This report explains the role of reading/language arts resource specialists, contains tips for setting up a resource specialist program, and presents data--and discussions of this data--collected in a field testing of a staff development project conducted by the Florida Right to Read effort during the 1973-74 school year. The latter half of the…

The document is an attempt to provide a comprehensive approach to the determination and development of purposeful educational plans in occupationally related areas for special needs children. The synthesis of information compiled from this plan was intended to provide school systems with an accurate account of the requirements of Chapter 766 of…

Designed for vocational educators, seven sections of information concerning vocational education for students with handicaps are provided in this resource guide. Section I provides an overview of major federal legislation, the Individualized Education Program (IEP), and definitions of specific handicaps as defined by Missouri statutes. Section II…

An inservice program was designed to train regular classroom and resource teachers to use appropriate intervention and instructional strategies. Objectives for the two-semester, participation-based training program included increasing teachers' competence in the administration of a Resource Room Program, which would provide direct services to…

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…