Least restrictive environment=LRE and students with Autism

 

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 Least restrictive environment=LRE

The least restrictive environment

It required by law that students with disabilities receive their instruction with their peers and not to be removed from the regular classroom unless even with supplemental airs and services education in the regular classroom cannot be achieved.

Mainstreaming –placement of students with disabilities into the regular classroom so that the child can get an education with their peers. Federal regulations says that unless IEP requires other arrangements the child is to be educated in the school with peers.

 

 Continuum of alternative placements –

·         Must meet needs of children with disabilities for special education and related services

·         Special schools

·         Home school instruction

·         It identifies different services delivery models to provide designed instruction to a student with disabilities .the alternative placement must be close to the student’s home and a setting with the student is with non-disabled peers.

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·         Different types of educational settings =the federal regulations do not require that lean occurs only in school.it is setting where one would go in order to have an educational experience.it can be formal or informal or non-formal. A teacher must consider

1. Severity of disability

2. Need related to services

3. Ability to fit into the routine of setting

4. Social /academic skills of student

5. Level of schooling of student.

Inclusion setting=

1. Team approach

2. Provides support services

3. Plans for social acceptance

4 .teaches students appropriate classroom behavior

*interacting positively with others

*following classroom rules

*good habits

*use of co teaching strategies

For integrating the student will be placed in the regular art times lunch times assemblies recess dances computer item and be able to use the same facilities hallways restrooms gym and library cafeteria.

 

·          collaboration partnerships between general education and special education teachers

Thesis a style of integration that provides a way for groups to work together with people in education from different areas to find a creative solution to mutually defined problems

1. Mutual goals –common perception

2. Voluntarily participate-invites participation

3. Equality-each person has equal power use names not titles facilitates participation

4. Shared responsibility/decision making- balance labors brainstorms clear actions to follow up

6. Shared resources-all contribute joint decision making allocating resources

 

·          How a student’s learning disabilities affect families and parents. –

Children with disabilities take and emotional toll on parents the parents are responsible 24/7 they rarely get vacations. It’s a big challenge to the parents and they need support from the schools and extended families as well as professionals. Parents can be scared by the evaluation process and not knowing what to do. It’s difficult for the parent when the child cannot compel .caretakers parents need time away for time off for index to find ways to do their own interests 

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