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Peer reviewedMaheady, Larry; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1988
This study examined the effects of a classwide peer tutoring program on the academic performance of 20 mildly handicapped students enrolled in two separate sections of a secondary resource room program. Methodology and results are discussed. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Mild Disabilities
Norris, Carol A.; And Others – 1981
The Learning Disabled/Emotionally Handicapped (LD/EH) Program in the Phoenix Union High School District served 2,413 students during 1980-81 with either a resource or self contained program. The ethnic distribution of LD students was consistent with the overall District ratio. In the EH program, however, there were more Anglo and Native Americans…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Emotional Disturbances, Ethnic Groups, High Schools
Wujek, Mary – 1981
Based on a sample of 12 school sites in California, the report documents the effectiveness of the secondary Resource Specialist Program (RSP) which provides instruction and services for handicapped students--primarily the learning disabled--who are assigned to a regular classroom for a majority of the school day. A number of program components are…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Ancillary School Services, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Edwards, Roger H. – 1984
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…
Descriptors: Demography, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Dept. of Planning and Evaluation. – 1975
The report documents a 1974-1975 evaluation of Dade County, Florida's resource class program and the Early Childhood Preventive Curriculum (ECPC/LD) for learning disabled (LD) students. Data are said to have been obtained from regular class teachers, LD resource teachers, parents of LD students, student records, and scores from the Wide Range…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
1974
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…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Delivery Systems, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Stone, Brian J. – 1987
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,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Finch, E.; And Others – 1977
The Elementary Language Arts Assistance Program (ELAAP) in the Edmonton Public Schools (Ontario), was established to provide small group tutorial instruction to children who were essentially normal, but who had identified learning handicaps. General questionnaires were sent to principals, resource room teachers, and classroom teachers; resource…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Communication Skills, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education
