At an IEP meeting, a second-grade student with a moderate intellectual disability associated with Down syndrome will attend general education classes for two hours twice a week. Which approach would be most effective for the special education teacher to use in facilitating the student's integration?

• A. Assigning a peer within the general education class to provide assistance to the student as needed
• B. Assuring the student that if he does not feel comfortable in the classroom by a specific date, then he can stop attending the class
• C. Working with the general education teacher to modify activities so that the student can participate to the best of his ability
• D. Asking the student's parents to provide extrinsic rewards to him for the first month he attends the new class

Answer: (C)