One of my jobs as a special education teacher is to be a resource room teacher. The following is an explanation of what it means to be a resource room teacher.


Where does a resource room teacher work?

• Works in a small group setting with a maximum of 5 students at one time

• Helps students work on their IEP goals
• Helps students build skills in areas of weakness
• Reviews and/or reteaches material from the general education curriculum
• Assists students with improving their work for their general education classes
• Works with students on specific skills or topics when requested to do so by the general education teacher
• Assists students with difficult assignments when needed
• Helps students work toward their post-secondary goals by engaging students in transition activities as specified in their IEPs

• Students sometimes view resource room as a study hall. However, we must follow federal regulations regarding the definition of a resource room. As a result, resource room is not a study hall. In resource room, students receive supports that are not available in study hall. They are also required to do skill building and review that is not required in a study hall.