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A study of classroom teachers' perceptions of the services provided by reading resource personnel, 1984

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Abercrombie, Lorette T

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Degree Type: thesisDegree Name: Education Specialist (EdS)Date of Degree: 1984Granting Institution: Atlanta UniversityDepartment/ School: School of EducationThe purpose of this study was to identify the reading resource teachers' duties perceived by elementary classroom teachers in Area I of the Atlanta Public Schools as being most significant in relationship to the types of assistance they would like to receive. This study investigated the following research questions: (1) What functions of the reading specialist are considered to be prime? (2) What functions of the reading specialist are considered to be secondary? (3) What functions of the reading specialist are seen as minor considerations? (4) Are classroom teachers' perceptions of the duties of the reading resource teacher related to the years of experience? Method A descriptive survey method was used in this study. The data were collected from a modified verson of an opinion- naire developed by Dr. Richard A. Thompson, College of Educa�tion, University of Central Florida at Orlando, Florida. The opinionnaire contained twenty activities related to the functions of a reading resource teacher. The rating scale for each activity contained three designations: (1) Agree, (2) Disagree, and (3) No opinion. The data were analyzed and the frequency with which the response 'Agree' was chosen for each item determined its placement in one of the three follo�wing categories: Prime Functions (_> 85% agree); Secondary Functions (49% agree); and Minor Teacher Considera�tions (

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  1. Degrees, Academic
  2. Dissertations, Academic

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