1. Chapter 5 Systems for Delivering Educational Services

2. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5-2 Key Concepts about Placement in the Law Continuum of alternative placements Least restrictive environment Implications in the schools

3. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5-3 Continuum of Alternative Placements General education class Resource room Separate class Separate school Residential facility Homebound/hospital environment

4. Placements of Students with Learning Disabilities

5. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5-5 Partnerships for Students with Learning Disabilities Collaboration What the general education teacher needs What the special education teacher needs Co-teaching Activities to promote collaboration partnerships

6. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5-6 Parents’ Rights FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education Request an evaluation for their child Notification about evaluation for placement changes Informed consent Request a reevaluation Have child tested in language the child knows best Review all of child’s records

7. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5-7 Parents’ Rights (cont.) Be informed of parents’ rights Participate in the child’s IEP Be informed of child’s progress Have child educated in the least restrictive environment possible Voluntary mediation to resolve differences Right to due process

8. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5-8 Stages of Parent Reaction Shock Disbelief Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance