SE-7400 v1

Vanderbilt Peabody College. (2019). Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). Tennessee.

This Information Brief explains the continuum of services provides examples of placement services and supports.

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Yell, M. L., Katsiyannis, A., Ennis, R. P., Losinski, M., & Bateman, D. (2020). Making Legally Sound Placement Decisions. Teaching Exceptional Children, 52(5), 291–303. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040059920906537

This article provides a detailed legal description of continuum, of services, LRE, and the legal precedents in the area.

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Sec. 300.8 (c) (10). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (2018, May 25). Retrieved March 23, 2022, from https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.8/c/10

This is the U.S. Department of Education definition of Specific Learning Disability (SLD) which differs from ID.

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Sec. 300.8 child with a disability. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (2018, May 25). Retrieved March 23, 2022, from https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.8

This is the U.S. Department of Education definition of Intellectual Disability (ID). Note that ID falls under the broader category of Child with Disability, sec. (6).

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Sec. 300.115 Continuum of alternative placements. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (2017, July 7). Retrieved April 7, 2022, from https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/b/300.115

The IDEA’s requirement for a continuum of alternative placements is found here.

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Gargiulo, R. M. (2021). Special education in contemporary society: An introduction to exceptionality (7th ed.). SAGE.

This is the main text for this class. For this lesson please read chapter 1.

You may access this resource by going to the Learning Resources folder in the Getting Started section of the SE-7400 course site.

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A.B.C. News. (2010). Family Campaigns to Eliminate the Word 'Retarded'. Retrieved 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdx95EnWkms&ab_channel=ABCNews.

This video shows one family’s advocacy to change the wording in federal law to intellectual disability.

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Types of Learning Disabilities. Learning Disabilities Association of America. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2022, from https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/

Use this site from the Learning Disabilities of America (LDA) if you wish to learn more about types of SLDs.

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