ABSTRACT
The most restrictive placement option for students with disabilities is a residential placement, where the student lives in a special setting. This can be in a residential school or a hospital setting. In a residential setting, children live, usually without a planned end date, and often attend educational programs within the facility. Residential programs were the common option for educating children with visual and auditory impairments until the passing of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the mid-1970s, when more of these students were placed in their home districts. Home-bound placements can be effective when implemented properly and its instruction is an appropriate placement for students with various medical conditions. In addition to placement, there are also different instructional models that schools use to meet the needs of students with disabilities. The educational settings that include co-teaching as the model where a special education teacher and general classroom teacher share a classroom and share instructional responsibilities.
