APA Dictionary of Psychology

opportunity class

Updated on 04/19/2018

an educational system that provides special-needs students with high-quality academic teaching in a stable, supportive environment with all the elements of a specialized curriculum.
an instructional setting that provides guidance and counseling to promote each individual student’s intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth.
a class in the pull-out program for students who do not fit the norm, such as gifted, emotionally challenged, or at-risk students.

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