This 90-minute Least Restrictive Environment: Making Learning Possible for All Children explores the need for and requirements of the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities, factors to consider when determining the most appropriate placement and how to measure success when an LRE decision is made.

You explore issues and barriers that impact the placement of a student in the least restrictive environment and how you and your district can successfully develop a school-wide commitment to serve all students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment.

Chapters include:

1. LRE: Understanding Federal Guidelines
2. One Measure of Success: From Least Restrictive to Most Restrictive
3. Issues Surrounding Placement
4. A School-Wide Effort and Commitment

After successfully completing this Least Restrictive Environment: Making Learning Possible for All Children, you will be able to:

• Define terms and explain how eligibility requirements impact placement.
• Make informed and appropriate placement decisions.
• Explain how placement is affected by various factors and impacts overall academic success.
• Recommend and demonstrate school-wide strategies for placement and academic achievement in the least restrictive environment.