Continuum of Alternative Learning Environments

Educational Environment Description
 Regular Classroom  A child with a disability attends a
 regular class with supports and services
 required in the IEP.
 Regular classroom with
 consultative assistance
 A child with a disability attends a regular
 class with assistance being provided to the
 classroom teacher by consulting specialists.
 Regular classroom with
 assistance by specialists
 A child with a disability attends a regular
 class with services provided to the child by
 specialists.
 Regular classroom plus resource
 room help
 A child with a disability attends a regular
 class and receives assistance at or through
 the resource room program.
 Regular classroom plus part-time
 special class
 A child with a disability attends a regular
 class and a self-contained special
 education classroom.
 Full-time special class  A child with a disability attends a self-
 contained special class full-time.
 Full-time or part-time special day
 school
 A child with a disability attends a publicly or
 privately operated special day program
 full-time or part-time.
 Full-time residential placement  A child with a disability attends a publicly
 or privately operated residential program
 full-time.
 Home instruction  A child with a disability receives all or a
 portion of her/his special education
 program at home.
 Hospital or institution  A child with a disability receives special
 education while in a hospital or institution.

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