FAPE & LRE

What is FAPE and LRE?

LRE

References

• IDEA states that Special Education and related services should be "provided at public expense, . . . and without charge"
• Parents and families of children with disabilities cannot be charged for services that are to be provided under IDEA and that are needed for the child to benefit from his or her individually developed educational plan.

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References

• Special Education services are legally supposed to be provided in public schools.

• Families have a right to education that is paid for by public funding, even if they are attending a private school.

• Education is more than academics. It includes social skills, behavior, communication, emotional and physical therapy, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy.

• IDEA is clear, education includes adaptive and functional skills

References

Public Education

LRE

How Does it Help?

References

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How does LRE help?

LRE allows children to interact with peers who do not have disabilities and to be exposed to the general curriculum. This is benefical because it shows:

• Improved communication opportunities

• Increased opportunities for social interaction and learning
• Increased access to curriculum
• Improved learning of academic skills.

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