Which term describes a setting where students receive instruction separate from the general education classroom, often in a dedicated room?

• A. Co-Teaching
• B. Push-In
• C. Related Services
• D. Self-Contained

Answer: (D)

Self-contained refers to an instructional setting where students receive instruction separate from the general education classroom, often in a dedicated room. This arrangement is designed to provide a more structured, smaller-group environment with supports tailored to students’ needs, and it typically involves a separate schedule and instruction that is modified from the general curriculum.

This differs from co-teaching, where two teachers collaborate in the general education room; from push-in, where a special education teacher provides support inside the general education classroom; and from related services, which are supportive services (like speech or OT) that aid learning but don't describe a separate instructional setting.