A Holistic Approach to Language Arts Instruction in the Resource Room

Abstract

Before leaving the resource room, two students file their folders. The four students just entering the room retrieve their folders: two continue working on written products they started several days earlier; one goes to the reading center to choose a new book to read; and one joins the students working with Ms. T., the teacher. Ms. T. is working with students who need specific help with punctuation in their own work. A pair of students sit together in a corner discussing material they have just read, while several others work independently, but occasionally stop to confer with one another. There are no worksheets, workbooks, or required basals in the room, but everyone is working on language arts.