Re: Kindergarten Reading Exit Exams

["L. Cirincione" <lindac15@MINDSPRING.COM>]

Roxie-
The law (IDEA) was last changed in 1997. The problem is that most schools do
not pay attention to the law & just tell parents (whom they seem to think
can't read laws for themselves....OK, they're right, most don't) that LRE =
full-inclusion one size fits all regular classes. This is a lie, but the
state dept.'s of ed help them by lying also. That was why I stated it that
way. We need to qualify so that we know whether the person is talking about
full-inclusion or the premise of LRE as the desitable goal within the
"continuum of alternative placements" required by the federal law. ie. State
policy in ALL of Colorado is full-inclusion regular classes only, except for
a few severe cases.
Linda
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Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: Kindergarten Reading Exit Exams


>
> In a message dated 2/13/02 1:10:46 AM, lindac15@MINDSPRING.COM writes:
>
> << And the least
>
> restrictive environment should read the least restrictive environment
>
> APPROPRIATE FOR THAT CHILD. Most people do not realize that LRE does NOT
>
> always equal a regular full-inclusion class. >>
>
> The language of IDEA, nee PL 94-142, does require LRE in which the kid's
> needs can be met, not the "LRE" w/out qualification. (If that part's been
> amended since 1982, the last time I worked in this area, someone please
> correct me!)
> Roxie

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