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Lym, C. LaVor; Rick, Pamela J. – 1980
A study of the effects of a resource room enrichment program was field tested on academically gifted fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students in 65 elementary schools. The Ss were pre- and posttested on the Cognitive Abilities Test. A norm referenced research design was used to control for normal development. Findings indicated that participation…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Enrichment Activities, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted
Watkins, Alice V. – 1981
The study investigated three models--the traditional classroom reading instructional model, a one to one tutorial model, and a reading resource center model--for providing reading instruction to 110 disadvantaged inner city children in junior high school educable mentally retarded (EMR) classes. The effectiveness of programmed instructional…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Inner City, Junior High Schools, Mild Mental Retardation
Download full textEchevarria-Ratleff, Jana; Graf, Victoria L. – 1988
The paper, originally given at a 1986 Ethnic and Multicultural Symposium, reports the findings of school-based research in California to identify effective bilingual special education programs and instructional practices. The educational program at one model site (Azusa Unified School District) is described including the elementary school…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Demography, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
DeWitt, Dorinda D.; Wieters, Wade C. – 1978
The study compared two special education models, resource and self-contained, to investigate the effects of delivery systems on academic achievement of 170 educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students (8 to 12 years old) and to determine which of the two models is more cost effective. There was a significant effect of educational setting on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Methods, Elementary Education
Linn, Marcia; And Others – 1978
Ideal mainstreaming conditions were compared to ideal resource conditons for science and art instruction of 21 deaf students (10-13 years old). Results of nonverbal interviews, teacher observation and opinion surveys of nonhandicapped children indicated that gains in science knowledge were not significantly different for the resource and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Deafness, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Fuchs, Douglas; And Others – 1995
This study evaluated the short-term and long-term effects of three variants of a case-by-case process for readying students with learning disabilities to move successfully from resource rooms to regular classrooms for math instruction. Twenty-seven special educators from 21 elementary and middle schools and their 47 students with learning…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities
Walthall, Joe; Smith, Terry – 1990
This study investigated the relationship between measured intelligence and discrepancies existing between actual achievement levels and projected achievement levels in mildly handicapped resource room students in Arkansas. Twenty-seven students had been identified as learning disabled and 19 as mildly mentally retarded. Subjects each received…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Cardona, Cristina – 1997
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an inclusive program for students (grades 2 through 4) with mild learning disabilities (LD) in four elementary schools in Spain. It compared two support strategies, a within-class integrated program versus resource room approach with students having either high or low learning potential. The study also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Attitude Change, Consultation Programs
Saint-Laurent, Lise – 1996
This study compared the inclusive PIER program (French acronym for program intervention with at risk students), which was implemented in 13 third grade classes in Quebec (Canada) and compared with 13 third grade classes using a traditional resource room pull-out program over the course of a full school year. A total of 165 at-risk and 441 non…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries
