| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 教育研究所 === 92 === The purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of the resource rooms for elementary schools in Kaohsiung city. The researcher composed the questionnaire “The Current Status of The Resource Rooms for Elementary Schools”. Both questionnaire and interview were used to achieve this purpose. Participants were teachers from resource rooms at elementary schools in Kaohsiung city . The 214 valid questionnaires from the 250 resource room teachers were investigated and 8 of them were then individually interviewed . Analyzed using times distribution, percentages and Chi-square test.
The results were summarized as follow:
1.Most of elementary schools had established Committee of School Special Education. The major functions of Committee of School Special Education were students’ placement, screen, identification, evaluation and review.
2.Most of the students placed in the resource rooms were learning disabilities, next was underachieved in academic skills. Resource teachers felt disturbed in IEP, including parents’ low willingness and often need modification, etc.
3.The main tasks for resource rooms were teaching and counseling. The major teaching materials were designed by resource room teachers. The educational efficiencies of resource rooms were students has positive attitudes and more self-confident. The rate of resource room students returned to regular classes under 30 percent.
4. The interviewed teachers indicted that resource teachers would had patience and love, whom had better have teaching experience in the regular classes. The principal and directors who had the special education knowledge and ability could be able to develop in the resource rooms. The resource room teachers needed to reinforce communication with regular class teachers and parents.
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