Research on the effectiveness of the special education class is reviewed and studies on the role of resource rooms are discussed. (CL)

Two studies document benefits of implementing CBM (curriculum-based measurement) in both special and regular education settings. In Study 1 CBM is demonstrated to be a valid and reliable measurement system that aids teacher decisions regarding student placement, progress, and intervention effectiveness in an elementary school. Study II outlines…

To evaluate the effectiveness of special education resources in Rhode Island school districts, a self-study guide was completed by two districts and an effectiveness study performed in six other districts. The six district study gathered survey data from parents, resource teachers, and regular educators and analyzed program and performance data…

Reviewed are the results of 17 studies of resource programs and their effects on the academic achievement and personal-social development of exceptional children. (Author/JYC)

The article raises questions about the resource room model as an educational delivery system for handicapped students. (Author)

This review examines the research on teacher roles in resource room programs. It identifies and discusses four assumptions about resource teaching, in the areas of role definition and perception by education professionals and the efficacy of direct and indirect service programs. (Author/JDD)

A meta-analysis was conducted on nine experimental studies dealing with pull-out programs for gifted students in grades one through nine. Results indicate that pull-out programs in gifted education have significant positive effects on achievement, critical thinking, and creativity, but not on student self-concept. (Author/JDD)

The report evaluates the Non-Public Schools Learning Resource Centers Program, an approach to providing remedial reading and mathematics instruction to Chapter 1 eligible students who were underachieving in math and/or reading and whose difficulties had not been remedied by normal school services. The program featured pullout services in…

The article offers a critical inspection of the effectiveness of resource room programs in serving students with disabilities. Types of resource models (categorical, cross-categorical, noncategorical, specific skill, and itinerant) are described. Also noted are ethical considerations (segregation versus integration) and suggested improvements in…

The paper examines policy issues in the area of gifted education. The first section reviews the problem area including definitions of giftedness and aims of gifted education. The next section briefly outlines major research influences which focus on learning rate, socialization, school achievement, and life achievement. The third section reviews…

Describes the Alternative School Program (ASP) in Willington (Connecticut), a pull-out program that uses a "core group" team approach to provide special services for students with behavior problems. It explains the program's methodology (facilities, operating principles, and the core group concept); its results (documentation of ASP…

Presented is an evaluation of the Dade County (Florida) Gifted and Talented Program, specifically three subprograms: Learning Centers for Gifted Elementary Students, the Resource Program for Gifted Secondary Students, and Centers for the Expressive Arts. Evaluation procedures are explained to have included parent and teacher questionaires, and…

This study evaluated the short-term and long-term effects of three variants of a case-by-case process for readying students with learning disabilities to move successfully from resource rooms to regular classrooms for math instruction. Twenty-seven special educators from 21 elementary and middle schools and their 47 students with learning…

The report documents a 1974-1975 evaluation of Dade County, Florida's resource class program and the Early Childhood Preventive Curriculum (ECPC/LD) for learning disabled (LD) students. Data are said to have been obtained from regular class teachers, LD resource teachers, parents of LD students, student records, and scores from the Wide Range…

Language samples from 14 students (ages 6-9 at study start) with communication disorders were obtained over a three-year period to determine the effectiveness of a language-in-the-classroom (LIC) intervention model. Results noted that students in the LIC model had more complete and intelligible utterances and fewer incomplete/unintelligible…