September 2010 This information in Spanish | Esta información en español Where will a student with a disability receive his or her special education and related services? IDEA requires placement in the least restrictive environment (LRE) for each child, a setting that is based on the child's IEP. Use the options and paths below to find out more about: who decides placement; how they decide it; what LRE is and why it's a foundation … [Read more...]
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PDFConsidering LRE in Placement Decisions
September 2010About LRE in Spanish | Sobre LRE en españolLeast restrictive environment, or LRE as it is more commonly called, is one of several vital components in the development of a child’s IEP and plays a critical role, influencing where a child spends his or her time at school, how services are provided, and the relationships the child develops within the school and community. Indeed, LRE is a foundational element in building an appropriate … [Read more...]
Disability Awareness
Resources updated, May 2013 NICHCY receives many calls and emails each year from people looking for materials on disability awareness. People need these materials for many different reasons, from classroom instructional units, to Girl Scout information fairs, to school reports. This resource page (what's below) provides just a sample of selected materials available from different organizations. We also receive many requests for information about … [Read more...]
School Inclusion
Resources updated, February 2013Inclusion is part of a much larger picture than just placement in the regular class within school. It is being included in life and participating using one's abilities in day to day activities as a member of the community. Inclusion is being a part of what everyone else is, being welcomed and embraced as a member who belongs It is being a part of what everyone else is, and being welcomed and embraced as a member who … [Read more...]
Indicator 5 | Participation/Time in General Education Settings (LRE)
Updated, April 2013 Indicator 5 is meant to address student placement in the least restrictive environment (LRE) and reads as follows: _____________________________________ Percent of children with IEPs aged 6 through 21 served: A. Inside the regular class 80% or more of the day; B. Inside the regular class less than 40% of the day; and C. In separate schools, residential facilities, or homebound/hospital placements. [20 U.S.C. 1416(a)(3)(A)] _____________________________________ Resources … [Read more...]
Indicator 6 | Preschool Children in General Education Settings
Updated, April 2013Indicator 6, sometimes referred to as Preschool LRE, concerns itself with the number of children with disabilities in preschools who received their special education services in general education settings, alongside their peers without disabilities. This is in keeping with the principles and requirements of IDEA with respect to children's placement in the least restrictive environment (LRE).The indicator reads as follows:______________________________Percent … [Read more...]
Starter Set of Resources on LRE
Updated, April 2013Looking for information, resources, and technical assistance (TA) to help you and others support children with disabilities in their least restrictive environment in school? Here’s a starter list of places to look online. These will surely lead you to more.The resources below are excepted from:Building the Capacity of Educators to Provide High Quality Services to Students with Disabilities in General Education Settings [1], with … [Read more...]
Module 15: LRE Decision Making
April 2008 English only slideshow Handouts for Participants in English and in Spanish Authors: Theresa Rebhorn NICHCY | National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities and Anne Smith Office of Special Education Programs U.S. Department of Education Module 15 pivots on a point of enormous importance in the educations of children with disabilities under IDEA: They are to be educated in the least restrictive environment (LRE), learning … [Read more...]
Roles of paraeducators in inclusive classrooms
This 3-part series may interest many of you. Find it online at the Inclusive Schools Network on this page (scroll past the four FAQs): http://inclusiveschools.org/paraeducators/ … [Read more...]
Teacher preparation to deliver inclusive services to students with disabilities
This Issue Paper briefly reviews the legal and policy foundations and best professional practices for inclusive services. It also discusses the key components of inclusive services that should be incorporated in teacher preparation at the preservice and inservice levels and offers an Inclusive Services Innovation Configuration, which can be used to evaluate general and special education teacher preparation and professional development programs.http://www.tqsource.org/publications/TeacherPreparationtoDeliverInclusiveServices.pdf … [Read more...]
