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Peer reviewedJenkins, Joseph R.; Heinen, Amy – Exceptional Children, 1989
The study assessed elementary students' (N=680) preferences concerning special instruction for learning difficulties. Results of student interviews indicated children's preferences for in-class and pull-out services were affected by the service delivery model they experienced though most children preferred to receive additional help from their…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Interviews, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewedRieth, Herbert; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1988
This study of the instructional ecology of 52 high school resource room programs for mildly handicapped students found that teachers instructed in a wide variety of content areas and had high student engagement rates. Instructional practices generally associated with high achievement were not typically employed. Implications for teacher training…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness
Wujek, Mary – 1981
Based on a sample of 12 school sites in California, the report documents the effectiveness of the secondary Resource Specialist Program (RSP) which provides instruction and services for handicapped students--primarily the learning disabled--who are assigned to a regular classroom for a majority of the school day. A number of program components are…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Ancillary School Services, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Peer reviewedZabel, Robert H.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1988
Teachers (n=233) of behaviorally disordered students in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska were surveyed concerning time spent on: evaluation, teaching, preparation/planning, consultation, and indirect support to students. No significant differences were found between resource and self-contained classroom teachers, nor in the use of time between 1980 and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
Peer reviewedEllis, Barbara Carter – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Describes the experiences of an elementary school resource room teacher in Staten Island (New York) in using community service learning (CSL) with special education and reading resource students. Students planned and carried out a cupcake sale to benefit UNICEF. Parent participation was an important part of the process. (SLD)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Helping Relationship
Stone, Brian J. – 1987
The paper proposes changes from the present categorically based special education service delivery system to a curriculum-based service delivery system. Set forth are problems currently associated with designating students as learning disabled (LD), distinguishing them from those who are simply underachievers or have other handicapping conditions,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
