The purpose of this study was to determine the current support services and consulting tasks of the SLD resource teacher and to specify whether differences exist in the perceptions of regular teachers and between principals, teachers and SLD resource teachers concerning these services. Twelve variables were developed and prioritized according to the perceived needs of middle school principals, teachers and SLD resource teachers. Inservice training needs for SLD resource teachers were also prioritized. / A questionnaire rating 12 support services and consulting tasks, on a scale from 0 to 10, was developed and distributed to professionals in 62 middle schools in the State of Florida. / The one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was employed to test for differences in the ratings between 12 groups of regular education teachers and between principals, regular education teachers and SLD resource teachers. The 12 variables were prioritized according to means, standard deviations and 95% confidence intervals of the perceived support and consulting needs of all the groups. Those same 12 variables were also prioritized by SLD teachers concerning inservice needs, in a separate questionnaire. / The first conclusion was that there is a need for all school professionals to have training in learning disabilities. It was concluded that three variables had significant differences between regular teacher groups. Those variables included the following: Variable 1, Adaptive Materials; Variable 6, Liaison; and Variable 9, Teach Skills. / It was also concluded that significant differences exist between principals, teachers and SLD resource teachers concerning three variables. Those variables were as follows: Variable 1, Adaptive Materials; Variable 4, Observe in Class; and Variable 12, Peer Understanding. / Additional conclusions involved the amount of time SLD resource teachers had for support services and their need to do follow-up studies on the SLD students' progress. / Recommendations involve variables where significant differences occur between the professional groups and the prioritized lists of the 12 variables. Inservice needs of SLD resource teachers are also included in the recommendation section. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-05, Section: A, page: 1689. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75805 |
| Contributors | KUESTER, NANCY ELLEN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 136 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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