The regular classroom
Students with identified exceptionalities who are placed in a regular classroom have a number of options available. They may receive what is known as indirect support. That means that their regular teacher may receive consultative services from experts outside of the classroom. These can include special education consultants, educational psychologists, and speech-language therapists. Another possibility is for the student to receive in-class assistance in the form of specialized instruction or another form of assistance. This may be for part of the day or for the full day, and it may be delivered by a special education teacher or by a special education assistant. Finally, a child may be in a regular classroom, but may be withdrawn from that class for up to 50% of the day to receive special instruction in a resource room or special education classroom.