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Learning Disability vs. Reading Disability: A Survey of Practitioners' Diagnostic Populations and Test Instruments.
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German, Diane; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1985
Analysis of questionnaires completed by 345 learning disability and reading resource teachers revealed that reading specialists diagnosed a broad population of students exhibiting many diverse characteristics. LD professionals used a broader diagnostic focus, touching upon intelligence, general achievement, perceptual and motor processes, as well…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Resource Teachers
LD Consultant Information in Mainstreaming: Help or Hindrance?
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Safran, Stephen; Barcikowski, Robert S. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1984
After receiving varying combinations of positive and negative communications on reading achievement, classroom behavior, and learning style from a "resource teacher" on a 12-year-old boy identified as learning disabled, 129 classroom teachers completed the "Regular Educator Expectancy Scale-Revised." Results confirmed…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Expectation, Learning Disabilities, Rating Scales
LD Students' Temperament Characteristics and Their Impact on Decisions by Resource and Mainstream Teachers.
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Pullis, Michael – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1985
Learning disabled (LD) students (N=412) from grades one to six generally received more negative ratings from their special education resource teachers and their regular education mainstream teachers on task orientation, adaptability, and reactivity. Results of multiple-regression policy-capturing analyses were interpreted to mean that temperament…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Teaching Secondary Learning Disabled Students in the Mainstream.
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Laurie, Theresa E.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1978
There is a rational approach to meeting the needs of mainstreamed learning disabled secondary students. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Planning, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Resource Teachers: Their Role
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McLoughlin, James A.; Kass, Corrine – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1978
For availability, see EC 103 600 The authors identify and describe critical considerations in the successful fulfillment of the role of the resource teacher in the delivery of services to learning disabled students. (IM)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Services
Issues Facing the Resource Teacher.
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McLoughlin, James A.; Kelly, Dorothy – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1982
A survey of 79 resource teachers identified priority problems and concerns in the following order: policy and procedures, attitude, time, materials, and instructional skills. These professionals overwhelmingly pointed to the school district as the most likely agency to help them solve the noted problems. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation, Needs Assessment
A Conference Training Model for Learning Disabilities Resource Teachers.
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Cohen, Sandra B.; Safran, Joan – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1981
The development of teaching strategies, communication, and conferencing skills through microteaching and simulation are emphasized. Feedback is provided at several interaction points. The design for university training parallels the resource/consultant teacher program implemented in many schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Consultants, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Mathematics Instruction in Resource Rooms: Instruction Time and Teacher Competence.
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Carpenter, Robert L. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1985
In a survey of resource room teachers (N=101) of learning disabled and mildly retarded students, mathematics instruction occupied about one-third of the average resource room teacher's teaching time. Although Ss reported considerable college coursework in mathematics and mathematics instructional methods, they felt inadequate at several…
Descriptors: Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction
Resource Room Support Services for Regular Teachers.
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Speece, Deborah L.; Mandell, Colleen J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1980
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)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Delivery Systems, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research