Described is a program designed to provide appropriate teaching materials and strategies for learning disabled students in regular classrooms. The program is explained to include special education resource teachers, a learning materials center, and pre-planned self-instructional learning packages, with the goal of supporting and complementing the…

Presented is a rebuttal to six responses to a paper recommending the resource room model in special education. (DB)

Described are the administrative procedures, personnel training, curriculum modifications, evaluation schema, and cost involved in the conversion of a school district special education program to a resource elementary school model. (Author)

The resource room concept need not be considered as merely an alternative learning environment for handicapped children but can aid in the improvement of general education so that fewer children need specialized services and in the provision of services for children who still require specialized instruction. (DB)

A special studies institute on resources for effective teaching was designed to train newly appointed or potential Curriculum Resource Consultants (CRC) who work in conjunction with special education instructional materials centers in Michigan. Objectives of the workshop sequences included the development of teacher-training competencies in the…

In response to a paper by David Sabatino (EC 051 608), the author suggests that the resource room concept is no panacea for the ills of special education and taht many of the services proposed are already being offered by many school systems. (DB)

The selections in this book encompass a broad spectrum of resource-based learning experiences, and are intended to help teachers and administrators gain a better understanding of the concepts and devise effective and efficient ways to use these materials. Titles include: "Introducing Resources for Learning" (Sally Brown and Brenda…