Discusses the practice of using a portfolio reporting system in a learning disabilities resource room. Gives several rationales for the superiority of portfolios. Provides specific examples of student work. Provides a detailed description of how to implement portfolio reporting in the classroom, including planning, selection of materials, and…

A national sample of 53 elementary teachers and 34 secondary school teachers who provide Level III resource room service to learning disabled students was asked to complete a survey on program planning and implementation practices. Statistical analyses of responses revealed no differences of practical value between the practices of elementary and…

This study of 343 elementary school students with learning disabilities examined whether different approaches to teachers' use of progress monitoring data related to differences in achievement. Achievement differences were not found to relate to varying data utilization approaches. The two factors consistently related to student reading progress…

Achievement data of elementary learning-disabled students in both an Integrated Classroom Model (ICM) and resource rooms were compared. The ICM was shown to be more cost effective than resource room programs while achieving similar results on reading, math, and language tests for learning-disabled students and on general achievement tests for…

Two groups of learning disabled (LD) secondary school students (ages 16-18) were studied to determine if such factors as levels of intelligence and achievement contribute to success in high school. The first group of students (N=10) were sophomores enrolled in special education resource classes for one period each day and were addressing Louisiana…

The report examines the status of special education in St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools. Census data are reported by primary handicap, age, and principle type of service received. Difficulties in the process of diagnosis and assignment of handicap category are revealed, including confusion over eligibility for learning disabled (LD) and…

Variability of attention to task and its relation to instructional contexts for learning disabled (LD) children was investigated. Subjects were 24 mainstreamed elementary grade LD children. The children's behaviors relating to academic engagement and the situational contexts in which they occurred were observed and coded in both the regular class…

The handbook provides general information about the resource program for learning disabled (LD) students at the secondary level in Augusta County, Virginia. Noted in the section on program philosophy is the intention to provide academic skills and coping strategies through a unified combination of remedial and compensatory teaching. The section on…

Suggestions for resource room teachers working with visually impaired learning disabled students include: consideration of students' unique learning needs; assessment of functional vision; use of assistive devices (such as closed-circuit television); classroom arrangement that facilitates organization and movement; and basic skills instruction…

Presented is the final report of the Learning Disability Fail-Save Continuum Project, designed to provide identification, assessment, and placement services to 378 elementary and secondary level students. Outlined in Section I are the following project components: major revisions from the original proposal (such as implementation of the itinerant…

The manual provides guidelines for development and implementation of a resource room for learning disabled (LD) students. Topics covered include: school district readiness and the roles of district office personnel; professional preparation of the resource and regular classroom teacher; referral and screening procedures (including placement…

The paper proposes changes from the present categorically based special education service delivery system to a curriculum-based service delivery system. Set forth are problems currently associated with designating students as learning disabled (LD), distinguishing them from those who are simply underachievers or have other handicapping conditions,…

Intended for junior high school learning disability resource teachers and other staff personnel, the handbook provides information on selecting and scheduling students into resource programs, establishing a resource room, developing and implementing curriculum for learning disability (LD) students, reporting the progress of students, and listing…

The book contains 19 papers from the journal, "Focus on Exceptional Children," that discuss new perspectives and practices in educating students with mild disabilities. The first half of the book is titled "New Perspectives" and includes the following articles: "Beyond the Regular Education Initiative/Inclusion and the Resource Room Controversy"…