Although the change in the educational environment is significant for handicapped student the concepts of inclusion also bring up new issues for the regular education classroom teachers. ... Now, federal and state governments insist that schools include disabled students in the "least restrictive environment," also known as mainstreaming or inclusion (Perlstein, 2003). ... Students with disabilities have a legal right to attend regular classes and receive an appropriate education in the least restrictive environment. ... Those schools that continue to struggle to keep students with disabilit...

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This is what is meant by "less restrictive environment". Under IDEA, deciding what is the least restrictive environment is a very troublesome topic not only in the educational system, but in special education. ...

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The main purpose inclusion is to ensure every child obtains the best education possible by placing them in the best learning environment for their needs. ... IDEA mandates not only should individuals with disabilities be provided a public education, they also should have the right to learn in the least restrictive environment. ...

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P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act mandated a free and appropriate public education for all children with disabilities, ensured due process rights and mandated Individual Education Plan (IEP) and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). ... There have been some arguments with congress about placing children with a disability in a least restrictive environment and how the regular education students will benefit from all of the advances they made to accommodate the child. ...

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The amendment required that a student should be placed in an environment with the fewest restrictions and the greatest opportunities in the context of a particular disability. This was known as the least restrictive environment. ... But they also found the special education setting to be a supportive and quite environment where they could receive extra academic assistance. In a later analysis of full-time mainstreaming with Project MELD (Mainstream Experiences for Learning Disabled), the issue of whether the regular education class can provide an environment in which students with learni...

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Using assistive technology can help schools keep some students with special needs in the least restrictive environment, which may be a regular education classroom or an inclusion classroom with support for students with special needs. ...

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The Education for Handicapped Children Act required a free and appropriate public education for all children with exceptionalities, warranted due process rights, and required Individual Education Plan (IEP) and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). ...

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