The article recommends specific reference and other materials that would be helpful in a resource room for gifted children, including dictionaries and various periodicals. (DLS)

Resource programs are an outgrowth of recognition that special classes have been largely ineffective for many handicapped children. Resource teachers offer both direct and indirect services via assessment, programing, and consultation. Despite potential difficulties in maintaining gains in a mainstreamed child, resource rooms are cost effective…

Since Learning Assistance Centres are natural places for the use of computers, Learning Assistance Teachers should become familiar with the new developments and possibilities afforded by computer-assisted instruction and should also provide critical evaluations of use in Learning Assistance Centre programs. (Author/CL)

The scheduling model presented is designed to use an Extension Center to reduce the size of teaching groups, curtail the flow of students in and out of classrooms for support services and provide on a rotating basis an observation/evaluation period for resource teachers. (Author/CL)

Factors of location, use of space, room arrangement, and time-out area are examined for their effects on resource room programing for exceptional students. (CL)

Intended for special education teachers developing a high school resource program, the article contains 21 "tips," such as writing a short introductory letter to regular teachers when initiating a new program, striving to achieve administrative support, and communicating frequently with parents. (DB)

The author suggests that the systems approach used in industrial management can help in the planning of special centers for handicaped students in regular schools. Special centers are considered in terms of their growth, benefits, and as a system development. (SB)

Three data-based strategies for promoting the transfer of skills from special education resource rooms to regular classrooms are presented within the conceptual framework of transenvironmental programming. An argument is made for increased student involvement in the decision making surrounding the adoption of each strategy. Student-centered…

In British Columbia, special education learning assistance teachers focus on assessment, instruction, and consultation, although the role lacks definition. School-based preparation allows for opportunities to apply newly acquired skills. (CL)

Literature written between 1968 and 1978 on British Columbia's Learning Assistance Centres (LACs), part of the multilevel supportive service offered to the exceptional student, is reviewed; and guidelines for developing an LAC are offered. (SBH)

Problems of implementing a mainstreaming program for exceptional children include lack of staff preparation and inadequate guidelines concerning resource room operation. Four approaches to the problem are recommended: a total integrated effort of all staff, a well-developed plan for teacher education, good public relations, and early involvement…

The handbook outlines a resource room program which provides an alternative to segregated special classes for mildly handicapped elementary students. The primary goal of the resource room is to maintain students with special needs in a regular classroom by providing supportive and educationally related services both to the student and to his/her…

A whole language approach to learning can be successfully used with children with learning disabilities. The approach can alleviate difficulties children have with memory and cognitive problems, anxiety, self-esteem, locus of control, and attentional deficit. Procedures are outlined for implementation of the whole language approach in resource…

The manual presents information on providing services to children with communication disorders in New York state. An initial chapter distinguishes educational handicaps from communication disorders and speech impairments. A section on general education speech and language remediation considers the teacher's role and school-based identification and…

The decision to mainstream a child into the least restrictive environment opens up a variety of possibilities. The author surveys the mainstreaming options available in public schools, ranging from regular class placement to custodial care. (Part of a theme issue on mainstreaming.) (Editor/SJL)