The Least Restrictive Environment

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The Least Restrictive Environment

• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS

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Least Restrictive Environment

• Rule All students in special education must be
  placed in the least restrictive environment
• Students with disabilities need to placed in the
  environment that is most suited for their
  educational needs, or as it was termed The Least
  Restrictive one.

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Definition of LRE

• LRE-The provision in IDEA that states that
  students with disabilities are to be educated
  with their non-disabled peers to the maximum
  extent appropriate.

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Inclusion

• Full Inclusion-An interpretation of the
  principle of the LRE advocating that ALL pupils
  with disabilities are to be educated in the
  general education classroom. It involves the
  delivery of appropriate specialized services to
  students with disabilities in a general education
  classroom

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Continuum of Placements under LRE

• Under IDEA, a continuum of placements, ranging
  from the general classroom to homebound and
  hospital programs, needs to be developed by
  schools.

• Regular Classroom
• Resource Room
• Separate Class
• Separate School
• Residential Facility
• Home/Hospital

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Resource Room

• Resource Room- An educational placement option
  for students with disabilities, involving
  specialized instruction for a specified time
  period during the day to address the students
  needs. Most of the students day, however, is
  spent in the general education classroom.

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Special Education Classroom

• Special Education Classroom-A classroom setting
  under the supervision of a qualified special
  educator that provides specially designed
  instruction to meet the needs of a student with a
  disability.

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Special Education Classroom

• Also known as a self-contained classroom.
• Self-Contained refers to a type of classroom
• _____ ______ _____
• 812 means 8 students, 1 teacher, and 2 aides.

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Special Schools

• Special Schools-A general term applied to a
  separate educational placement for students with
  disabilities outside of a general education
  school.
• 96 of students with disabilities between the
  ages of 6 to 21 receive their education in a
  general education school building.

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Residential Facility and Hospitals

• Residential Facility
• Hospital Setting
• For more information on these as the LRE, go to
  the slides available on children with emotional
  and behavioral disorders (Emotinal Disturbance)