A collection of materials for the training of special education resource specialists are presented as the first of four volumes. The materials pertain to California legislation, coordination, inservice programs, consultation, instruction, and career-vocational education. After reviewing provisions of Assembly Bill 777 and Senate Bills 1870 and 769, information is presented on objectives and methods of inservice training, adult workshops, and the improvement of inservice programs. The next section outlines the consulting function and skills of the resource specialist; and approaches to time management, including suggestions for using a daily calendar. A form for daily planning, a pre- and posttest on time management, and an article on resource teacher time utilization are included. The next section presents guidelines for parent conferencing, a list of parent education programs and resources, and three articles on working with parents and individualized education programs. The section on instruction outlines: special education goals; components of auditory, visual, sensori-motor, spatial, temporal, social, and academic skills; information on classrooms organized for auditory, kinesthetic, and visual learners; information on prescriptive teaching; goal statements and objectives of career education; and career education activities for the learning disabled student by level. The final section includes 34 pages of overhead transparencies. (SEW)