-89 school year; a larger percentage (11.3%) of the total school population was served than in…

To assess the delivery of support services from resource room teachers to regular elementary teachers involved in mainstreaming learning disabled students, the Index of Support Services (a list of 26 services) was developed and distributed to 228 regular educators for rating. (Author/SBH)

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)

The extent of similarities and differences among educable mentally retarded (EMR), learning disabled (LD), and emotionally disturbed (ED) children was investigated with 75 resource room teachers. Teachers were asked to provide information regarding the children in their classes and some of their program activities; equal numbers of each type of…