Define the term Least Restrictive Environment according to IDEA, then explain how it relates it to the three major categories of services on the continuum of services for students with disabilities
What will be an ideal response?
LRE means that, to the extent appropriate, students with disabilities should be educated with students without disabilities. The IEP team collectively decides the student's LRE by determining the setting that best meets the student's social and educational needs.
3 major categories of services are general education classrooms, separate classrooms, and special schools.
General Education Classrooms: 52.1% of students
• ability to learn the basic curriculum
• spend most of the day with youngsters the same age
• key to success is the general education classroom teacher
Separate Rooms (e.g., resource rooms): 35.4% of students
• students are in this setting for a specified period of time
• resource room teacher collaborates with numerous teachers to coordinate the instructional programs of the students
Separate classrooms: 15.8% of students
Separate environments: 1.0% of students
• public and private separate schools
• hospital/homebound programs
• public or private residential facility
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