Resource Specialist Program
The Resource Specialist Program (RSP) is a program to help children who
qualify for special education services. The program is designed to give
support to children with learning disabilities and give them strategies to
help them be successful in their education. The RSP program offers small
group instruction to meet the needs of each child’s individual education
plan (IEP). Children are given instruction in the least restrictive
environment. The RSP teacher is Carol Sheridan and Kelly Gammell is the
aide in the resource room.
Los Alamitos has a very strong RSP program, which follows the classroom
curriculum and grade level expectations. The RSP teacher meets and plans
with classroom teachers to ensure that the children in RSP are being
taught the skills required at their grade level. There is constant
communication between the classroom teacher, RSP teacher, and the parents
to ensure learning. If a child is having problems at school, whether in
the general education classroom, on the playground, or in the RSP class,
teachers and parents work together so that the problem is quickly
identified and resolved in order for the child to achieve maximum social,
emotional, and academic success.
Students in RSP are encouraged to work their hardest to reach and perform
at their potential. Many students receiving RSP support during their
elementary school years go onto middle school and are able to be
mainstreamed or continue with support, as needed. The goal of RSP and of
the Special Education program are to provide learning support needed so
that children can achieve grade level standards and overcome their
disabilities so that they can perform in future years without those
services.
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