I think that model works better in a middle school setting. We've been trying something like that this year. It hasn't gone terribly well, but we're not giving it up. Remember our SPED team has to cover K -5. Not all of our LH kids have an aide. I think California's educational system is messed up in a lot of ways. We exited one of my resource kids today because he has no discrepancy. He's functioning at the level he's capable of -low average. It's a rare grade level assessment that he scores more than 50% on it. Our system has no place for kids like him. He's a nice boy, kind of lazy, well mannered and kind to his classmates. But our system is failing him. He's already been retained once. There needs to be a place for our "dumb" kids and there isn't. He needs a small group setting of ten or less and a much slower pace than what is expected in a regular ed room.

Veronica