What is Special Education? (continued)
Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Topics: Special Education, Parent's Guide to Special Education
Federal Government's Definitions of Educational Placements for Students With Disabilities
Educational Setting Definition Regular Classroom Students receive a majority of their education program in a regular classroom and receive special education and related services outside the regular classroom for less than 21% of the school day. Resource Classroom Students receive special education and related services outside the regular classroom for at least 21% but no more than 60% of the school day. Separate Classroom Students receive special education and related services outside the regular classroom for 61% to 100% of the school day. Separate School Students receive special education and related services in a public or private separate day school for students with disabilities, at public expense, for more than 50% of the school day. Residential Facility Students receive special education and related services in a public or privately operated residential facility in which children receive care or services 24 hours a day. Homebound/hospital Students receive special education and related services in a hospital or homebound program. Source: Adapted from U.S. Department of Education. (2000). Twenty-second annual report to Congress on the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (p. II-14). Washington, DC: Author.
Excerpt from Exceptional Children An Introduction to Special Education , by W.L. Heward, 2006 edition, p. 37-43.
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