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Chern, Hermine J.; And Others – 1980
The report contains a summary of conclusions and recommendations concerning career education programs for handicapped students in Philadelphia as well as a specific report for each of the six projects funded during the 1979-80 school year. The following projects are described: Consumer and Homemaking for Retarded Educables, Consumer and Homemaking…
Descriptors: Career Education, Consumer Education, Disabilities, Home Economics
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Dept. of Planning and Evaluation. – 1976
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…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Intelligence Tests
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Bak, John J.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1987
Students in grades four to six (N=77) judged the capabilities of peers traditionally labeled as "learning disabled" or "educable mentally retarded" but depicted in written vignettes only as attending either a resource room or special classroom. Students in special classes were judged significantly less capable than students in resource room…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Intermediate Grades, Labeling (of Persons), Learning Disabilities
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Zabel, 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
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Salend, Spencer J.; Gordon, Barbara D. – Behavioral Disorders, 1987
An interdependent group-oriented timeout ribbon procedure was effective in decreasing the inappropriate verbalizations of two groups of resource room students (grades 1-3). A timeout ribbon was removed for one minute following inappropriate verbalizations, during which time the group lost the opportunity to earn tokens for activity or tangible…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Emotional Disturbances
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Sapona, Regina H.; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1986
This study investigated effects of microcomputer placement in three resource rooms for learning disabled elementary school children to explore student and teacher behavior changes and teacher microcomputer use. Results indicate no significant impact on student and teacher behavior. Teacher use varied, with teachers assigning different priority…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Graphs
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Jones, Neville J. – Oxford Review of Education, 1983
Schools in Oxfordshire (England) are gradually moving toward integrating special needs students into regular classrooms and relying on a resource room model to provide extra services. While evolutionary change has minimized certain problems, the lack of overall policy direction has led to some problems for local education authorities. (IS)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy
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Bromley, Karen; Carpenter, Robert L. – Reading World, 1984
Investigates (1) resource room teacher time use with respect to reading instruction and diagnosis, (2) preparation for teaching reading, and (3) college course work requirements in reading. Questions the adequacy of their preparation for teaching reading, as well as the college requirements for such teachers. (FL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
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Smith, Carol Payne – Education, 1982
Advocates development of resource rooms in secondary schools to serve the health and social service needs of pregnant teenagers. Segregating the pregnant adolescent and young mother from the regular school program is costly for the taxpayer and fails to meet the curriculum needs of these students. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care, Health Needs
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Farrell, Mary L.; Kaczka, Ann – Computers in the Schools, 1988
Discusses the decision making process needed to effectively integrate computers into individualized instruction in a resource room. Student scheduling is explained, and four case histories are presented that take learner needs and styles into account and incorporate a variety of instructional materials. (five references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making
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Whinnery, Keith W.; And Others – Preventing School Failure, 1995
This study compared perceived peer and teacher acceptance as well as self-esteem of 16 elementary students with learning disabilities (LD) who receive services in traditional resource rooms, 16 LD students taught in regular classrooms through collaborative consultation and cooperative teaching, and 16 regular education students. Results showed…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities, Peer Acceptance
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Borsch, Jennifer Chisler; Oaks, Ruth – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
This article discusses a collaborative effort between a speech-language pathologist and a regular third-grade teacher, with the goal of improving communication skills of students throughout the school. Students needing speech-language services were taught specific skills in individual pull-out sessions and general communication skills in regular…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Education, Language Handicaps
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Lazzari, Andrea M.; Wood, Judy W. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
A strategy is presented for helping to reorient students returning to the regular class from pull-out special services. A planning sheet is provided to help teachers correlate environmental characteristics with problem student characteristics and then select specific strategies. A table lists reentry problems and suggested strategies. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques
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Voltz, Deborah L.; Elliott, Raymond N., Jr. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1990
This study, which compared the perceptions of 205 learning disabilities resource teachers, regular education teachers, special education coordinators, and principals, found that 73 percent of the role functions considered for resource teachers to promote interaction with regular education teachers were highly desirable, but only 2 were cited by…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Consultation Programs, Elementary Education, Interaction
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Banks, Steven R.; Necco, Edward G. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1990
This study of 181 special education teachers found that job burnout levels were related to special education category, training background, and teachers' age. The typical special educator "at risk" is a younger teacher with undergraduate training who teaches in a resource room or classroom for students with behavior disorders. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Age, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders, Disabilities
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