When Eric was in high school, he had a friend who graduated with his 2005 graduating class not being able to read simple words that are considered kindergarten and first grade level. It wasn’t that Matthew had the inability to read, but rather that the necessary time wasn’t allotted to him to help him master basic reading skills. Eric can remember Matthew being pulled from the regular education class and spending his day in the resource room. When Eric would talk to Matthew, he would ask him what he did in the resource room all day and he would respond nothing. Although Eric never stepped foot in the resource room he had a good idea of what was going on. Like Matthew, many special education students were pulled to the resource room to do
