Special education school, lesson #13:
Classroom placements

Parenting Special Needs class is back in session, with instruction each school day from now to the end of the month on special education words and concepts you need to be familiar with. Today's topic is special-education classroom placements, and whatever the prevailing wisdom in your district, community, support group or e-mail list, the best placement for your child is as individual as everything else in the IEP. Open your Web browsers now to a comparison of four different special education placements and begin reading, then review previous course work using the links below. There's a nother quiz coming at the end of the week.

• Lesson #1: The IEP
• Lesson #2: The 504
• Lesson #3: OT and PT
• Week 1 Quiz
• Lesson #4: Speech therapy
• Lesson #5: Adaptive gym
• Lesson #6: IDEA, FAPE and LRE
• Lesson #7: ESY and EI
• Week 2 Quiz
• Lesson #8: The FBA
• Lesson #9: The BIP
• Lesson #10: PLP
• Lesson #11: PWN
• Week 3 Quiz
• Lesson #12: Paraprofessionals

Which setting is your child being educated in? Take our poll, then share your experience in the comments.