There are six major principles of IDEA, these principles focus on the student’s rights and their responsibilities regarding the attendance in a public education for children with exceptionalities (Heward 2013). Each principle of IDEA will impact a student with a disability in various ways. As an educator, it will be important to take into consideration each principle and be sure to meet each principle.
The Six Principles of IDEA The first major principle of IDEA is zero reject; this means that all students with exceptionalities in a public school must be educated regardless of the child’s disability. Zero reject is required for all students between the ages of six and seventeen. In the classroom, as the teacher, I will need to include all students with exceptionalities (Heward 2013). All the students in my classroom must receive an appropriate education no matter the severity of their disability. I will need to be sure that I meet each student’s individual needs to help them succeed. There may also be specific accommodations and modifications that I will need to make to better help the student …show more content…
The LRE requires that the student with exceptionalities be educated with other students that do not have exceptionalities to the maximum extent appropriate (Heward 2013). Student’s with exceptionalities should only be removed from the general education classroom when the nature of the exceptionality prevents the student from receiving an appropriate education (Heward 2013). To be sure that the student with exceptionalities is being educated in the LRE appropriate, schools need to provide constant placements and services. A least restrictive environment will look like a classroom full with students that have a variety of needs. This will impact the classroom teacher because I need to know what is appropriate for the student and how long the student should be in the general education
The Six Principles of IDEA The first major principle of IDEA is zero reject; this means that all students with exceptionalities in a public school must be educated regardless of the child’s disability. Zero reject is required for all students between the ages of six and seventeen. In the classroom, as the teacher, I will need to include all students with exceptionalities (Heward 2013). All the students in my classroom must receive an appropriate education no matter the severity of their disability. I will need to be sure that I meet each student’s individual needs to help them succeed. There may also be specific accommodations and modifications that I will need to make to better help the student …show more content…
The LRE requires that the student with exceptionalities be educated with other students that do not have exceptionalities to the maximum extent appropriate (Heward 2013). Student’s with exceptionalities should only be removed from the general education classroom when the nature of the exceptionality prevents the student from receiving an appropriate education (Heward 2013). To be sure that the student with exceptionalities is being educated in the LRE appropriate, schools need to provide constant placements and services. A least restrictive environment will look like a classroom full with students that have a variety of needs. This will impact the classroom teacher because I need to know what is appropriate for the student and how long the student should be in the general education