A learning disabilities resource teacher describes ways in which she individualized instruction through physical arrangement of the classroom, availability of materials, and instructional methods that focus on readiness, a learning station framework, and thorough record keeping and evaluation. (CL)

A model for resource rooms based on four learning stations (dependent or teacher directed, related activity, peer tutoring, and independent stations) is advocated to provide for behavior management as well as individualized instruction of mildly handicapped students. (CL)

The looseleaf binder reports on the Educational Resource Centers (ERC) model program in Jackson County, Oregon, which fosters the mainstreaming of mildly handicapped elementary and secondary students (including learning disabled, educable mentally handicapped, emotionally disturbed, and physically handicapped). The ERC provides academic and social…

Suggestions for resource room teachers working with visually impaired learning disabled students include: consideration of students' unique learning needs; assessment of functional vision; use of assistive devices (such as closed-circuit television); classroom arrangement that facilitates organization and movement; and basic skills instruction…

Presented for regular classroom teachers, resource room teachers, and teacher consultants is a handbook of strategies and techniques for mainstreaming educable mentally impaired, emotionally impaired, and learning disabled students into regular classrooms. Twelve chapters cover the following topics: resource room models, personnel, staff…

This project sought to test the feasibility and effectiveness of experimental teaching in resource programs, by determining whether teachers could use continuous data to test successive hypotheses and empirically determine which reforms in an individual student's educational program produce the best performance outcomes. The project also evaluated…

The resource room guide developed by Grand Island, Nebraska, schools is intended to help elementary level resource room teachers and the IEP (Individualized Education Program) team select services and curriculum to meet the mildly handicapped student's specific educational needs. The introduction describes the national background of resource room…

There are many unresolved issues in the education of exceptional children and youth. This report addresses four topics of current interest and concern: (1) Gifted education -- the gifted and talented are currently underserved and underachieving, in part because federal support is not available. Problem areas in this context include: defining the…