Module 15 pivots on a point of enormous importance in the educations of children with disabilities under IDEA: They are to be educated in the least restrictive environment (LRE), learning and working alongside their peers without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate. Learn how the concept of LRE (and IDEA's requirements) influences decision making about children's placement and what resources and tools exist to support their education in the regular education classroom.
Module 15 is available in English only (except for the handouts for participants, which are also available in Spanish). The module includes:
- a slideshow presentation;
- a Trainer's Guide; and
- handouts for participants.
Please help yourself below, and download the components you need to learn on your own and/or to train others regarding children's placements are determined according to IDEA's LRE principles.
Component #1: The Slideshow
English only
These 15 full-color slides tell the story of LRE.
www.nichcy.org/Laws/IDEA/Documents/
Training_Curriculum/15slideshow.zip
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Component #2: Trainer's Guide
English only
The guide illustrates how each slide operates and provides detailed discussion of the content on each slide.The discussion is available in 1 PDF file (or in 1 accessible Word file).
Component #3: Handouts for Participants | Folletos para Participantes
The handouts for Module 15 are included in a packet of handouts designed to cover the entire umbrella topic of Theme D on IEPs. If you've downloaded the handouts for Theme D already, you have the handouts you need for Module 15. If you haven't downloaded any handouts for Theme D yet, here they are, in 2 different formats and 2 different languages.
English Handouts for Participants
Folletos en Español
Note about the Spanish Translations:
In preparing the handouts in Spanish, NICHCY has chosen to use a certain vocabulary set for the terminology most frequently used in IDEA. IDEA itself is extremely and purposefully consistent about its terminology, and we felt it critical to do the same in Spanish. However, we fully recognize that there are many ways to say the same thing, and Spanish is rich with alternatives from country to country, region to region. So we've also prepared a glossary of the terminology used in IDEA, how we've rendered that terminology in Spanish, and other ways of rendering it that families may also hear. Share this with participants as you see fit or use it to guide your own translations. The glossary of terminology is available in two formats, PDF and Word:
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There! You're all set to go for Module 15. Please remember that these materials are designed to be a thorough and authoritative source of info on the principles of LRE under IDEA 2004 and how placements decisions are to be made with LRE guiding the way. That's why they are so detailed. As a trainer, you are free to adapt the info we've offered to serve the purposes and needs of your audiences and the amount of time you have to spend with them.
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