Resource room facts for kids
A resource room is a special classroom where students who need extra help can get it. These students often spend most of their day in regular classes. But they come to the resource room for a short time each day. Here, teachers work with students one-on-one or in small groups. There are usually no more than five students with one teacher. This kind of help is part of mainstreaming. Students in separate special education classes usually don't use a resource room. They get all their support in their main classroom.
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What Happens in a Resource Room?
Teachers in a resource room are special education teachers. They help students work on goals from their Individualized Education Program (IEP). An IEP is a special plan made just for one student. It helps them learn and grow.
How Teachers Help Students
The goals in an IEP can be about many things. Teachers might help students with:
- Executive skills: These are skills like planning, staying organized, and managing time.
- Homework: Getting schoolwork done and understanding it.
- Behavior: Learning how to act in class and with others.
Learning Support for Different Needs
Resource rooms can help students with different learning challenges. For example, they can support students with dyslexia. Dyslexia is a learning difference that makes reading harder.
Students often get better at many things after spending time in a resource room. This includes:
- Visuo-motor perception: How their eyes and body work together.
- Arithmetic: Math skills.
- Spelling: Writing words correctly.
- Self-perception: How they feel about themselves and their learning.
Working in small groups helps students with many different learning needs. It helps them do better in school.
Benefits for All Students
Students who go to a resource room also help their classmates. When they learn concepts better in the resource room, they can understand them more in their regular classes. This helps everyone in the classroom.
