The article examines the curricular dilemmas of resource teachers serving learning disabled students and proposes an instructional content emphasis that would include school and society--learning skills. The article also offers the term learning specialist. (CL)

A review of the literature concerning desirable management practices associated with three secondary resource room models serving mildly handicapped students (teacher-consultant, pull-out, and study period) is followed by reported results of a survey of 80 secondary educators in British Columbia, who preferred the study period model. (JW)

This book is written primarily for special educators who offer resource and consultation support for students with mild handicaps and students at risk for school failure. Examples of consultation projects implemented and evaluated in the field are used to illustrate principles of effective consultation. Suggestions and guidelines are provided for…