Talk:Resource room

article is necessary
This article is a long time coming. First of all, the only reference to placement for students with special needs was a special school, which is nothing near what a resource room is. A resource room is a program placement for a student identified with special needs who receives special education via direct instruction. It is delivered to a student within a typical school. Hence the Least Restrictive Environment clause of IDEA. That is, the student with special needs receives services such as special instruction for reading by a special education teacher and afterwards goes to a math class with his/her peers. This is a far cry from a special school, of which all students have special needs and mainstreaming is not implemented. So the rationale I see for deletion is that it is too short. I can add to it. I've created the article with two sources, and can add more. The other reason is that it belongs with special school. Anyone who knows about special education law will know this is not true, and it comes with no surprise that this person a self-described "deletioner" is a WP newbie. I weep for the future.

Jim Steele (talk) 18:51, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Making improvements
I will be adding information that includes effective strategies and techniques that can be used in this setting. As a special education teacher my goal is for this page to be used as a source of information for teachers and parents.Daisy1970 (talk) 03:24, 11 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Daisy. This page would really benefit from a couple of great reliable sources, such as a high-quality university-level textbook.  I'll bet that you've got a couple on your bookshelf that would be perfect.  Based on previous comments and discussions, most readers have trouble figuring out how a "resource room" is different from a self-contained classroom, and how it relates to partial/full inclusion.  A scholarly work with a solid definition would probably be helpful.
 * There's a sort of 'cheat sheet' here about how to format references, but you can leave a note here or on my talk page if you need help. WhatamIdoing (talk) 03:37, 11 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Any effective strategies and techniques that can be cited are welcomed. I alluded to some in the article as it is now. I did work hard to make sure there were ample sources so far, whatamidoing, so I'm surprised that you suggest there is a marked shortage of reliable sources now. Jim Steele (talk) 18:35, 11 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks WhatamIdoing, for the tip on sources. I am new to editing.  Jim you provided a well written description of a resource room.  I checked my textbooks for additional information especially regarding the difference between resource room and self-contained classroom, unfortunately I was unable to find any information as of yet.  I will continue searching other key words such as least restrictive continuum and pull-out class.Daisy1970 (talk) 01:45, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Globalize or not?
I have just tagged this article to be globalized. It is currently written from an exclusively American perspective. Please try to introduce material from and about the existence and use of resource rooms in countries. However, if this concept does not actually exist outside the US then the lead must explicitly state that this an American topic. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 10:49, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

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