The Resource Room is designed to address the academic needs of students which can best be met in a setting outside of the classroom. The Resource Room has two components – Resource Room I and Resource Room II. Students may be enrolled in one or both components.
Resource Room I
Parallel instruction is available for students who are not able to function successfully with a specific class group. The curriculum for these students is developed individually. Test scores as well as individual student performance in a given subject matter are used to determine the level of the educational material to be taught. A variety of methods and materials are used to teach each student at his/her educational level and learning style. Students receive instruction in Resource Room I during the same time that their classmates are receiving instruction in the same subject area in the classroom.
Resource Room II
Educational therapy is a program for students who have been diagnosed with learning disabilities or who exhibit characteristics of that type of learning difficulty. Educational therapy, based on a program developed by the National Institute for Learning Development (NILD), centers on stimulating areas of weakness in perception and/or cognition. An individualized therapy program is designed for each student in educational therapy and utilizes techniques which address the specific needs of the students. Students in educational therapy have two 80-minute sessions each week.