A facility within an institution providing specialized resources (especially for educational purposes); specifically (within a school) a facility reserved for the instruction of children with learning difficulties, behavioural problems, etc.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in News (Newport, Rhode Island).
Definition of resource room in US English:
resource room
noun
North American
A facility within an institution providing specialized resources (especially for educational purposes); specifically (within a school) a facility reserved for the instruction of children with learning difficulties, behavioural problems, etc.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in News (Newport, Rhode Island).