Least Restrictive Environment
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Education Dictionary
Definition
An education concept defining a learning, teaching, or organizational practice used to develop knowledge and skills. It applies when prerequisites are met and produces observable changes in learner performance or organizational capability. It does not ensure outcomes without appropriate implementation, feedback, and adjustment based on evidence.
Least Restrictive Environment
Social Sciences Dictionary
Definition
An educational placement principle requiring that a student with a disability receive instruction with non-disabled peers to the greatest extent appropriate for that student, so that removal to more restrictive settings occurs only when the student’s disability is such that satisfactory education cannot be achieved in the general class even after reasonably considered supplementary aids, services,