Continuum of Alternative Learning Environments
Ages 6-21
| Educational Environment |
Description |
| Regular Classroom |
A child with a disability attends a
regular class with supports and services
required in the IEP. |
Regular classroom with
consultative assistance |
A child with a disability attends a regular
class with assistance being provided to the
classroom teacher by consulting specialists. |
Regular classroom with
assistance by specialists |
A child with a disability attends a regular
class with services provided to the child by
specialists. |
Regular classroom plus resource
room help |
A child with a disability attends a regular
class and receives assistance at or through
the resource room program. |
Regular classroom plus part-time
special class |
A child with a disability attends a regular
class and a self-contained special
education classroom. |
| Full-time special class |
A child with a disability attends a self-
contained special class full-time. |
Full-time or part-time special day
school |
A child with a disability attends a publicly or
privately operated special day program
full-time or part-time. |
| Full-time residential placement |
A child with a disability attends a publicly
or privately operated residential program
full-time. |
| Home instruction |
A child with a disability receives all or a
portion of her/his special education
program at home. |
| Hospital or institution |
A child with a disability receives special
education while in a hospital or institution. |
Continuum of Alternative Learning Environments
Preschool
| Educational Environment |
Description |
| Early childhood setting |
A preschool child with a disability attends an early childhood program. |
| Home |
A preschool child with a disability receives some or all of his/her supports and services in the child's home. |
| Early Childhood special education program |
A preschool child with a disability attends a special education program. |
| Service Provider Location |
A preschool child with a disability receives supports and services from a service provider. |
| Separate School |
A preschool child with a disability attends a publicly or privately operated separate day school facility designed specifically for children with disabilities. |
| Residential facility |
A preschool child with a disability attends a publicicly or privately operated residential school or residential medical facility on an inpatient basis. |
Last Modified on 11/16/2009 2:49:01 PM
