An Evaluation of Resource Rooms for Children with Learning Disabilities
- 1 February 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Learning Disabilities
- Vol. 4 (2) , 84-93
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002221947100400203
Abstract
This stydy explores the use of resource rooms as instructional centers for children with learing disabilities, and compares them to a selfcontained special class. The results of this study showed that some children with learning disabilities need the total teaching structure provided by a full day's work in a special class. However, the majority of children with learning disabilities in this study achieved as well with daily visits of short duration to resource rooms as a matched group in special classes.Keywords
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