Resource teachers (N=420) in grades 1-12 identified 32 competencies for effective resource teachers including knowledge and skill in employing a variety of methods for teaching reading, ability to deal effectively with personal/professional frustrations, ability to communicate with parents, and knowledge and skill in behavior management…

A survey of 420 special education resource teachers in Maine revealed such findings as that 55 percent felt teachers regarded the resource teacher's role as primarily tutorial and that 60 percent felt that regular teachers view resource teachers as responsible for grading students. (MC)

Four hundred and twenty special education resource teachers working mainly with retarded pupils were surveyed about inservice training needs. Of 32 specific skills/competencies, individual pupil counseling skills was idenitified as the most important. The most effective vehicle for delivering training was identified as short-term courses and…