This study compared how students with learning difficulties in math (MLD) who were randomly assigned to two instructional conditions answered items on problem solving tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards Initiative for Mathematics. Posttest scores showed improvement in the math performance of students receiving Enhanced Anchored…

An inservice program was designed to train regular classroom and resource teachers to use appropriate intervention and instructional strategies. Objectives for the two-semester, participation-based training program included increasing teachers' competence in the administration of a Resource Room Program, which would provide direct services to…

After reviewing the literature comparing resource room and consultation models for serving children with low achievement, this paper addresses six best practices: peer tutoring, direct instruction in basic skills, precision teaching, cooperative learning, computer-aided instruction, and applied behavior analysis. Teacher attitudes and behaviors…