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Conroy, Mary – Learning, 1988
A survey of classroom teachers revealed that most support remedial and learning-disabled resource room reading programs, although many teachers would prefer smaller classes to the many federal programs which they feel do not always address their needs. (CB)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Education, Interprofessional Relationship, Learning Disabilities
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Cosden, Merith A.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1987
An obervational study of micro-educational environments and microcomputer use within these environments was conducted in special day classes, resource rooms, and mainstream classrooms (N=90). Mildly handicapped students in special education settings had less variety to their instructional experiences than did either handicapped or nonhandicapped…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
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Rosenberg, Michael S. – Behavioral Disorders, 1986
Results of a study of five subjects (ages 7-9) in a multicategorical resource room employing a token economy indicated that the addition of a daily review of classroom rules resulted in an overall time-on-task improvement of 12% and a 50% reduction of instances of disruptive "talkout." (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management
Rogers, Donna Power; Thiery, Iris Marie – 2003
In the field of education, there is considerable controversy about the appropriateness of an inclusive setting as a more beneficial environment than a resource room for students with learning disabilities. The purpose of this research is to determine whether students with learning disabilities perform better in an inclusive setting or in a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 4, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities
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Adelman, Howard S. – Journal of Special Education, 1972
The resource room concept need not be considered as merely an alternative learning environment for handicapped children but can aid in the improvement of general education so that fewer children need specialized services and in the provision of services for children who still require specialized instruction. (DB)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Inservice Teacher Education
Cheyney, Wendy; Strichart, Stephen S. – Academic Therapy, 1981
A model for resource rooms based on four learning stations (dependent or teacher directed, related activity, peer tutoring, and independent stations) is advocated to provide for behavior management as well as individualized instruction of mildly handicapped students. (CL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction
Wiederholt, J. Lee; McEntire, Beth – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Special Issue on Special Education for Adolescents and Young Adults, 1980
The article examines three educational options for handicapped adolescents (self-contained classes or units, resource programs, and vocational education) in terms of the three main rationales underlying such options: fit the system, change the system, and ignore the system. (DLS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disabilities, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles
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Sklarz, D. P. – Clearing House, 1979
A junior high principal describes how his teachers participate in the discipline process. They share duty in a small room and act as a behavioral teacher, using a Glasser reality-oriented approach. Mildly disruptive pupils are sent to the behavioral teacher instead of to the assistant principal. (SJL)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline Policy, Junior High Schools, Nontraditional Education
Walberg, Franette Adair – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1979
The author suggests ways to teach "campus survival skills" to handicapped students and suggests techniques for successfully integrating these students into the mainstream of campus life. (KC)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
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Lauder, Calvin E.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1979
Procedures of school placement for 38 children (ages 5 to 18 years) with spina bifida in 23 school districts in western New York State were studied 5 years after a mandated process was enacted. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Mainstreaming
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Adamson, David R.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990
Described are five ways to coordinate resource room and regular education programs: (1) consultation services, (2) collaborative teaching/co-teaching, (3) structured recess program, (4) work completion groups, (5) and daily check-outs for contract monitoring. (DB)
Descriptors: Consultants, Cooperation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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Mathes, Patricia G.; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
This study of 67 intermediate grade students with reading difficulties found that students in a peer-mediated sustained reading condition performed better than peer-mediated repeated reading students and control students receiving typical reading instruction, on fluency but not on comprehension. No effect for the level of text difficulty was…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Language Fluency
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Moon, Sidney M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1995
The effects of a pull-out enrichment program (Purdue Three-Stage Model) on 10 families of participating students were explored in this retrospective study. Subjects were high school seniors (and their families) who had participated in the program during elementary school. In most cases, the program had a positive influence on both family…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Family School Relationship
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Papeliadu, Susana – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 1995
Elementary students (n=150) with learning disabilities were interviewed regarding their preferences for special education service delivery. Students (who were all currently receiving pull-out services) preferred receiving extra help in the special education class from the special education teacher. Students' preferences were not related to age,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Delivery Systems, Elementary Education
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Southern, W. Thomas; And Others – LD Forum, 1995
This column offers two articles: one on problems in identifying students who are gifted and learning disabled and recommendations for working with this population; a second article describes a resource program for students in grades six through eight who are gifted and learning disabled, involving collaboration through weekly team meetings. (SW)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Disability Identification, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
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